Flooding On Ukraine's Front Line
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🗓️ 7 June 2023
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
The Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine collapsed on Tuesday, unleashing floods and forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes. While the cause of the collapse remains unclear, both Russia and Ukraine have blamed the other for the dam’s explosion.
In a win for trans rights, a federal judge in Florida partially blocked a law that bans trans youth from receiving puberty blockers and other forms of gender-affirming care. In a 44-page ruling Tuesday, Judge Robert Hinkle called the ban a political decision and not a “legitimate state interest,” adding that “gender identity is real.”
And in headlines: the Atlanta City Council approved funding for the controversial “Cop City” training facility, three people were killed and dozens others injured following an earthquake in southern Haiti, and Hollywood actors could join writers on the picket lines later this month.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Wednesday, June 7th. |
| 0:07.8 | I'm Priyanka Eribindi. |
| 0:09.2 | And I want you to tell her this is what a day, where we had to double check that you're |
| 0:12.4 | on our calendars after seeing that Chris Christie is running for president again. |
| 0:16.7 | Yeah, this is the part where we crack a joke about him, but that might be a George Washington |
| 0:21.9 | bridge too far. |
| 0:23.4 | Yikes! |
| 0:24.4 | But Dada's, he's about 15 years too late. |
| 0:27.0 | Not 10, 15. |
| 0:29.3 | On today's show, the Atlanta City Council approved funding for the controversial |
| 0:35.1 | COP City training facility. |
| 0:37.2 | Plus, Hollywood actors could join writers on the picket lines later this month. |
| 0:41.6 | But first, as if being in the middle of a huge international conflict wasn't enough already, |
| 0:47.4 | a major jam and power system in southern Ukraine collapsed yesterday, unleashing serious |
| 0:52.7 | flooding that has washed out villages, crops, and forced thousands of people to evacuate |
| 0:57.7 | their homes. |
| 0:58.8 | The Kokova Dam is located within a Russian occupied part of Ukraine. |
| 1:02.7 | The river it was located on divides the Russian occupied territory from land that is still |
| 1:06.8 | held by Ukraine. |
| 1:08.2 | And the dam itself held back a body of water that was approximately the size of the great |
| 1:12.9 | Salt Lake in Utah, so not an insignificant amount of water here. |
| 1:17.6 | And you know, that was until the dam was destroyed on Tuesday. |
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