NCC Newsbrief 4-21-20 NCC Newsbrief 4-21-20

The latest news... in a flash.

Anchor: Here’s the latest national and international news. I’m Dylan Trotter.

Today’s benchmark price for crude oil entering the U.S. is still in negative territory. Dean of the Meinders (MIND-ERS)
School of Business at the University of Central Oklahoma Steve Agee (A- GEE) explains it is simply because of supply and demand.

Agee: “There’s so much oil sitting in offshore tankers and there’s no buyers for it.”

Anchor: Agee’s state accounts for nearly five percent of the nation’s oil production.

Two New York M-L-B fans are filing lawsuits to demand ticket refunds after the season was postponed. A-B-C’s Jim Ryan says they claim they have lost money on tickets that are now useless.

Ryan: “They say they were denied refunds totalling nearly three-thousand dollars. They’re seeking class-action certification to add more plaintiffs to their lawsuit.”

Anchor: Since the season has not been canceled, the M-L-B has been able to keep ticket sale money.

Denmark has begun to lift its month-long lockdown. Small businesses including barbershops and nail salons are back in business. However, restaurants and cafes remain closed to avoid gatherings of large groups.

That’s the news at this hour. Dylan Trotter, N-C-C News.

Syracuse, N.Y. – NCC News anchor Dylan Trotter tells us what’s happening around the country and the world in today’s NCC Newsbrief.

U.S. crude oil prices are still in unprecedented negative territory;  two MLB fans file a class-action lawsuit in order to get ticket refunds, and Denmark enters the early stages of re-opening the country.

Check out these stories in today’s NCC Newsbrief.

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