Tuesday, June 20th, 2023

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 20 June 2023

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: In an unexpected turn of events, a submarine carrying five individuals on a mission to document the Titanic wreckage has gone missing. The submarine is operated by OceanGate Expeditions, a private company that facilitates scientific research and offers paid participation for "mission specialists." A rescue operation is underway. Additionally, a Department of Justice investigation reveals civil rights violations by the Minneapolis Police Department, prompting the possibility of a consent decree for reform. In a high-profile case, Robert Bowers is convicted on 63 charges for the deadly Tree of Life synagogue shooting. The FDA advises updating COVID booster shots to protect against a new strain, XBB, which has become predominant in the US. Lastly, Live Nation, Ticketmaster, and other companies agree to show customers the full price of tickets upfront, including fees, providing greater transparency. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: AP News: Deep-sea craft carrying 5 people to Titanic wreckage reported missing, search underway NPR: DOJ report finds systemic patterns of abuse by the Minneapolis Police Department CBS News: Pittsburgh synagogue shooter found guilty in Tree of Life attack NBC News: FDA asks drugmakers to update Covid boosters to target XBB.1.5 for the fall CNN: Biden announces Live Nation and Ticketmaster will allow consumers to see all fees up front 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, June 20th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented by
0:06.1	Betcha's media.
0:07.1	I'm your host Sammy Sage, and the Morning Announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown of the
0:11.6	headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality show
0:16.5	there is.
0:17.5	Our government.
0:19.2	Today's lead story certainly wasn't on my bingo card for 2023.
0:26.4	As a submarine carrying five people who went on a voyage to document the Titanic wreckage
0:31.4	went missing, and now a rescue operation is underway.
0:35.8	The submarine is operated by a private company called Oceangate Expeditions, which takes
0:40.7	scientists to study the wreckage, though people are also able to pay to come along as
0:45.2	quote, mission specialists.
0:47.8	The missing boat reportedly has aboard one pilot and four mission specialists, i.e. paying
0:53.4	customers.
0:54.4	And it is thought to be lost about 435 miles south of Newfoundland.
0:59.6	All of this is sounding low-key, so familiar.
1:05.8	A DOJ investigation has found that the Minneapolis Police Department committed civil rights violations
1:11.2	by engaging in a pattern and practice of bias and excessive force.
1:15.9	The investigation was started in response to the 2020 murder of George Floyd, and found
1:20.8	that the department has a pattern of four distinct types of civil rights violations,
1:25.4	including both lethal and less lethal uses of excessive force.
1:30.0	Racial bias in law enforcement with almost six times as many stops and actions against
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