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Morning Announcements

Friday, June 7th, 2024

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, Daily News, Politics, News Commentary

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Today’s Headlines: In Gaza, two weapons experts identified US-made ammunition in an Israeli strike on a UN school, killing 40 and wounding 74. Israel claims the target was Hamas militants at the school. Meanwhile, fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon has escalated, with US and French officials working to de-escalate the situation to prevent Iranian intervention. Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to sell long-range weapons to countries hostile to the West if NATO continues arming Ukraine. He also hinted at Russia's willingness to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is threatened, suggesting their weapons are more powerful than those used by the US in WWII. The European Central Bank and the Bank of Canada cut interest rates to 3.75% for the first time in five years, diverging from the US Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, Steve Bannon must report to prison on July 1st to serve his four-month sentence for contempt of Congress after defying a January 6th committee subpoena, though he plans to appeal to the Supreme Court. A new H5N2 bird flu strain has resulted in the death of a 59-year-old in Mexico. The World Health Organization indicates the risk from bird flu remains low, despite the emergence of different strains like H5N2 in Mexico and H5N1 in the US. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: WA Post: Israel used U.S. munition in deadly strike on U.N. school, experts say Axios: Biden officials warn Israel "limited war" with Lebanon may draw Iran to intervene AP News: Putin warns that Russia could provide long-range weapons to others to strike Western targets Axios: European Central Bank cuts interest rates, diverging from the Fed AP News: Trump ally Steve Bannon must surrender to prison by July 1 to start contempt sentence, judge says Axios: Mexico death linked to bird flu not previously seen in humans Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Bridget Schwartz and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Today is Friday, June 7th, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented by Betches Media.

0:06.0

I'm your host Sammy Sage, and the morning announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown of the headlines

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that isn't afraid to take aside and roast the most consequential reality

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We're starting today's episode on a global note, as we do, starting in Gaza.

1:02.8

According to new reporting, two weapons experts say that Israel used US-made ammunition

1:07.1

in a strike on a UN school in Central Gaza yesterday, killing 40 people and wounding 74

1:12.1

others.

1:12.8

An IDF spokesperson said that the strikes targeted a gathering of 20 to 30 Hamas militants at the school,

1:18.1

which has also become housing for thousands of dislocated Gazans.

1:21.6

Experts were able to identify the weapons that were used by images showing

1:24.8

fragments of munitions with codes that correlate to vendors which sell weapons to the U.S. government.

1:29.8

On top of that, Israel has also been exchanging fire to an increasing extent in recent weeks with Hezbollah,

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