Monday, July 11th, 2022

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, Daily News, Politics, News Commentary

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🗓️ 11 July 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Today's headlines: Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on Friday. New York lawmakers have passed a provision that changes how applicants will be screened for gun permits. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled against the use of most ballot drop boxes. and a 3-judge panel in Tennessee rejected a lawsuit by a Jewish couple who sued the state government for discrimination. The European Parliament has condemned the US Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v Wade, and Steve Bannon has agreed to testify to the House January 6th committee. Finally, Twitter is pursuing legal action against Elon Musk after he pulled out of his 44 billion dollar deal to buy the company. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NY Times: What We Know About the Shinzo Abe Assassination Patch: Gun Applicants In NY Will Have To Hand Over Social Media Accounts Washington Post: Ballot drop boxes not allowed in Wisconsin, state Supreme Court rules Christian Post: Jewish couple's discrimination lawsuit dismissed after rejection from Christian foster home Axios: EU parliament votes to condemn overturning of Roe v. Wade CNN: Here's what's in Biden's executive order on abortion rights NY Times: Bannon, Facing Jail and Fines, Agrees to Testify to Jan. 6 Pane Washington Post: Twitter plans to take its fight against Elon Musk to the courts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Monday, July 11th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented by
0:07.3	Beches Media.
0:08.3	I'm Sammy Sage, and this episode is brought to you by Framebridge.
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0:23.4	We have kind of a ridiculous amount of news for a Monday morning, so we are rewinding
0:27.2	to Friday.
0:28.6	Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on Friday while delivering
0:33.0	a campaign speech on behalf of a political candidate.
0:36.4	The gunman was a 41-year-old man who was apprehended moments after the shooting.
0:40.9	Few details have been released, but police say he confessed that he intended to kill Abe
0:45.2	because he held a grudge against a group that he believed Abe was associated with, though
0:49.6	it was not reported what group.
0:51.9	Police have also acknowledged that the security was lacking, given that the gunman was able
0:55.6	to shoot at close range.
0:57.6	Given that Japan has some of the strictest gun laws in the world, the gunman had fashioned
1:01.7	himself a homemade version of a gun in order to carry out the assassination.
1:06.4	In an unrelated point, Japan had only one fatal shooting all of last year, excluding accidents
1:11.9	and suicides.
1:17.7	New York lawmakers have passed a new provision that changes how the state will screen applicants
1:21.8	for gun permits.
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