Afternoon Alexa Flash Briefings of August 8th 2023

Alexa Flash Briefings

This is your daily news briefing from Cheddar news, anti obesity, drug wave could also reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular deaths by 20%. According to a new study by the maker of the drug, Novo Nordisk. Analysts say this could pressure more employers and insurers to cover the cost of the drug since it might combat more than just weight loss. More than 11,000 city workers in Los Angeles are walking off the job today, workers from lifeguards, sanitation, traffic officers and more have become a 24 hour strike over alleged unfair labor practices. Union workers and the city are expected to resume talks next week and tiktok is holding a global music competition. The contest is called Give me the mic and calls for 32nd submissions from singer and musicians using the hashtag Give me the mic. The top 30 will go on to the semi finals which will be streamed live on the app. Finalists for each region could win some money but the Tik Tok did not specify how much and that's your chat news update. I'm in New York City.