Thursday, September 1st, 2022

Morning Announcements

Betches

Politics, Daily News, News, News Commentary

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🗓️ 1 September 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Today's headlines: Sarah Palin has lost the special election for Alaska’s House seat. President Biden declared the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi an emergency. The Michigan Board of canvassers has rejected an initiative to put a constitutional amendment that would protect the right to an abortion on the ballot in November. The FTC is suing an Idaho-based data company called Kochava, accusing it of selling location data from hundreds of millions of mobile devices. The FDA has authorized new versions of both Pfizer and Moderna boosters, specifically tailored to target the highly contagious omicron variant. Finally, a Ku Klux Klan plaque is mounted at the entrance of West Point's science center, and the first A.P. African American studies class is coming this fall. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: CNN: Sarah Palin loses special election for Alaska House seat CBS: Biden declares state of emergency in Mississippi due to capital's water crisis CBS: Michigan election board rejects ballot initiative to protect abortion rights NBC: U.S. government sues Idaho data company it says tracks people at abortion clinics NBC: FDA authorizes Pfizer's and Moderna's updated Covid booster shots NBC: Ku Klux Klan plaque is mounted at the entrance of West Point's science center, congressional commission finds NY Times: The First A.P. African American Studies Class Is Coming This Fall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Thursday, September 1st, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:07.0	by Betches Media.
0:08.0	I'm your host, Sammy Sage, and the Morning Announcements is your daily 5 minute breakdown of the headlines
0:13.0	that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality show there is.
0:18.0	Our government.
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0:36.0	The results of the recent special election in Alaska are in.
0:39.0	Not only have we been spared the election of Representative Sarah Palin, for now,
0:44.0	but Democrats have gained a congressional seat in Alaska, with Mary Peltola defeating Palin by 3 percentage points.
0:51.0	She's the first native Alaskan to win a house seat in history.
0:54.0	And this marks the first time a Democrat has represented Alaska since 1972.
0:59.0	I guess we really are turning back the clocks.
1:02.0	Because this was a special election, Peltola and Palin will run against each other again in November.
1:08.0	Should be pretty similar, just darker outside.
1:11.0	Yesterday, President Biden declared the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi and emergency,
1:20.0	and has authorized FEMA to provide and coordinate disaster relief.
1:24.0	There's not enough drinkable water in the city, even its temperatures climb to over 100 degrees.
1:29.0	And fixing the city's water system could potentially cost billions.
1:33.0	Not to mention, take a little bit of time.
1:35.0	That's what you get when the people in charge are the types who hear someone say their water broken thing.
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