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Morning Announcements

Monday, January 6th, 2025 - Alcohol-Cancer link; Johnson re-elected; Trump remains a felon; Winter storms; NYC congestion fees, Carter funeral

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, Daily News, News Commentary, Politics

4.7 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: The Surgeon General announced a new advisory linking alcohol to increased cancer risks for seven types of cancer, calling for updated warnings on beverages. Mike Johnson was re-elected as House Speaker, while a judge in Donald Trump’s New York hush money case denied his dismissal request but issued an “unconditional discharge,” leaving Trump a convicted felon without incarceration. Winter storms are affecting 63 million Americans across the Midwest and East Coast, and New York City’s new congestion pricing begins today, charging drivers $9 to enter parts of Manhattan.Lastly, Jimmy Carter’s state funeral observances have begun, with his motorcade traveling from Georgia to Washington, D.C. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: HHS: U.S. Surgeon General Issues New Advisory on Link Between Alcohol and Cancer Risk NBC News: Mike Johnson wins full term as House speaker after two Republicans change their votes: Highlights  NY Times: Legal Issues Will Follow Trump Into Office, With New York Sentencing Set  AP News: Major winter storm to bring ice, blizzards from Kansas to New Jersey NY Times: NYC Begins Congestion Pricing Without Hiccups: Live Updates  AP News: Jimmy Carter's state funeral schedule: what to know 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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Today is Monday, January 6th, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented by

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Betches Media. I'm your host, Sammy Sage, and the morning announcements presented by Betches Media.

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I'm your host, Sammy Sage, and the morning announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown of the headlines that isn't a megaphone for the loudest voices, but a magnifying glass for the most important news.

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Here's a story you'll love to hear on your first Monday of the year.

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Surgeon General Vivek Berthi announced on Friday that the Department of Health and Human Services

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has issued a new advisory, showing a direct link between alcohol consumption and increased

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cancer risk for at least seven different types of cancers.

1:06.3

Murthy is calling for an update to the Surgeon General's warning on alcoholic beverages

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to include a risk

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of cancer, citing approximately 100,000 alcohol-related cancer cases annually, with a higher risk

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associated with greater consumption. Yeah, I think anyone who's ever awoken as a dried-up,

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hungover prune could have deduced via common sense that the so-called health benefits of red

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wine were

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probably too good to be true.

1:33.5

House Speaker Mike Johnson was re-elected as House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday.

1:37.9

Despite widely anticipated chaos around the vote, Johnson was rather seamlessly elected

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on the first round of ballots by a margin of 218 to

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