Monday, August 21st, 2023

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, News Commentary, Daily News, Politics

4.7 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Today’s Headlines: The week's lead story revolves around severe weather events. Tropical Storm Hilary struck San Diego, causing concerns about flooding, power outages, and mudslides across the western US. The Baja peninsula and southern California faced the worst effects. An earthquake hit Ojai, but no major damage occurred. Meanwhile, the first Republican primary debate is approaching, with Donald Trump opting out for an interview with Tucker Carlson. A study reveals rising cancer rates among young Americans, especially in the 30 to 39 age group, potentially linked to lifestyle and environmental factors. Twitter's removal of older images and links is noted, raising questions about motives behind this action. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: NBC News: Hilary live updates: California officials warn 'worst of the storm has yet to come' as Hilary makes landfall NY Times: Trump Plans to Skip G.O.P. Debate for Interview With Tucker Carlson WA Post: Cancer among younger Americans are on the rise, study shows The Verge: X glitch wipes out most pictures and links tweeted before December 2014 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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0:00.0	Today is Monday, August 21st, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:06.5	by Betches Media.
0:07.7	On your host Sammy Sage and the Morning Announcements is your daily five minute breakdown of the
0:12.0	headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality
0:16.6	show there is.
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0:41.4	You know it's bad news when the first lead story of the week is a scary weather report,
0:45.7	and today's is a double.
0:47.6	Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall yesterday in San Diego.
0:51.4	As of this recording at 8 pm on Sunday, 27 million people in the Western United States
0:56.4	are under flood watch, extending as far north as Montana, with concerns about catastrophic
1:01.8	flooding, down trees and power lines, and mudslides in Nevada and Oregon.
1:06.8	So far, the Baja Peninsula and Southern California have seen the worst of it, with at least
1:11.3	one casualty in Mexico and parts of Long Beach already flooding.
1:15.6	That is before we even mention the 5.1 magnitude earthquake that hit in Ohio yesterday, followed
1:21.3	by four aftershocks.
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