Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 - Prez debate; Foreign disinfo updates; State elections; Biden’s new mental health coverage rules

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🗓️ 10 September 2024

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Today’s Headlines: The presidential debate is tonight on ABC News at 9pm ET. In disinformation news, Iran has escalated its efforts to interfere in U.S. elections, particularly through phishing attacks aimed at Donald Trump’s advisor Roger Stone and attempts on the Biden and Harris campaigns. The goal appears to be sowing discord and undermining American democracy, especially amid the Gaza conflict. Meanwhile, the DOJ has charged former Trump advisor Dimitri Simes and his wife with money laundering for a sanctioned Russian broadcaster. Trump has claimed he will jail political adversaries if re-elected and opposition candidate to Venezuelan dictator, Maduro has fled to Spain to seek political asylum. In state-level news, Florida voters are being questioned by police for signing a petition to protect abortion rights, while Missouri faces legal battles over a similar amendment. North Carolina’s election start may be delayed due to legal disputes over RFK Jr.'s candidacy. Texas is suing to gain access to medical records of women traveling for abortions, and the Biden administration introduced new rules to improve mental health care coverage under private insurance. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: NY Times: Iran Emerges as a Top Disinformation Threat in U.S. Presidential Race Reuters: US charges Russian TV contributor Dimitri Simes with sanctions violations Axios: Trump threatens lawyers, donors with prison for 'unscrupulous' election behavior AP News: Opposition presidential candidate González flees Venezuela for asylum in Spain ABC News: Police are questioning Florida voters about signing an abortion rights ballot petition The Hill: Missouri abortion measure invalid, judge rules CNN: RFK Jr. ballot challenge further delays start of voting in North Carolina NY Times: Texas Sues for Access to Records of Women Seeking Out-of-State Abortions Reuters: Biden administration finalizes rule to strengthen mental health parity law Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Bridget Schwartz and 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, September 10th, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented by Betches Media.
0:06.0	I'm your host Sammy Sage and the morning announcements is your daily five minute breakdown of the headlines that isn't a megaphone for the loudest voices but a
0:14.0	magnifying glass for the most important news and also your most efficient resource
0:18.8	this election season.
0:22.0	The presidential debate is tonight on ABC News at 9 p.m. Eastern time and today's
0:28.4	episode is stacked with election and election-adjacent news starting on the disinformation beat, and then on to voter suppression.
0:36.0	Along with the alarming reports of widespread disinformation operations by Russia and China
0:41.0	to interfere in the 2024 presidential election in the US.
0:44.8	New reporting from the New York Times is highlighting influence by the Islamic regime in Iran.
0:49.8	According to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, Iran is becoming increasingly
0:54.5	aggressive in their foreign influence efforts, seeking to stoke discord and undermine confidence
0:59.3	in our democratic institutions.
1:01.6	Warning Americans to be wary of engaging with accounts online or
1:04.5	with individuals that they do not personally know. For context the FBI and
1:09.2	Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a statement last month that Iran, quote,
1:14.6	perceived this year's elections to be particularly consequential for their national security
1:18.9	interests.
1:20.3	They've already successfully hacked the emails of Donald's advisor Roger Stone through a fishing email.
1:25.0	They tried to do the same to the Biden and Harris campaigns as well, with unclear results.
1:30.0	And last month, Meta disclosed that they had detected similar efforts against both campaigns on what's app.
1:35.5	Their efforts appear to target Trump's campaign more aggressively,
1:38.8	but they have also targeted both President Biden, when he was the nominee,
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