The news to know for Wednesday, July 29th, 2020! We'll tell you about: which states health officials think could be the next COVID-19 hot spots what to expect from the top four leaders of 'Big Tech' as they testify in front of Congress today how the U.S. Attorney General handled tough questions from lawmakers why there's controversy about the black and white photos trending on social media what to do if you get 'mystery seeds' in the mail all the Emmy nominations, including which platform broke a record Those stories and more in just 10 minutes! Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.  Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned under the section titled 'Episodes' or see sources below... This episode is brought to you by LiquidIV.com - use code NEWSWORTHY and by CastleGrade - use discount code NEWS Thanks to The NewsWorthy INSIDERS for your support! Become one here: www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider  Vote for The NewsWorthy in the People's Choice Podcast Awards in the month of July! Thank you for your support! Go to PodcastAwards.com, enter your email and choose 'The NewsWorthy' in two categories: 1- People's Choice 2- Politics & News      Sources: U.S. Outbreaks Status: Johns Hopkins, Reuters, NBC News Kodak Shifts to Drug Production: WSJ, FOX Business, NPR Russia Spreading COVID Disinformation: AP, NY Times, Al Jazeera Big Tech to Testify: NY Times, Politico, Reuters, CBS News AG Barr Hearing: WSJ, CBS News, AP, Reuters, ABC News Americans Receive Mystery Seeds: WSJ, CBS News, Fox News Netflix Breaks Emmy Nom Record: NY Times, CNBC, AP Universal AMC Deal: TechCrunch, CNBC, The Verge, Reuters Women Posting Black and White Selfies: CNN, NY Times, Forbes, Today Influencers Paid to Use Instagram Reels: WSJ, Forbes Work Wednesday: Business Travel Outlook: NY Times, Bloomberg, Axios