Crimea River
What A Day
What A Day
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🗓️ 18 July 2023
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
On Monday, explosives damaged a key bridge connecting the Russian mainland and Crimean Peninsula. Russia blamed Ukrainian forces for the deadly attack on the Kerch Bridge, and Russia soon after said it would halt its participation in the Black Sea grain deal.
Donald Trump’s legal team is heading back to court today for a pre-trial hearing in the former president’s classified documents case. The hearing could shine a light on how Judge Aileen Cannon plans to handle the case, and whether the trial will begin before or after the 2024 election.
And in headlines: an Iowa judge issued a temporary injunction blocking the state’s new six-week abortion ban, House Democrats unveiled a new resolution to censure Republican George Santos, and more employers in the U.S. are ditching marijuana drug tests for new hires.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Tuesday, July 18th. I'm Josie DeFie race. |
| 0:08.6 | And I'm onee at a Taliban and this is what a day. |
| 0:10.7 | Giving a solid side-eyed to anyone who tried to watch the no-levels town hall online yesterday. |
| 0:16.0 | Yeah, you know, given all that co-law being money, |
| 0:19.3 | you think they could afford a natural sound system? |
| 0:21.9 | I think this just goes to show how little $70 million can do for a potential presidential bid. |
| 0:31.0 | On today's show, more smoke from Canadian wildfires has triggered another round of air quality alerts here in the US. |
| 0:38.0 | Plus, more employers are ditching marijuana drug tests for new hires. I mean, I support that. |
| 0:43.4 | Yeah, that's good news. |
| 0:45.4 | But first, on Monday, the Kirch bridge, the bridge connecting Russia with Crimea was damaged in an explosion. |
| 0:52.9 | Russia blamed Ukrainian forces for the attack, which was carried out overnight by drone. |
| 0:57.8 | Soon after, Russia stated that they would stop participating in an agreement that allowed Ukraine to export grain via sea. |
| 1:04.8 | It's a decision that could have global consequences. |
| 1:07.6 | Yeah, it's giving reckless response, but buckle up because this is a lot. |
| 1:13.0 | Let's start with the attack. Tell us a little bit about the Kirch bridge and why it may have been targeted. |
| 1:18.0 | The significance of the bridge is both practical and symbolic. |
| 1:21.8 | So the bridge is 12 miles long, connects Russia with Crimea. |
| 1:25.8 | As you know, Russia illegally annex Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. |
| 1:30.8 | And the area is now like a vacation territory for Russians who want to visit the mountains or the beaches they often come to Crimea. |
| 1:38.8 | The only way that they can get to that area with going through what CBS News describes as, quote, |
| 1:43.2 | land routes mirrored and fighting is across the bridge. |
| 1:47.0 | They're kind of cutting off this access point for Russians. |
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