Thursday, March 21st, 2024

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, News Commentary, Daily News, Politics

4.7 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: The declaration by both the World Bank and World Health Organization of an imminent risk of catastrophic famine in Gaza, potentially affecting over 1 million people, underscores the dire humanitarian situation in the region, with already over 2 million facing acute food insecurity. Tensions escalate as the Israeli military contemplates action in Rafah, despite strong international pressure to refrain, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu advocating for a ground invasion to eliminate Hamas. In domestic affairs, the Biden administration's announcement of additional student debt relief for public service workers and the Federal Reserve's decision regarding the federal interest rate reflect ongoing efforts to address economic challenges amidst global uncertainties. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: NPR: Famine in northern Gaza is 'imminent,' warns the world's leading authority on hunger Reuters: Ground incursion needed to destroy Hamas in Rafah, Netanyahu says NY Times: Netanyahu Assails Schumer, Dramatizing Partisan Split Over Israel Axios: Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady, still projects cuts ahead CNBC: Reddit prices IPO at $34 per share in first major social media offering since 2019 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, March 21st, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented by
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0:06.8	I'm your host Sammy Sage and the morning announcements is your daily five minute breakdown
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1:02.1	The World Bank and World Health Organization have both declared that there is an imminent risk of catastrophic famine in Gaza that will affect over 1 million people.
1:10.0	So far, over 2 million people are facing what's classified as acute food insecurity.
1:15.0	A famine on the other hand is when 20% of households face an extreme lack of food,
1:20.0	30% of children are suffering from acute malnutrition, and two adults or four children per 10,000 people
1:26.2	die each day from acute starvation.
1:28.8	Once we're getting into these highly specific classifications, I fear we have lost the plot.
1:34.0	Meanwhile, the Israeli military has not yet made its full incursion into Raffa as it's faced strong
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