Friday, April 7th, 2023

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 7 April 2023

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Today's headlines: A judge ruled that Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch may be forced to testify in the Dominion defamation case along with other Fox personalities, and jury selection for the trial is set to begin soon. The state of Washington is stockpiling abortion medication in anticipation of a potential court ruling in Texas that could halt its FDA approval and make the drug unavailable. Idaho's governor signed a bill into law that creates a new crime of "abortion trafficking" and makes it illegal for an adult to help a minor get an abortion without parental consent. The Kansas state legislature passed a law banning transgender girls from playing women's sports from kindergarten through college. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been treated to annual luxury vacations by a billionaire Republican donor over the past 20 years without disclosing them, in violation of ethics law. Elon Musk's Twitter labeled NPR's account as "state-affiliated media" because they receive some federal funding. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NY Times: Rupert Murdoch Can Be Forced to Testify in Defamation Trial, Judge Says NPR: Washington state stockpiles thousands of abortion pills AP News: Idaho governor signs ‘abortion trafficking’ bill into law The Lawrence Times: Transgender student athlete ban on the books in Kansas ProPublica: Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire NPR: Twitter labels NPR's account as 'state-affiliated media,' which is untrue 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 7th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented by
0:07.6	Betcha's media.
0:08.6	On Mirro Sammie Sage and the Morning Announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown of the
0:12.6	headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality
0:16.7	show there is, our government.
0:21.1	The federal judge who's overseeing the Fox News Dominion defamation case ruled at a
0:25.0	pre-trial hearing yesterday that Rupert and Laughlin Murdoch could be forced to testify,
0:29.9	specifically that if Dominion issues a subpoena for them, he would not quash it and would
0:34.0	compel them to come.
0:35.8	This is in addition to several other high-profile Fox personalities, including Tucker Carlson,
0:40.4	Sean Hannity, Maria Barteromo, and Janine Pirro.
0:44.0	Fox's lawyers have attempted to argue that the testimony of Murdoch and other executives
0:47.6	would quote, add nothing other than media interest.
0:51.2	Jury's election is scheduled to begin on April 13th in Wilmington, Delaware for an
0:55.2	April 17th trial start date.
0:57.8	And you know we've been desperate for a trial fix since when if.
1:03.5	The state of Washington is stockpiling the abortion medication, Mifopristone, in anticipation
1:08.3	of a potential court ruling in Texas that would halt its FDA approval and make the drug
1:12.4	unavailable.
1:14.0	Democratic Governor Jay Inslee called this an insurance policy, as he announced that he
1:18.2	ordered the Washington Department of Corrections to use its pharmacy license to buy 30,000 doses,
1:23.4	which is estimated to be a three-year supply.
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