Tuesday, August 29th, 2023

Morning Announcements

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Politics, Daily News, News, News Commentary

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🗓️ 29 August 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: Yesterday, a faculty member was killed in a shooting at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill's laboratory building. The suspect was apprehended after a campus lockdown, and the relationship between the victim and shooter, as well as the motive, remains unclear. Hurricane Idalia is set to hit Florida's west coast and central areas as a category 3 storm, with concerns about storm surge due to warm Gulf waters. Former President Donald Trump faces arraignment on September 6th in the Georgia state election case and a trial date of March 4th, 2024 for the federal election interference case. Trump's campaign reportedly raised over $7 million since his booking, while the Department of Transportation fined American Airlines $4.1 million for extended on-board delays. Lastly, "Barbie" has become the highest-grossing film of 2023, surpassing the record set by a Harry Potter film. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: NBC News: UNC-Chapel Hill faculty member killed in shooting that sent campus into lockdown Orlando Sentinel: Tropical Storm Idalia projected to become major hurricane before hitting Florida Axios: Trump arraignment set for Sept. 6 in Georgia election case NY Times: Trump arraignment set for Sept. 6 in Georgia election case AP News: Trump campaign reports raising more than $7 million after Georgia booking AP News: American Airlines fined $4.1 million for dozens of long tarmac delays that trapped passengers Deadline: ‘Barbie’ Reaches $1.34B, Will Become WB’s Biggest Movie Ever Worldwide On Monday; ‘Oppenheimer’ Nears $800M Global – International Box Office 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 29th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:05.4	by Betcha's Media.
0:06.4	I'm your host Sammy Sage, and the Morning Announcements is your daily 5 minute breakdown
0:10.5	of the headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality
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0:40.2	Yesterday, a faculty member at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill was killed during
0:44.9	a campus shooting at a laboratory building.
0:47.7	They have not yet been publicly identified, and thankfully there were no other injuries.
0:52.4	The suspect was apprehended after about an hour and a half long campus lockdown.
0:57.2	These have not named the suspect because formal charges have yet to be filed, and the university
1:01.5	has not specified the relationship between the victim and the shooter or any possible motive.
1:06.6	The weapon that was used in the shooting has not yet been recovered, and the FBI announced
1:10.2	that they will be joining the investigation alongside UNC Police.
1:18.0	The main character of today's Scary Weather Report is Florida.
1:21.7	This week's Storm in the Spotlight, Hurricane Idalia, is expected to make landfall early
1:26.4	tomorrow morning as a category 3 storm along the west coast and central Florida.
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