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Morning Announcements

Tuesday, April 11th, 2023

Morning Announcements

Betches

Daily News, News, News Commentary, Politics

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Today's headlines: A shooting at a bank in Kentucky killed 4 people and injured 9 others. A Texas judge ruled to halt FDA approval of abortion medication Mifepristone, while a Washington judge issued a contradicting ruling. Iowa's attorney general suspended funding for emergency contraception for sexual assault victims. Two Black lawmakers were expelled in Tennessee for protesting gun violence, while a white lawmaker was spared. The expelled lawmakers can be reappointed to their seats prior to a special election, which has not been scheduled yet. An American journalist has been detained in Russia on espionage charges, the first of this kind since the end of the Cold War. Finally, the Dalai Lama has apologized for asking a young boy to kiss him on the lips and "suck his tongue" during a public event in Northern India. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NY Times: Gunman Kills 4 Co-Workers at Louisville Bank on Livestream, Police Say BBC News: Mifepristone: US abortion pill access in doubt after rival rulings Iowa Public Radio: Iowa AG's office suspends emergency contraception payments for sexual assault victims AP News: Expelled Tennessee lawmakers both seeking seats again Guardian: Journalist Evan Gershkovich formally charged with espionage in Russia CNN: Dalai Lama apologizes after video asking child to ‘suck’ his tongue sparks outcry Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today is Tuesday, April 11th, 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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Yesterday, a 23-year-old man shot and killed four people and wounded nine others at Old

0:27.0

National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky.

0:29.7

The shooter, who was killed by police on the scene, allegedly had a connection to the

0:33.3

bank, though as of this recording, a potential motive is unconfirmed.

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Kentucky Governor Andy Bashir traveled to the scene where he gave remarks and said that

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he knew virtually everyone who worked there, as he had run his campaign for Attorney General

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from that building.

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He also said that two of his close friends had been shot, one of whom was killed and one

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who was injured.

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His story is still developing.

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Next we go back to the weekend.

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The big news this weekend surrounded two dueling court rulings regarding the abortion

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medication Mifopristone, which is one part of a typical two-medication regimen that's

1:06.6

used to end pregnancies, manage miscarriages, and even sometimes to manage labor.

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Texas Judge Matthew Kismaric, a Trump appointee, issued a ruling that halved the FDA's approval

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of Mifopristone on the grounds that the FDA had violated federal rules that allowed for

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