Thursday, August 22nd, 2024

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 22 August 2024

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Today’s Headlines: On the third night of the Democratic National Convention, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was officially nominated as the party's vice-presidential candidate. The evening featured performances by Stevie Wonder, John Legend, and Maren Morris, along with segments on January 6th and speeches from prominent Democrats, including Senators Amy Klobuchar and Cortez Masto, Governors Wes Moore and Josh Shapiro, and former President Bill Clinton. Oprah also made an appearance to formally endorse the Harris/Walz ticket. Meanwhile, RFK Jr. is expected to drop his independent presidential bid and endorse Donald Trump, and Montana will vote on a constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights in November. Additionally, the DOJ is investigating Americans linked to Russian state media, and Columbia University is under scrutiny for its handling of antisemitism, with a House committee issuing a subpoena for records. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: Axios: DNC lineup: Who's speaking and what to expect NBC News: RFK Jr. is planning to drop out of the 2024 presidential race and endorse Trump NY Times: Montana Certifies Signatures for November Abortion Question NY Times: U.S. Investigating Americans Who Worked With Russian State Television NAtional Review: House Republicans Subpoena Columbia University Leadership in Antisemitism Investigation 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 Thursday, August 22nd, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented by Betches Media.
0:06.5	I'm your host Sammy Sage and the morning announcements is your daily five minute breakdown of the headlines
0:11.5	that isn't afraid to take aside and
0:13.4	roast the most consequential reality show there is, our government. Night three of
0:21.2	the Democratic National Convention was headline by the nomination of Minnesota Governor
0:24.9	Tim Walls as the official Democratic Vice Presidential nominee.
0:28.8	In addition to performances from Stevie Wonder, John Legend and Marion Morris.
0:32.8	The Knight featured segments on January 6th with Capitol Police Officer
0:36.2	Aquilino Gunel, as well as remarks from key Democrats including Senators Amy Klobuchar
0:41.0	and Cortez Masto,
0:42.5	Governor's West Moore and Josh Shapiro,
0:44.8	Secretary Pete Buttigieg,
0:46.1	and former President Bill Clinton.
0:48.0	And of course, Oprah.
0:49.3	Attendees were dismayed to look under their seats
0:51.3	and not find a check for college tuition.
0:56.5	Although he hasn't come out and officially said it yet, reporting, as well as the words of
1:00.5	his own vice presidential nominee, indicates that R.F.K. Junior will likely drop his independent
1:05.2	presidential campaign and endorse Donald Trump.
1:07.4	R.F.K's running mate Nicole Shanahan said during a podcast interview
1:11.0	earlier this week that they are weighing the options to either
1:13.7	stay in the race or drop out and join forces with Donald Trump.
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