Monday, December 11th, 2023

Morning Announcements

Betches

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🗓️ 11 December 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: The United States vetoed a UN security resolution for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, with the US deputy ambassador, Robert Wood, justifying the vote as the resolution being "imbalanced." Wood criticized the council for not condemning Hamas's October 7th attack, stating that halting military action would allow Hamas to continue ruling Gaza and set the stage for the next war. The UK abstained, and the resolution had support from nearly 100 co-sponsoring countries in less than 24 hours. In other news, a Texas district judge allowed a woman with a fatal fetal abnormality to undergo an abortion, marking the first case seeking a medical exception to the state's strict abortion ban. Attorney General Ken Paxton, however, plans to sue the performing doctor and advised hospitals to disregard the court's ruling. Other stories include a woman in Ohio facing felony charges for alleged abuse of a corpse after a miscarriage, FDA approval of treatments for Sickle Cell Disease, positive signs for a vaccine against triple-negative breast cancer, resignations at UPenn amid congressional testimony backlash, and President Biden's announcement of $8.2 billion for major passenger rail projects, including a high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: AP News: US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza The Guadian: Texas attorney general says he will sue doctor who gives abortion to Kate Cox WKBN: Trumbull County grand jury to hear abuse of corpse case after Brittany Watts miscarries in bathroom FDA: FDA Approves First Gene Therapies to Treat Patients with Sickle Cell Disease CBS News: An end to breast cancer? California company develops groundbreaking vaccine with promising future The Daily Pennsylvanian: Penn President Liz Magill to resign amid backlash over antisemitism controversies | The Daily Pennsylvanian CBS News: Biden administration announces largest passenger rail investment since Amtrak creation - CBS News 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, December 11th, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented by
0:06.1	Betches Media.
0:07.1	I'm your host Sammy Sage and the morning announcements is your daily five minute breakdown of the
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0:45.0	On Friday, the United States vetoed a UN security resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
0:54.2	The US was the only country of the 15 member council to vote against the ceasefire, though the UK
0:58.8	abstained, and the resolution had support of nearly 100 co-sponsoring countries in less than 24 hours.
1:05.4	U.S. Deputy Ambassador to the UN Robert Wood justified the vote on the grounds that the
1:09.7	resolution was, quote, imbalanced, and he criticized the counsel for failing to condemn Hamas's
1:14.5	October 7th attack, adding that Hamas has no desire to see a durable peace or a two-state solution.
1:20.6	So halting military action would allow Hamas to continue ruling Gaza and plant the seeds for the next war.
1:26.0	On Friday's episode, we reported that a district judge in Texas had issued a ruling on Thursday,
1:34.5	allowing a pregnant woman whose fetus was diagnosed with a fatal abnormality
1:38.5	to be permitted to undergo an abortion procedure under the state's current abortion ban, which is one of the strictest in the country.
1:45.2	This case is the first of its kind to be brought by a plaintiff who's seeking a medical exception
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