AFN
NEWS
Thursday, April 4, 2019
1)
From ABC News, I’m Daria Albinger. There
are some new details about what may have contributed to a deadly plane crash.
Two aviation sources who are familiar with the investigation tell ABC News that
the Ethiopian Airlines crash was apparently triggered by a damaged sensor on
the plane. The anti-stall system engaged, sources say, but the pilots did not
correctly first try to use the button to electronically pull up the nose of the
plane, but instead they shut off power to the electronic system on nose down
which made manually bringing up the nose difficult. Not having success, the pilots
turned the electronic system back on, which engaged the nose down again and the
pilots could not regain control of the plane. Alex Stone, ABC News.
2)
A number of parents caught up in Operation Varsity
Blues got their day in court, “-- criminal charge that carries up to 20
years in prison. The scene outside the court might have been mistaken for a red
carpet that Lori Loughlin walked
with her husband Mossimo Giannulli.
Cameras clicked away as Laughlin in a camel pantsuit left the court after
affirming to the judge she understood the conspiracy charge against her. Felicity Huffman did the same. Executives,
lawyers, dentists were among other parents who appeared. Federal prosecutors
said all paid bribes to have their children’s test scores doctored or to have
their children admitted to schools as athletic recruits. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, Boston.”
3)
The Judiciary Committee OK’d subpoenas for the full and unredacted report from
Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Chair
Jerrold Nadler says he will give
Attorney General William Barr time
to respond before issuing them.
4)
Former Vice President Biden tweeting
that he’ll be more mindful of the people’s personal space. “Social norms began
to change. They’ve shifted and the boundaries of protecting personal space have
been reset and I get it, I get it. I hear what they are saying. I understand it.”
Biden who’s accused by two women of the inappropriate conducts says he worked his
entire life to empower women to prevent abuse. You’re listening to ABC News.
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From
the Fox Business Network; on Wall Street, the major averages closing in the
green on investor’s optimism about trade negotiations between the U.S. and
China. With the Dow closing up 39 points, for the NASDAQ and S&P 500 hitting
all-time highs today for the year, with the NASDAQ closing 47 points, S&P
500 up 6. // And T-Mobile partnering
with Viacom for its upcoming
streaming service intensifying the looming battle for customers as several top
companies are getting near to launch their own online video platforms. T-Mobile
is also awaiting federal approval for $26.5 billion merger with Sprint, and both of them say it’s necessary
in order to compete against AT&T
and Verizon on 5th generation wireless
technology. And speaking of which, Verizon turning on its 5G wireless network
today in select areas of Chicago and Minneapolis. With the Fox Business Report,
I’m Hilarie Barsky.
