The news to know for Thursday, April 22nd, 2021! We're talking about: a new federal investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department what's happening with COVID-19 around the world rules banning protests during this summer's Olympic games where shoppers will be able to pay with their palms what to expect from this year's Earth Day All that and more in around 10 minutes... Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com/shownotes to read more about any of the stories mentioned. This episode is brought to you by and Ritual.com/newsworthy and Rothys.com/newsworthy Support the show and get ad-free episodes here: www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider             Sources: DOJ Investigating Minneapolis Policing: NY Times, Axios, WaPo, AP, WSJ NC Deputy Shoots, Kills Man: AP, NBC News, Fox News, CNN COVID-19 Worldwide Outbreaks: NY Times, CBS News, CNN, WHO U.S. Outbreaks Latest: LA Times, WSJ, Becker’s Hospital Review, CDC 200 Million Vaccines in 100 Days: USA Today, NPR, NBC News, Politico, CDC Vaccine Leave Tax Credit: CNBC, The Hill, Axios, White House COVID Vaccines Safe in Pregnancy: NY Times, CNN, AP, NEJM Tokyo Olympics Protest Rules: Reuters, BBC, USA Today, Olympic.Org Instagram Tool Blocks Abusive Messages: TechCrunch, The Verge, Instagram Amazon’s Pay by Palm Feature: AP, CNBC, Amazon Earth Day: USA Today, Vox, Boston Globe Find an Earth Day Event: EarthDay.Org Thing to Know Thursday: Second Most Severe Drought in Western U.S.: CBS News, Axios, Vox, AP, CA Dept. of Food & Agriculture