Maskers, Prepare For Takeoff
What A Day
What A Day
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🗓️ 19 April 2022
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
A federal judge in Tampa, Florida, voided the nationwide travel mask mandate on Monday. Last week, the CDC extended that mask mandate for commercial flights, subways, trains, and other forms of public transportation until May 3rd.
The Russia-Ukraine war has sparked concerns among U.S. officials about cyber warfare. On Sunday, CBS News reported “evolving intelligence” that suggests that Russia is planning new cyber attacks.
And in headlines: Russia launched an assault on eastern Ukraine, Johnson and Johnson agreed to settle an opioid lawsuit for $99 million, and Alex Jones filed for bankruptcy.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Tuesday, April 19th. I'm Josie Duffy-Race. |
| 0:08.9 | And I'm Priyanka Irvindi, and this is what a day. |
| 0:11.6 | Where we've decided against shifting our release schedule to a Kendrick Lamar style |
| 0:15.8 | frequency, just not for us. |
| 0:18.0 | Yeah, we're not going to have five years between episodes, but we are going to wrap all of |
| 0:24.1 | the news. |
| 0:25.1 | And we'll win a Pulitzer for it. |
| 0:26.1 | We will. |
| 0:27.1 | On today's show, US officials are warning about potential cyber attacks from Russia, plus |
| 0:35.4 | Alex Jones' infowars files for bankruptcy. |
| 0:38.5 | But first, a federal judge in Tampa, Florida, voided the nationwide travel mask mandate |
| 0:43.6 | on Monday. |
| 0:45.4 | Last week, the CDC extended the mask mandate for commercial flights, subways, trains, pretty |
| 0:49.5 | much every form of public transportation from April 18th, so yesterday, until May 3rd. |
| 0:56.2 | But district judge, Catherine Kimball-Maisal, who was appointed by former President Trump, said |
| 1:00.8 | that the mandate exceeds the CDC's legal authority, improperly avoided notice and comment |
| 1:05.7 | procedures, and that it was, quote, arbitrary and capricious. |
| 1:09.4 | I have to say, I learned about arbitrary and capricious in law school, and that's not |
| 1:13.7 | what I learned, but not it. |
| 1:15.2 | I don't mind to say, other than a judge who was voted not qualified by the ABA. |
| 1:20.4 | What is this mean for people traveling in the near future, Priyanka? |
| 1:23.9 | Will they not be required to wear masks? |
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