Friday, January 27th, 2023

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, Daily News, News Commentary, Politics

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🗓️ 27 January 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Today's headlines: Charges were brought yesterday against the 5 ex-police officers in Memphis Tennessee, who beat to death a 29-year-old Black man named Tyre Nichols. The democratic-led Virginia state Senate stopped the passage of a 15 week abortion ban which had been proposed by Governor Glenn Youngkin yesterday. On Wednesday, when Santos served surprise Dunkin Donuts with amended campaign filings on the side, forms now indicated that he had hired a new treasurer. Donald Trump pressured former Attorney General Bill Barr in 2019 to appoint someone at the DOJ to investigate the Mueller investigation. Finally for today, former employees of the American arm of Russian state-media broadcaster RT America are restarting a new media venture under the name GlobalTek. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: AP News: DA: 5 Memphis cops ‘all responsible’ for Tyre Nichols’ death ABC8: Virginia Senate panel kills Republican abortion ban proposals AP News: Latest Santos chaos: ‘Hiring’ treasurer who turned down job NY Times: How Barr’s Quest to Find Flaws in the Russia Inquiry Unraveled Axios: Scoop: Russia state propaganda alums launch new D.C. media venture Host: Sami Sage Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Original Music and Editing by Brandon Lee Bjornson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Friday, January 27th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:05.4	by Betches Media.
0:06.4	I'm your host Sammy Sage, and the Morning Announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown of the
0:10.4	headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality
0:14.6	show there is.
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0:35.5	Charges were brought yesterday against the five ex-police officers in Memphis, Tennessee,
0:39.9	who beat to death a 29-year-old black man named Tyree Nichols, after which should have been
0:44.4	a routine traffic stop for alleged reckless driving.
0:48.1	Nichols fled on foot, fearing for his life before the five officers caught and beat him unconscious.
0:53.1	He died three days later from his injuries, and now the Memphis D.A. has brought charges
0:57.1	for a second degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct
1:02.3	and official oppression against all five of the officers.
1:06.0	The D.A. said that these officers beat Nichols with a knowing state of mind and contributed
1:10.1	directly to his death, each in different ways.
1:13.5	Police body camera footage will be released tomorrow, which the Memphis Police Chief has
1:17.1	described as appalling and inhumane.
1:23.8	Yesterday, the Democratic-led Virginia State Senate stopped the passage of a 15-week abortion
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