Tuesday, August 15th, 2023

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 15 August 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: In a series of significant developments, former President Donald Trump has been indicted in Fulton County, Georgia, for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, with 10 indictments issued by the grand jury. Montana witnessed a groundbreaking trial where a district court judge ruled that state agencies violate individuals' constitutional rights by permitting fossil fuel development without considering greenhouse gas emissions' impact. Amid an intense heatwave in the Pacific Northwest, the Biden administration has introduced a federal system to track heat-related illnesses, aiming to bolster planning for extreme heat events. A contentious raid by a Kansas police department on a local newspaper's office and owner's home has sparked concerns over First Amendment rights and privacy invasion. In Mississippi, former police officers have pleaded guilty to egregious cases of brutality against Black men, while NFL player Michael Oher, central to "The Blind Side" movie, has filed a petition accusing his "parents" of falsely claiming adoption and coercing conservatorship. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: NB News: Trump indictment live updates: Fulton County grand jury charges former president in Georgia AP News: Young environmental activists prevail in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana Axios: Once-rare scorching heat wave builds across the Pacific Northwest Axios: White House announces new national system to track heat-related illness AP News: A central Kansas police force sparked a firestorm by raiding a newspaper and the publisher’s home AP News: Six former Mississippi officers plead guilty to state charges for torturing two Black men Ap News: Michael Oher, former NFL tackle known for ‘The Blind Side,’ sues to end Tuohys’ conservatorship 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

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0:00.0	Today is Tuesday, August 15th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:06.1	by Betches Media.
0:07.1	I'm your host Sammy Sage, and the Morning Announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown of the
0:11.8	headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality
0:16.5	show there is.
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0:43.6	The long-awaited grand jury indictment of Donald Trump was handed down last night in
0:47.7	Fulton County, Georgia for his 2020 attempts to overturn the election there.
0:52.8	There were ten indictments handed down by the grand jury.
0:55.6	But as of this recording at 9.30pm, the county clerk said that it would take a few hours
1:00.2	for all documents to be available.
1:02.4	Of course, tomorrow we will have a full rundown of Donald's Fourth indictment.
1:09.6	In a first of its kind trial, a district court judge in Montana has ruled that state agencies
1:15.0	violate the constitutional rights of individuals to a clean and helpful environment by allowing
1:20.0	fossil fuel development.
1:21.8	Specifically, the judge ruled that the policy which Montana uses to evaluate fossil fuels
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