Afternoon Alexa Flash Briefings of August 31th 2023

Alexa Flash Briefings

This is your daily news briefing from Cheddar News. Nearly half of all phones tested at the height of the COVID pandemic were contaminated with COVID-19. That's according to a new study, Bond University reviewed 15 studies from 10 countries that examined phones for contamination in hospital settings. Between 2019 and 2023 of the 511 phones tested 231 tested positive for the presence of COVID. The University of Nebraska set a world record yesterday for the largest crowd turnout at a women's sporting event. 92,000 people showed up at the school's football field to watch the women's volleyball team beat in state opponent Omaha 3 to 0. And if you miss Taylor Swift's, er, tour, you may have a chance to watch it on the big screen. That's right. Taylor Swift. The er, tour is coming to a MC theaters starting on October 13th and will play at least four times a day and to avoid a ticket master like fiasco. A MC says it's upgraded its website to prepare good thinking and that's your news update. I'm in New York City.