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Morning Announcements

Thursday, March 30th, 2023

Morning Announcements

Betches

Daily News, News, News Commentary, Politics

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Today's headlines: Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s office announced that the grand jury will be going on hiatus until late April. Following the shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, which is the 130th this year, President Biden is renewing his call on Congress to pass a ban on assault weapons. The Senate voted to repeal the resolution from 2002 that gave President Bush the authority to invade Iraq on the pretense of the false claim that Saddam Hussein was stockpiling weapons of mass destruction. The FDA announced that the overdose drug Narcan will soon be available to buy over the counter without a prescription. Elon Musk is reportedly valuing the company at $20 billion dollars, which is less than half of the $44 billion that he paid for it. Finally for today, an elementary school in Waukesha Wisconsin has banned a first grade class from performing a Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton duet of the song Rainbowland as it “could be perceived as controversial.”  Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: Washington Post: N.Y. grand jury not expected to hear evidence in Trump case until at least late April NPR: President Biden pushes for assault weapons ban, but GOP leaders remain opposed AP News: Senate votes to repeal Iraq War approval many see as mistake NPR: The FDA approves the overdose-reversing drug Narcan for over-the-counter sales Verge: Elon Musk now says Twitter is worth $20 billion, or less than half of what he paid NPR: Wisconsin school bans Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton duet from class concert Host: Sami Sage Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Original Music and Editing by Brandon Lee Bjornson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today is Thursday, March 30th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented

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by Betches Media.

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

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of the headlines.

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It isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality show there is.

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Our government.

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I know I said I wouldn't be talking about the arrest, but I have to mention it once more

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for now.

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As yesterday Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's office announced that the grand jury will be going

0:30.2

on hiatus until late April.

0:32.8

Two weeks of the hiatus were actually pre-scheduled to be off anyway due to Easter, Passover,

0:37.7

and part of Ramadan.

0:39.4

But it is unclear based on reporting whether this long pause is due to a change in the

0:43.3

overall direction of the DA's office, and or their intent to indict or not, though

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the grand jury is technically slated to sit until mid-summer.

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Maybe they can arrest him while he's campaigning at the Iowa State Fair.

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One second, he's scarfing a corn dog, and the next he's hearing he has the right to

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remain silent.

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Following the shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville earlier this week, which is

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the 130th Mass shooting this year.

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President Biden is renewing his call on Congress to pass a ban on assault weapons.

1:16.1

Unfortunately due to that pesky little concept known as separation of powers, Congress is

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