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Morning Announcements

Friday, August 6th, 2021

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, Daily News, Politics, News Commentary

4.7 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2021

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

We close this week with Headlines That Speak For Themselves, including a milestone for vaccination in the U.S., a ceremony to honor the police officers who responded to the January 6th insurrection, and an update on Andrew Cuomo (who’s still Governor of New York). Next, we cover a sweeping civil rights investigation into the Phoenix police department’s use of force and how it's dealing with homeless residents, a new study from the Nature Climate Change journal, before closing with why Tucker Carlson went to Hungary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Today is Friday, August 6th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented

0:07.4

by Betches Media.

0:08.4

I'm Sammy Sage, and this episode is brought to you by American Eagle.

0:12.6

This season is all about moments worth remembering and outfits that are too good to forget.

0:17.1

Get excited to get dressed again with a new collection from American Eagle.

0:21.0

Visit AE.com or your nearest store to shop the softest ever teas, 90s inspired fits, and

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must have jeans that look as good as they feel.

0:31.6

For our last episode of the week, we're going to bring back our favorite segment, headlines

0:35.4

to speak for themselves.

0:37.2

Let's start with the good news.

0:38.8

Yesterday marks the highest number of vaccinations in a month, and a record-breaking day for

0:43.0

administering first-of-shots in months.

0:45.7

Especially good news is that the vaccination rates in Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Alabama,

0:50.5

Oklahoma, and Mississippi have hit levels not seen since April.

0:56.2

Yesterday, President Biden and his administration gathered with members of Congress for a ceremony

1:00.2

to honor the police officers who responded to the January 6th insurrection.

1:04.9

Let me guess, the 21 Republican members of Congress who voted against honoring the officers

1:09.0

didn't attend the ceremony.

1:13.6

Andrew Cuomo is still governor of New York, but state lawmakers gave Cuomo a warning that

1:17.7

their impeachment investigation is almost done, and they gave him a deadline of August 13

1:22.1

to provide additional evidence.

1:24.2

But there are clearly enough votes in the New York Assembly to impeach him regardless,

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