Drone Shot Down, NBA Draft & Voice-Controlled Monopoly (+ Talking Presidential Primaries) - Thursday, June 20th, 2019

The news to know for Thursday, June 20th, 2019!

Today, we're talking about Iran shooting down a U.S. drone, and why YouTube is thinking about some major changes.

Plus: a new voice-activated Monopoly board game, and the re-release of one of the most popular movies of all time.

Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!

Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview. We're talking about the presidential primary debate coming up in exactly one week. Do debates and polls matter? What are the key issues? Jonathan Bernstein, a political scientist and columnist for Bloomberg Opinion, is on the show to answer those questions.

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy helps break it all down for you. 

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Sources: 

Drone Shot Down: AP

China, North Korea & U.S.: BBC, Reuters, NYT

Clean-Air Rules Overturned: AP, NPR, Washington Post

Interest Rates Steady: Reuters, WSJ, USA Today

Youtube Investigated: Washington Post, The Verge, WSJ

NBA Draft: ESPN, Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports

World Cup: NBC Sports

Heart Attack Detection: Bloomberg, Engadget

AI Monopoly: Engadget, CNET

Avengers: Endgame Re-release: People, Gizmodo