Montgomery Brawl Arrests, Pakistan Elections, Parkland Survivor Launches PAC

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🗓️ 9 August 2023

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Three people charged with assault after a waterside brawl in Montgomery, Ala. Pakistan is ramping up for elections while Imran Khan sits in jail. And Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg launches a PAC.

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0:00.0	A riverside brawl inspired a cascade of internet memes and three arrests.
0:07.3	Why has it captured so much attention?
0:09.4	Folks I know in the black community, sometimes we just want to see somebody win.
0:13.7	I'm Stephen Skieb with Sarah McCammon and this is our first from NPR News.
0:21.0	Pakistan's parliament is set to be dissolved soon with an interim government stepping in.
0:25.9	It signals that elections will take place this fall, but without the involvement of the
0:29.9	popular ex-prime minister Imran Khan.
0:33.0	He's now sitting in jail on charges that he disputes.
0:35.6	Also, more people between the ages of 1824 are voting in the U.S. and now a young democratic
0:41.7	activist is launching a political action committee to get more young people elected.
0:45.9	Can I work?
0:46.9	Stay with us.
0:47.9	We've got the news you need to start your day.
0:55.9	We know more today about a brawl over the weekend in Montgomery, Alabama that's been
1:06.0	viewed online by millions of people.
1:08.4	For those who have not seen it, this started at a dockside.
1:12.0	Police describe it as beautiful.
1:13.0	Which boat should dock where?
1:15.9	The videos showed men from a pontoon boat attacking the co-captain of a river boat.
1:22.0	Police have made three arrests.
1:24.0	Because the men in the pontoon boat were white and the river boat captain was black and
1:28.3	there's video this triggered a lot of conversation.
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