Wednesday, August 28th, 2024

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 28 August 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: The Israeli military rescued a 52-year-old Bedouin Arab hostage, Farhan al-Qadi, from a tunnel in Gaza. He was kidnapped during an attack on October 7th and was found unguarded. In Gaza, a 10-month-old baby contracted polio, marking the first case in 26 years, as the UN urges a vaccination pause amid ongoing conflict. Meanwhile, DOJ Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a new indictment against Donald Trump, adjusting charges to comply with a Supreme Court ruling. Trump also faced controversy at Arlington National Cemetery, and RFK Jr. will remain on Michigan’s ballot despite endorsing Trump. Additionally, Mark Zuckerberg claimed that the Biden administration pressured Meta to censor Covid-19 content. Finally, heat alerts are affecting 75 million Americans from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: WA Post: Hostage rescued from Gaza found alone in tunnel, Israeli military says BBC: Baby contracts Gaza's first case of polio in 25 years WA Post: New Trump indictment tries to salvage case after Supreme Court ruling NPR: Trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery Axios: Trump adds RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard to transition team Axios: Michigan denies RFK Jr.’s escape from presidential ballot CNBC: Mark Zuckerberg says White House 'pressured' Meta to 'censor' Covid-19 content WA Post: Record heat is closing out August in the Midwest, East: City-by-city forecasts 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 Wednesday, August 28th, 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 afraid to take aside and roast the most
0:14.1	consequential reality show there is our government.
0:17.5	An Israeli hostage was reportedly rescued from a tunnel by the Israeli military in Gaza yesterday.
0:26.0	The 52-year-old man and father of 11 is named Farhan Al-Kani, and he is a member of the Bedouin Arab minority in Israel.
0:34.0	He was shot and kidnapped on October 7th while he was working security at a produce packaging
0:38.4	plant near the Gaza border.
0:40.4	Al-Kahney is in stable condition and has been reunited with his family, after he was reportedly found alone and unguarded while the IDF was searching a tunnel network in southern Gaza.
0:51.0	According to the World Health Organization, a 10-month-old baby in Gaza has contracted polio, marking the first case in the region in 26 years.
0:59.0	Polio is highly infectious and spreads mostly through sewage and contaminated water, which we know is in great shape in Gaza at the moment.
1:07.0	There have been 1.6 million doses of polio vaccine delivered to Gaza,
1:11.0	and the UN is pressing for a week-long pause in fighting to carry out a
1:14.6	vaccination program.
1:16.5	I imagine this would be a good idea for all parties involved given one of the key lessons
1:20.7	we learned less than four years ago is that viruses know no borders.
1:25.0	Next we have a quick update on the Cooby with another move by DOJ Special Counsel Jacksmith to fight previous attempts by certain justices to get Donald Trump off the hook for his behavior
1:38.6	Just when he must have thought that he was h-o-t-t-o-g-o with his crimes Thanks to the Supreme Court ruling that he was H-O-T-O-G-O-G-O with his crimes, thanks to the Supreme Court ruling that he has broad
1:45.3	criminal immunity from his January 6th insurrection charges, Jack Smith filed a new
1:50.3	superseding indictment yesterday in federal court.
1:53.4	This new indictment will be heard by a new grand jury
1:55.9	that has not previously heard evidence in this case.
1:58.7	But Donald faces the same four charges
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