Monday, May 20th, 2024

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 20 May 2024

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Today’s Headlines: Yesterday, Iran's state media reported that a helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi and the foreign minister crashed due to extreme fog conditions near the northwest border. As of 9:30 PM Eastern on Sunday, the helicopter had not been recovered, and search and rescue operations were ongoing. Raisi, elected in 2021, is a hard-liner under US sanctions for alleged human rights violations and known for accelerating Iran's nuclear program and ties with Russia. If Raisi doesn't survive, the vice president will serve as interim president, with an election required within 50 days. Meanwhile, the Israeli military recovered the bodies of three Israeli hostages in Rafah, with around 100 hostages still captive. Inside Prime Minister Netanyahu's war cabinet, members are demanding a decisive strategy to end the war, accusing Netanyahu of prioritizing his political survival. In other news, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's home flew an upside-down flag post-2020 election, a symbol adopted by the "stop the steal" movement. Alito attributed this to a dispute his wife had with a neighbor over anti-Trump signs. Additionally, Rudy Giuliani was served indictment papers in Arizona for his role in attempting to overturn the 2020 election at his 80th birthday party. Finally, David DePape, who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband, was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: Reuters: Helicopter carrying Iranian President Raisi crashes, search under way NY Times: Who is Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi? CBS News: Bodies of three hostages, including Shani Louk, recovered by Israeli forces in Gaza, officials say NY Times: Israel-Hamas War in Gaza: Latest Updates NY Times: Display at Alito’s Home Renews Questions of Supreme Court’s Impartiality NBC News: Rudy Giuliani is served indictment papers at his own birthday party after mocking Arizona attorney general WA Post: Attacker of Paul Pelosi, David DePape, sentenced to 30 years in prison 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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0:00.0	Today is Monday, May 20th, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented by Betches Media.
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0:48.0	Yesterday Iran State media announced that a helicopter carrying President Abraham Riese, as well as the foreign minister, crashed as a result of flying in extreme fog conditions on the way back from a visit to the northwest border.
1:03.7	As of this recording at 9.30 p.m. eastern on Sunday night, the helicopter had not yet been recovered
1:08.8	and the search and rescue operation was still underway.
1:11.8	President Riese, who was elected in 2021, is a religious hardliner who
1:16.1	was under US sanctions for decades of alleged human rights violations. And yes, in case you've
1:21.2	lost track of all sense of time, the Masa Amini protests broke out during his term.
1:26.0	He's also credited with expediting Iran's nuclear program and expanding its regional influence,
1:31.0	as well as becoming Russia's maiden foreign supplier of military drones.
1:35.0	Raiichi has also been floated as a potential successor to Ayatollah Komeni, who made a statement to the
1:40.1	country that there would be no disruption to state affairs. If Raiichi doesn't survive the crash, the vice president will take over as president in the interim but Iran will
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