Afternoon Alexa Flash Briefings of July 6th 2023

Everyone. This is your daily news briefing from Chatter News has launched the Threads app, a text based social media platform and already people are calling it the Twitter killer. The app is a scroll feed and allows posts of up to 500 characters with the ability to add photos and videos. Users can also engage by liking, commenting and reposting. Nearly half of faucets in the US likely contain forever chemicals that might cause cancer and various other health problems. According to a recent government study, 45% of drinking water has been affected by synthetic compounds known as ps those involved say this is the first nationwide study to test for those compounds in tap water. And a recent publishing scientific reports shows people who don't brush their teeth every day are at higher risk of heart disease. Researchers looked at over 1600 adults and they found that those who didn't brush their teeth every night at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. And that's your cheddar news update. I'm Baker Machado. Coming to you from Cheddar Studios in Lower Manhattan.