Tuesday, March 29th, 2022

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🗓️ 29 March 2022

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We begin today with allegations that Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning at peace talks on the Ukraine-Belarus border earlier this month. Next, we cover some January 6th stories, the controversial "Don't Say Gay Bill" that is now law in Florida, and the formal review into the incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: BBC: "Roman Abramovich suffered suspected poisoning at talks" NY Times: "Federal Judge Finds Trump Most Likely Committed Crimes Over 2020 Election" NY Times: "Jan. 6 Panel Is Likely to Seek Interview With Ginni Thomas" Business Insider: "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sexual-identity and gender-education bill into law that critics have dubbed 'Don't Say Gay'" Variety: "Oscars Launch Formal Review of Will Smith After Chris Rock Slap" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Tuesday, March 29th, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented
0:07.7	by Betcha's media.
0:08.9	I'm Sammy Sage.
0:12.2	Here's some proof that Zoom meetings really are better for some things.
0:16.0	High-profile Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and two Ukrainian peace negotiators reportedly
0:21.4	experienced symptoms of poisoning at peace talks on the Ukraine Belarus border earlier
0:26.2	this month.
0:27.2	They are now recovered, but reportedly they were suffering from piercing pain in their
0:31.1	eyes and peeling skin.
0:32.9	However, there are still some questions over whether this really was the result of poisoning,
0:37.8	with conflicting reports.
0:39.6	One said that the poisoning was orchestrated by hardliners in Russia who wanted to sabotage
0:43.8	the talks, and another report from a member of the Ukrainian delegation said that the story
0:48.3	was false.
0:49.3	Abramovich's position in the negotiations is not completely clear, but given Vladimir Zelensky's
0:55.2	request that the US hold off on sanctioning him, it's apparent that he has some sort of
0:59.5	potential status in the negotiations.
1:02.4	But frankly, one of Putin's enemies is going to get the message that it is not a good idea
1:06.0	to eat, drink, touch anything, generally exist, be perceived, at all.
1:13.8	Next up, we have some January 6th stories.
1:16.4	Yesterday, a federal judge ruled that Trump, and a lawyer who advised him named John Eastman,
1:21.7	likely committed felonies, including obstructing the work of Congress and conspiring to defraud
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