Thursday, February 22nd, 2024

Morning Announcements

Betches

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🗓️ 22 February 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: The arrest of Russian-American ballerina dancer Ksenia Karelina in Russia, accused of aiding the Ukrainian war effort by donating a minimal sum to a Ukrainian charity, draws attention to ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Additionally, the U.S. contemplates imposing further sanctions on Russia following the death of Alexei Navalny. In Alabama, the suspension of IVF services by the University of Alabama at Birmingham underscores legal concerns arising from a recent state Supreme Court ruling on frozen embryos. The Supreme Court's refusal to hear a case on an admissions policy in Virginia stirs debate over diversity and discrimination. In Michigan, a tragic incident involving a child accessing a firearm leads to the first individual charged under the state's new firearm storage law. Meanwhile, proposed legislation in several states targeting school librarians distributing books on gender identity and sexual orientation raises concerns about censorship and freedom of expression. In New York, ongoing legal battles involving Donald Trump's civil fraud case reveal potential financial repercussions, while the FDA issues a warning about smartwatches and smart rings claiming to measure blood glucose levels, emphasizing health risks associated with inaccurate readings. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: NBC News: Russia detains Los Angeles ballerina on suspicion of treason US Dept of State: Russia Travel Advisory CBS: Biden says he's considering additional sanctions on Russia over Alexey Navalny's death NBC News: University of Alabama pauses IVF services after court rules that embryos are children AP News: After 2-year-old girl shoots self, man becomes first person charged under Michigan's gun storage law AP News: Supreme Court leaves in place admissions policy at elite Virginia high school Axios: Librarians could face criminal charges over "obscene" books in some states ABC News: Letitia James says she's prepared to seize Trump's buildings if he can't pay his $354M civil fraud fine AP News: FDA warns against smartwatches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar without needles Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz 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, February 22nd, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented by Betches Media.
0:07.0	I'm your host Sammy Sage and the morning announcements is your daily five minute breakdown of the headlines that isn't afraid to take aside and
0:14.2	roast the most consequential reality show there is, our government.
0:21.0	We start today with more details about the American citizen who was arrested in
0:24.7	Russia for suspected treason. She is a 33-year-old Russian-American ballerina
0:29.5	dancer named Cassinia Carolina and had just recently become a US citizen in 2021, but she was
0:36.0	arrested when she returned to Russia to visit her family.
0:39.2	We've also learned that her alleged Although the State Department had already issued a level four travel advisory that Americans, including dual nationals, should not travel to Russia and should leave if they're there,
0:58.8	President Biden said earlier this week that he's now considering additional sanctions
1:02.9	against Russia over the death of Alexi Nabalny and all of their actions since.
1:10.5	Following the Alabama State Supreme Court's ruling, the frozen embryos are in fact extra
1:15.4	uterineers, making me apparent a couple times over, the University of Alabama at Birmingham
1:21.0	has suspended its IVF services.
1:23.0	A spokesperson for the medical group said that it needs to evaluate the potential for criminal
1:27.5	prosecution and punitive damages if they continue to provide IVF services.
1:32.4	Imagine being so pro-life that you become. if they continue to provide IVF services.
1:32.9	Imagine being so pro-life that you become the birth control.
1:39.3	Over in the Supreme Supreme Court,
1:41.2	on Tuesday, our country's nine most important lawyers refused to hear a
1:44.8	case over an admissions policy at an elite public high school in Virginia, which some
1:49.1	parents allege discriminates against Asian Americans. Seven of the Supremes, except for justices Alito and Thomas,
1:56.2	upheld the lower court's ruling to keep in place a policy that was instituted
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