Friday, July 9th, 2021

Morning Announcements

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News, News Commentary, Daily News, Politics

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🗓️ 9 July 2021

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

To wrap this week of Morning Announcements, Sami runs through some news stories you should know about. First we cover the Olympics’ spectator ban after Japan declares a state of emergency and the $25 million voting rights campaign. Then we move to Michael Avenatti’s prison sentencing, before closing with the chances of us getting a third vaccine dose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Friday, July 9th, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented by
0:07.6	Betcha's media.
0:08.6	I'm Sammy Sage, and this episode is brought to you by Third Love.
0:12.1	Third Love creates high-quality underwear, sleep, and loungewear to celebrate your comfort
0:16.3	when you need a most.
0:19.7	Olympic organizers announced yesterday that the Tokyo Olympics will not be banning all
0:23.5	spectators.
0:24.8	The Olympics will be held under a state of emergency due to a sudden spike in COVID cases, with
0:29.3	the games less than a month away.
0:31.6	You might wonder what Japan considers a spike in infections, and that number would be
0:35.4	920 cases.
0:37.2	However, it is the highest number since May, when the case count briefly rose over 1000,
0:42.2	and their vaccination rollout has been off to a slow start.
0:49.4	Yesterday, Vice President Kamala Harris announced a $25 million investment by the DNC, the Democratic
0:54.9	National Committee, to support various efforts to protect voting access ahead of the
0:59.3	2022 midterm elections.
1:01.8	This move is intended to be in direct opposition to the restrictive voting laws that are being
1:05.5	passed by Republican-controlled state legislatures or on the contrary.
1:09.5	The funding will be used to help register and educate voters, and will establish the DNC's
1:13.4	voter protection team.
1:14.4	It will also be used to create the largest tech team in the DNC's history, which will
1:19.0	use data to reach voters who might be affected by restrictive voting laws, or who may have
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