Tuesday, August 8th, 2023

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, News Commentary, Daily News, Politics

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🗓️ 8 August 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: It’s special election day in Ohio and a pro-choice amendment added to the November ballot faces manipulation by the Republican legislature, aiming to increase the majority required for passage. Despite record early turnout with a significant Democratic presence, the outcome remains uncertain. Meanwhile, the American Library Association faces backlash and attempts at disassociation in multiple states due to a tweet from its new president. In Donald Trump's ongoing legal battles, his legal team asserts his First Amendment rights to shape evidence sharing in an election fraud case. Severe storms across the eastern United States leave over a million people without power, grounding flights and prompting early government closure. Lastly, Trump's counter defamation suit against writer E. Jean Carroll is dismissed, underscoring his difficulty recognizing factual statements. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: CBS News: What to know about Ohio's Issue 1 ahead of the crucial August 8 special election NBC News: Top librarian calls 'Marxist lesbian' tweet backlash 'regrettable' ABC News: Trump lawyers urge judge to narrow proposed rules on evidence sharing Axios: Severe storms hit U.S. South, East: Hundreds of thousands without power Reuters: Judge dismisses Trump's defamation claim against E. Jean Carroll 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's Tuesday, August 8th, and you're listening to The Morning Announcements presented
0:06.6	by Batches Media.
0:07.9	My name is Elise Morales, filling in for Sammy Sage.
0:11.6	Morning Announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown of the headlines that isn't afraid
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1:06.5	It's Special Election Day in Ohio.
1:09.3	Earlier this year, pro-choice groups were able to get enough signatures to add a pro-abortion
1:13.9	amendment on Ohio's November ballot.
1:16.8	But the sneaky Republican legislature pushed through a special election for today, aka
1:22.4	a random Tuesday in August when no one would be paying attention, that would change the
1:27.1	threshold for that amendment to pass from a simple majority to 60%.
1:32.4	Voting on Ohio's issue 1, which you should vote no on if you're in Ohio, by the way,
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