Obamacare Survives, New National Holiday & Star Athletes Sidelined- Friday, June 18th, 2021
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Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 18 June 2021
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Summary
The news to know for Friday, June 18th, 2021!
What to know about two key decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court. One pitted religion against LGBTQ rights. The other was about the future of Obamacare.
Also, COVID-19 might be slowing down, but another respiratory illness is now on the rise in the U.S.
Plus, Spotify's new rival to the Clubhouse app, top athletes taking themselves out of competition, and how much people are spending on Father's Day this year.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Friday, June 18th, |
| 0:01.8 | what to know about two key decisions |
| 0:03.8 | from the US Supreme Court. |
| 0:05.2 | One pitted religion against LGBTQ rights, |
| 0:08.2 | the other was about the future of Obamacare. |
| 0:10.7 | Also, COVID-19 might be slowing down, |
| 0:12.9 | but another respiratory illness is now on the rise in the US. |
| 0:16.3 | Plus, Spotify's new rival to the Clubhouse app, |
| 0:19.1 | top athletes taking themselves out of competition, |
| 0:22.2 | and how much people are spending on Father's Day this year. |
| 0:26.3 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy, |
| 0:28.6 | all the days news in about 10 minutes. |
| 0:31.0 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:33.0 | I'm Lacey Evans, |
| 0:34.0 | filling in for Erica Mandy during her maternity leave. |
| 0:36.6 | You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:38.6 | The US Supreme Court handed down two highly anticipated decisions this week. |
| 0:45.6 | The first keeps the Affordable Care Act a.k.a. Obamacare intact, |
| 0:50.4 | Texas and 20 other Republican led states tried to strike down the |
| 0:55.0 | law. They pointed to when Congress got rid of the so-called |
| 0:58.0 | individual mandate that required most people have health insurance |
| 1:01.4 | or pay a penalty. Republicans argued if that part of the law |
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