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Morning Announcements

Thursday, June 29th, 2023

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, Daily News, Politics, News Commentary

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Today’s Headlines: Canadian wildfires caused smoky air in the American Midwest, with cities like Chicago and Detroit affected. Europe also experienced the smoke, resulting in beautiful sunsets. The US reported its first malaria cases since 2003, with treatment given to the five diagnosed individuals. The wreckage of the Titan submersible, including human remains, was found, leading to an investigation. President Biden praised his economic policies and announced a $42 billion investment for nationwide internet access. A federal judge temporarily blocked a Kentucky law prohibiting transgender treatments for minors, recognizing their medical necessity. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: NPR: Air quality plummets as Canadian wildfire smoke stretches across the Midwest Reuters: Canadian wildfire emissions hit record high as smoke reaches Europe NY Times: U.S. Sees First Cases of Local Malaria Transmission in Two Decades WA Post: Possible human remains recovered from Titan wreckage, Coast Guard says  Bloomberg: ‘Bidenomics Is Working’ in Contrast to GOP’s Trickle-Down Approach, President Says Reuters: US to spend $42 billion to make internet access universal by 2030 NY Times: Judges Block Transgender Care Bans for Minors in Kentucky and Tennessee 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

Transcript

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Today is Thursday, June 29th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented by

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Betcha's Media.

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I'm your host Sammy Sage, and the Morning Announcements is your daily five minute breakdown of the

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headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality

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show there is.

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Our government.

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Our first story today is for anyone who doubted when Simba's dad said that we are all connected

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in the great circle of life.

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They are about to get an unpleasant reality check, thanks to the still blazing Canadian

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wildfires, which yesterday caused smokey air and darkened skies over swaths of the American

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Midwest and the Great Lakes region.

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Chicago Detroit and Minneapolis all earned a ranking on the list of cities with the worst

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air quality in the world.

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Not the list you want to be on.

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This is happening while the South is experiencing record breaking heat, and smoke from the wildfires

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has affected the air as far away as Europe.

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However, the smokey air in Europe is actually hanging higher in the atmosphere, meaning

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that it has less of an effect on air quality while also creating amazing sunsets.

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Of course for everyone else, it's more like living inside a smoke stack.

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That about tracks.

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We might as well start brainstorming a set of ten new plagues with what we have for

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our next headline.

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