Tuesday, May 31st, 2022

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, Daily News, Politics, News Commentary

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🗓️ 31 May 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Today, we start with the justice department announcing that it will personally review the police response to the shooting in Uvalde Texas, while recent news suggests that “rational Republicans" could act on new gun control laws in the wake of the shooting. Then, while there have been FOURTEEN mass shootings in the US this past week, there is also incoming news regarding Monkeypox data, and the FDA is currently investigating a hepatitis A outbreak that could be linked to organic strawberries. Finally, The US’ first hurricane is here, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi was arrested and charged with a DUI on Saturday night. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: AP News: Justice Dept. to review response to Texas school shooting Axios: Biden believes "rational Republicans" could move on gun control Washington Post: U.S. marks Memorial Day weekend with at least 11 mass shootings AP News: WHO: Monkeypox won’t turn into pandemic, but many unknowns NPR: The FDA is investigating a hepatitis A outbreak potentially linked to strawberries Axios: Agatha, first Pacific hurricane of 2022, strikes Mexico CNN: Pelosi's husband charged with DUI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Tuesday, May 31st, and your listening to the morning announcements presented by
0:06.8	Betches Media.
0:08.3	On Sammy Sage, and this episode is brought to you by StoryWorth.
0:12.5	StoryWorth is an online service that helps you and your parents connect through sharing
0:16.7	stories and memories, by preserving them for years to come.
0:20.9	Give all the father figures in your life a meaningful gift that you can both cherish for
0:25.1	years to come.
0:26.4	StoryWorth.
0:27.4	StoryWorth.
0:32.8	We are starting off this week with a minute amount of accountability.
0:37.6	The Justice Department announced that it will personally review the police response to
0:41.7	the shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
0:44.7	This is not a typical occurrence for the Justice Department, but in light of the contradictory
0:49.2	information from the authorities after the shooting, it appears to be necessary.
0:54.0	It is not immediately clear how the review will be conducted, whether law enforcement
0:58.5	will be compelled to cooperate in the review, and when it might be completed.
1:03.4	In other words, it sounds incredibly effective.
1:06.5	President Biden also visited Uvalde this weekend, where he told reporters yesterday that
1:11.6	rational Republicans could act on some gun control in the wake of the recent shooting.
1:17.2	Yes, just like those rational Republicans acted in the wake of Sandy Hook, or the Buffalo
1:22.4	shooting that happened last week.
1:25.4	Raise your expectations, please, President.
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