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Morning Announcements

Tuesday, August 17th, 2021

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, Daily News, Politics, News Commentary

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2021

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Let’s start with more news from Afghanistan and what is going on with the world right now. Next, we have an update on a state Supreme Court that ruled on Governor Greg Abbott’s anti-mask mandate, the investigation of Tesla’s Autopilot driver-assistance system, and why North Carolina may be raising its minimum age requirement for marriage. And finally, we end with why we may just have lived through the hottest month ever recorded on Earth.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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Today is Tuesday, August 17th, and you're listening to The Morning Announcements presented

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by Betches Media.

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I'm Sammy Sage, and this episode is brought to you by American Eagle.

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This season is all about moments worth remembering and outfits that are too good to forget.

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Get excited to get dressed again with the new collection from American Eagle.

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Visit AE.com or your nearest store to shop the softest ever teas, 90s inspired fits,

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and must have jeans that look as good as they feel.

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Let's start with more news from Afghanistan.

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The situation continues to deteriorate with the Taliban fully in control, now calling the

0:38.4

country the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, so like kind of a scary reprint.

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The scenes from the ground have been harrowing, with thousands of Afghans desperate to escape

0:47.2

literally anywhere they can.

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Three people tried to escape on the wing and wheels of an airplane, all of whom died

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from falling after it took off.

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Several people were also killed by gunfire at the airport, and all commercial flights out

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of Kabul were suspended yesterday morning.

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The US Embassy has been closed with the final remaining staff still awaiting evacuations,

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and any US citizens in Afghanistan have been told to shelter in place.

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There is still the very open question of how to deal with refugees and Afghans who align

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with the US while we were there, which puts them all in extreme danger before they're

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able to get a visa out of the country.

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Maybe wondering how all of this is going over on the world stage, and the assessment seems

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