Tuesday, May 24th, 2022

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 24 May 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Today, we start with a Russian diplomat resigning over the war in Ukraine, Starbucks has been making plans for leaving Russia, and the Russian Foreign ministry is updating its list of blacklisted Americans. Then, Biden declares that the U.S. would defend Taiwan in case of an attack by China, Airbnb has announced that it will exit China, and the Ethics Committee in the house of representatives is investigating three republican lawmakers. Finally, Pfizer has announced that its vaccines are very effective in building a strong immune system in infants, while Mike Pence has signaled his interest in running for office against Donald Trump. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: Washington Post: ‘Ashamed’ Russian diplomat resigns over Putin’s ‘aggressive war’ NPR: Starbucks is exiting Russia, shutting 130 stores NPR: Russia bans 963 Americans, including Biden and Harris — but not Trump Washington Post: Biden takes aggressive posture toward China on Asia trip NPR: Rep. Madison Cawthorn faces a House Ethics investigation Axios: Pfizer says COVID vaccine more than 80% effective in kids under 5 Axios: Pence open to 2024 run against Trump Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Tuesday, May 24th, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented by
0:06.4	batches media.
0:07.4	I'm Sammy Sage, and this episode is sponsored by Framebridge.
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0:22.6	We are starting today's episode with several international stories.
0:26.2	Yesterday, a diplomatic Russia's UN mission in Geneva resigned over the war in Ukraine, submitting
0:31.7	a letter where he stated that he had never been, quote, so ashamed of his country.
0:36.2	The diplomat, Boris Bondarev, posted the statement to his linked in account,
0:40.2	an interesting source, I will say, as well as circulating a letter to his colleagues.
0:45.1	This is one of the most high-profile critiques of Putin from within the Russian government,
0:48.9	and also one of the strongest yet.
0:51.3	Bondarev told AP News that he has no plans to leave Geneva,
0:54.6	and I would probably advise his family members to stay away from all windows,
0:58.6	door knobs, keycups, underwear, just to be safe.
1:02.6	Meanwhile, Starbucks announced that they are copying McDonald's and exiting their 130 stores in Russia,
1:08.6	after ceasing operations in March.
1:11.1	The company said that it will continue paying its nearly 2,000 employees in Russia for 6 months,
1:15.6	and help them find new jobs.
1:17.6	Maybe they could connect with Boris on LinkedIn.
1:20.6	Amidst this drama, the Russian foreign ministry updated its lists of Americans
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