Tuesday, June 27th, 2023

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 27 June 2023

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Today’s Headlines: The aftermath of the attempted coup against Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to make headlines. Putin denounced the Wagner Group as traitors, while the group's exiled leader defended the event as a "march of justice." Switzerland's intelligence agency reported Russian and Chinese spies operating as diplomats. The Supreme Court made key decisions, potentially redrawing Louisiana's electoral map for better representation and upholding a ruling against a skirts-only dress code. The Department of Transportation allocated $1.7 billion for low- and zero-emission buses. Parts of Texas face extreme heat, with record-breaking temperatures anticipated. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: AP News: Putin says the aborted rebellion played into the hands of Russia’s enemies Axios: Wagner boss claims he wasn't trying to overthrow Russian government AP News: Swiss say dozens of Russian spies disguised as diplomats are active in the Alpine nation AP News: Supreme Court unfreezes Louisiana redistricting case that could boost Black voting power before 2024 NPR: Supreme Court declines case challenging school's skirts-only dress code for girls AP News: The US government is awarding $1.7 billion to buy electric and low-emission buses CNN: Deadly Texas heat is spreading, and it will only get hotter 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 27th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented by
0:06.3	Betcha's media.
0:07.3	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
0:16.4	there is.
0:17.4	Our government.
0:21.8	The major headlines continue to play out internationally, in the wake of the attempted
0:25.8	coup against Russian President Vladimir Putin.
0:29.0	Last night, Putin gave an address where he blasted the Wagner group as traders who helped
0:33.0	Russia's enemies.
0:34.5	He insisted that Russia is united and promised that the people who rebelled will be brought
0:39.0	to justice.
0:40.2	Meanwhile, the exiled head of the Wagner group give getting pregoation, defended the near
0:45.3	mutiny, saying that it was not a rebellion, but a mart of justice, meant to prevent the
0:50.6	destruction of the group, and in protest of how the war in Ukraine had been handled.
0:55.3	In a Jason story, Switzerland's main intelligence agency released its annual report yesterday,
1:04.9	where they alleged that Russia continues to have dozens of spies at its own embassy in
1:08.8	Byrne, and its mission to the UN in Geneva.
1:12.4	The report claims that out of the approximately 220 people in those diplomatic outposts, at
1:17.8	least a third are likely still active for Russian intelligence agencies, and that Switzerland
1:23.1	is one of the countries in which the most Russian intelligence agents are deployed undercover
1:27.4	as diplomats.
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