Tuesday, July 11th, 2023

Morning Announcements

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News, News Commentary, Daily News, Politics

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🗓️ 11 July 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: In today's news, upstate New York experienced heavy rain and flash flooding, resulting in the death of one person and flood alerts for 14 million people in the northeast and New England. Record-breaking global temperatures and heat advisories affected approximately 40 million people in the US. President Biden defended the controversial decision to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, despite bans by two-thirds of NATO members due to civilian casualties. The LIV golf league's championship tournament will be held at Trump National Doral in Miami for the second consecutive year after merging with the PGA Tour. The State Department warns of significant passport processing delays due to increased international travel, advising applicants to submit applications well in advance. Convicted sexual abuser Larry Nassar was stabbed by another inmate, attributed to staffing shortages in the prison. Three separate searches are underway for escaped murder suspects in Montana, California, and Pennsylvania, with authorities cautioning the public about their potential danger. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: NY Times: At Least 1 Dead as Heavy Rains Set Off Flash Flooding in New York AP News: The US will provide cluster bombs to Ukraine and defends the delivery of the controversial weapon ESPN: LIV championship moved to Trump National Doral NPR: Canceled trips and no refunds: Passport delays are derailing travelers AP News: Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar stabbed by another inmate at federal prison ABC News: 1 of 3 suspected murderers who escaped from custody in separate incidents captured 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, July 11th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented by
0:06.4	Betcha's media.
0:07.4	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
0:16.3	show there is.
0:17.5	Our government.
0:22.0	The Scary Weather Report is leading the episode today after a full summer's worth of rain
0:26.5	fell in some parts of upstate New York on Sunday.
0:29.7	Having extreme flash flooding and the death of at least one person.
0:33.4	As a result of the rains, 14 million people in the northeast and New England were under
0:37.5	flood alerts.
0:39.0	This also comes just as the globe hit record-breaking temperatures for four consecutive days last
0:43.6	week, and put approximately 40 million people under heat advisories nationwide.
0:48.8	And temperatures are not looking ready to come down.
0:51.7	Phoenix, Arizona, is expected to hit almost 120 degrees Fahrenheit this week.
0:56.8	The Weather Channel should really just play the song that's in the opening credits
0:59.9	of bad sisters, if you know the one you know what I mean, and call that the 5-day forecast.
1:08.5	President Biden is defending his administration's decision to provide controversial bombs
1:12.8	known as cluster munitions to Ukraine to fight the continuing Russian invasion.
1:17.9	The decision to send cluster bombs is notable, especially right now, as NATO's summit is
1:22.0	set to begin today.
1:23.7	And that over two-thirds of the alliance's members have actually banned cluster bombs
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