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Morning Announcements

Friday, June 23rd, 2023

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, Daily News, Politics, News Commentary

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2023

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Today’s Headlines: The 5 missing individuals on the OceanGate's Titan submersible have been confirmed dead due to a catastrophic implosion near the Titanic shipwreck. The US Navy had detected the implosion but its source was uncertain at the time. The names of the bail guarantors for Representative George Santos have been revealed as his father and aunt. Florida's ban on Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming healthcare has been ruled unconstitutional. Former Texas representative Will Hurd has joined the 2024 presidential primary as a Republican candidate. The FDA has approved the first gene therapy for muscular dystrophy, but it comes at a high cost and with restrictions. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: Independent: Five men on missing Titanic sub confirmed dead after debris reveals ‘catastrophic implosion’  CNN: Titanic-bound submersible suffered ‘catastrophic implosion.’ The US Navy detected an implosion Sunday and told rescuers, an official tells CNN NY Times: George Santos Was Bailed Out by His Father and Aunt, Court Records Show Axios: Florida transgender Medicaid ban unconstitutional, judge rules Axios: Former Rep. Hurd announces 2024 presidential bid NPR: Muscular dystrophy patients get first gene therapy Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today is Friday, June 23rd, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented by

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Betches Media.

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I'm your host, Sammy Sage, and the Morning Announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown

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of the headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality

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show there is.

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Our Government Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed

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that the five missing people on the Titan submersible operated by Oceangate Expeditions had

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died after what they called a catastrophic implosion of the vessel.

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The news was reported after debris from the Titan was found on the seabed approximately

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500 meters from the Titanic shipwreck.

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The five passengers were the CEO of Oceangate and captain of the vessel, Stockton Rush, British

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billionaire Hamish Harding, French diver Paul Henri Nars-Jolette, and Pakistani businessman

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Shazada Dawood and his 19-year-old son, Suleiman.

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Shortly after this news broke, reporting revealed that the U.S. Navy had actually detected

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the sound of the implosion when it occurred on Sunday, in the area where the vessel was

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when it lost communication with land.

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At the time, the Navy relayed the information to the search and rescue team, but the source

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of the implosion was not considered definitive at the time, though it was used to narrow

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the search area.

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After many efforts to keep it hush hush, the names of the people who guaranteed representative

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George Santos' $500,000 bail bond have been unsealed.

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It had been reported that three people guaranteed the bail, but it turns out that it was only

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