Hour 1 of The Dawn Stensland Show:
- Local News Headlines/News Rundown
- On Thursday a man shot and killed a would-be robber in South Philadelphia. According to statistics, justifiable homicides in Philadelphia are on the rise.
- Alarmingly, shootings in broad daylight have increased across the city of Philadelphia. Police say daytime carjackings are also on the rise.
- Tawainna Anderson, a Delaware County mom, is suing TikTok after her daughter was one of several children who tragically died while participating in the social media company’s viral “blackout challenge.” TikTok claims the challenge did not start on its platform and, consequently, they aren’t responsible.
- On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki addressed national shortages of baby formula—blaming shortages, in large part, due to hoarding.
- Are New Jersey elected officials ready to offer drivers the option of pumping their own gas?
- Earlier in the week, Elon Musk spoke at a Financial Times conference and said he would let former President Donald Trump back on to Twitter, if his purchase of the company is successful. Musk argued that “permanent bans undermine trust in Twitter as a town square where everyone can voice their opinion.”
- As of Friday morning, Elon Musk’s bid to buy Twitter was temporarily on hold over questions regarding the number of fake accounts on the social media platform. Musk believes it is greater than the 5% of users Twitter has estimated.
