First Approved Treatment?, 'Shark Tank' for Testing & Virus-Sniffing Dogs (+ Virologist Q&A)- Thursday, April 30th, 2020

The news to know for Thursday, April 30th, 2020!

What to know today about the first drug that could get federal approval as a COVID-19 treatment, how the government is hoping to find solutions with a Shark Tank-like program, and the way dogs are working to sniff out the disease.

Plus, whose salary will go from $40 million to zero, a new record for social media and when to catch a Parks and Rec comeback.

Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!

Then, hang out after the news for the Thing to Know Thursday bonus interview, where a virologist answers unique questions about COVID-19.

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Sources:

Death Toll, Case Count: Johns Hopkins

Trump Not Extending Social Distancing Guidelines: AP, Politico

Second Wave "Inevitable": CNN, The Hill, LA Times

Remdesivir Trial Positive Results: Stat, NIH, NBC News, NYT

"Shark Tank" for Testing: Stat, Axios

GDP First-Quarter Decline: WSJ, NPR

Fed Holds Rate Near Zero: USA Today, AP

Andrew Yang Sues New York: Politico, CBS News

Training Dogs to Smell Coronavirus: WaPo, Philadelphia Inquirer

TikTok Tops Two Billion Downloads: TechCrunch, The Verge

Facebook Sees Surge in Usage: Engadget, Facebook

Microsoft Teams Jumps 70 Percent: The Verge, VentureBeat

Uber/Lyft Layoffs: Mashable, The Information, CNBC

Aerospace Layoffs: WSJ, NY Times

NFL Commissioner Taking $0 Salary: USA Today, AP

Amazon to Stream TNF: TechCrunch, The Verge, ABC News

Parks & Rec Charity Episode: CNN, Rolling Stone