Friday, April 14th, 2023

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 14 April 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Today's headlines: The 5th circuit court of appeals has allowed partial access to mifepristone abortion medication, but only up to 7 weeks and it cannot be sent through the mail. A new report from ProPublica found that Harlan Crow, a billionaire mega donor, purchased Clarence Thomas's childhood home without reporting the sale on his financial disclosures as required. Senator Diane Feinstein is giving up her seat on the Judiciary Committee due to health issues, which caused delays in the confirmation of Biden judges. Delaware Judge Eric Davis sanctioned Fox and its parent company Fox Corporation for withholding evidence in the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit. Federal investigators have arrested a member of the intelligence wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard for leaking classified Pentagon documents on a Discord group. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NY Times: Abortion Is Back at Supreme Court’s Door After Dueling Orders on Pill ProPublica: Billionaire Harlan Crow Bought Property From Clarence Thomas. The Justice Didn’t Disclose the Deal. Slate: Clarence Thomas’ Mom Definitely Still Lives in the House the Billionaire Bought Washington Post: Diane Feinstein to give up Judiciary Committee Seat NBC News: Fox News sanctioned for withholding evidence in Dominion defamation case Air National Guardsman Arrested as F.B.I. Searches His Home CBS News: FBI office warns against using public phone charging stations at airports or malls, citing malware risk Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Friday, April 14th, and you're listening to The Morning Announcements presented by
0:07.3	Betcha's Media.
0:08.3	I'm your host Sammy Sage, and the Morning Announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown of the
0:12.0	headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality show
0:16.5	there is.
0:17.5	Our government.
0:22.2	First thing today, we have major news on the Mipha Pristone front.
0:25.1	The fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of allowing partial access to the
0:29.4	abortion medication, while we wait for the bigger legal question to play out in court
0:33.7	that would decide access going forward.
0:36.0	However, the decision added some restrictions to the availability of the drug.
0:40.8	Previously, Mipha Pristone was approved to end pregnancies up to 10 weeks, while this
0:44.7	decision only approves it for up to 7 weeks.
0:47.8	It also cannot be sent in the mail according to this new ruling, though the Biden administration
0:52.3	can now appeal to the Supreme Court.
0:54.6	Can't say I'm heartened by that.
0:59.7	Just when you think it can't get any worse than a Supreme Court justice taking annual
1:03.4	vacations with a billionaire mega-donor who has his own personal garden of dictators.
1:08.4	An even newer report from ProPublica found that this donor, Harlan Crow, purchased Clarence
1:13.0	Thomas' childhood home from him in 2014.
1:16.7	Crow paid slightly over $133,000 for the Savannah Georgia property, plus two vacant lots down
1:22.9	the road.
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