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Morning Announcements

Friday, June 2nd, 2023

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, Daily News, Politics, News Commentary

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Today’s Headlines: The Senate is expected to vote on a bill to suspend the debt ceiling, preventing a potential US government default. The Supreme Court issued a ruling allowing companies to sue their own employees' union for damages caused during union activity, which could have implications for worker protections. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned consumers against storing money on payment apps like Venmo, emphasizing the lack of government insurance and oversight. Bill Cosby is facing a new lawsuit by former Playboy model Victoria Valentino, who accuses him of sexual assault. Cosby is already facing multiple accusations from other individuals. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: WA Post: Senate passes debt ceiling bill, sending it to Biden to sign into law  CBS News: Supreme Court ruling deals another blow to organized labor  WA Post: Don't use Venmo, Cash App and PayPal to store money, CFPB says  WA Post: Bill Cosby is facing new sexual assault lawsuit  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 2nd, 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

0:16.1

show there is.

0:17.3

Our government.

0:21.9

As of this recording at 9 p.m. on Thursday evening, the Senate is expected to vote today on

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the bill to suspend the debt ceiling that was passed in the House on Wednesday.

0:30.2

Just one short weekend before the U.S. government will default on its debt.

0:35.0

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said yesterday that the Senate will remain in session until

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the bill is passed, and he urged his colleagues not to make amendments to the legislation, even

0:44.0

if they want to, because that would require sending the bill back to the House to be passed

0:48.1

again.

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And that could mean potentially missing the June 5th deadline.

0:52.4

As much as I would relish the House of Representatives having to work through the weekend for, let's

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be real, the sake of their own stock portfolios just as much as for the global economy.

1:01.6

I think it's best to lock this down before the weekend.

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Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that opens the door for companies to sue their

1:11.9

own employees union for damages that are incurred during union activity, if they believe

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that the activity hurt the business.

1:19.4

The eight-to-one decision ruled that the concrete company Glacier Northwest could sue

1:23.5

the teamsters union after employees went on strike and left concrete running in trucks,

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