Wednesday, Apr 20, 2022

Morning Announcements

Betches

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🗓️ 20 April 2022

⏱️ 4 minutes

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After Monday night’s federal court ruling on the mask mandate for travel, TSA lifted its mask mandate. Then, Russia announced that the “next phase” of the war is underway. Meanwhile, a federal judge ruled that legal efforts to disqualify Marjorie Taylor Greene from running for re-election can proceed. The White House announced it has restored key protections to an important environmental law. Finally, The Intercept claims that Jared Kushner’s new investment fund has been publicly touting in their marketing deck to investors that Kushner has a relationship with Saudi Arabia. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: Reuters: U.S. will no longer enforce mask mandate on airplanes, trains after court ruling WaPo: Russia begins 'battle for Donbas' in what U.S. calls 'prelude' to larger offensive NY Times: Effort to Remove Majorie Taylor From Ballot Can Proceed, Judge Says WaPo: Biden restores climate safeguards in key environmental law, reversing Trump Intercept: JARED KUSHNER FLAUNTED HIS INFLUENCE WITH SAUDI ARABIA, RUSSIA IN PITCH TO INVESTORS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Wednesday, April 20th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:08.0	by Betches Media, I'm Sammy Sage.
0:14.6	Following Monday night's federal court ruling that voided the CDC's mask mandate for travel
0:19.2	on trains and planes, the TSA has lifted their mask mandate, and in some cases airlines
0:24.9	announced mid-flight that there was no more mask requirement.
0:28.7	Something like giving the high risk in the elderly some morning before letting potential
0:32.4	COVID carriers breathe all over them, right?
0:35.8	Uber and Lyft also announced yesterday that there was no more mask requirement for ride
0:39.7	chairs either.
0:41.2	But as free as our noses and mouths can now be, I wouldn't throw out all of your masks
0:46.0	just yet.
0:47.0	Scientists are now warning of two new Omicron strains, yes, newer than the newest one,
0:53.0	which are now accounting for about 20% of new cases across the US and are likely causing
0:58.0	a spike in cases in upstate New York.
1:00.4	Sadly, this is not the new strain I'd hoped we would be discussing today.
1:08.2	Next we have the latest in the Ukraine invasion.
1:10.9	Russia announced yesterday that the next phase of the war is underway, with a renewed focus
1:15.5	on the Donbass region in the east.
1:18.2	Yesterday the Russians captured the eastern city of Kremlin, while giving MaruPole a new
1:22.2	deadline to surrender, which is 1pm local time on Sunday.
1:26.6	The Ukrainians have already rejected it, saying, sorry, that's one will all be in line
1:31.5	to buy commemorative Russian warship stamps.
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