Wednesday, March 15th, 2023

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 15 March 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Today's headlines: The DOJ and SEC are reportedly each separately investigating the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, specifically the stock sales that SVB executives made just days before the bank was taken over by the FDIC. Texas judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who is overseeing the lawsuit that would revoke FDA approval of mifepristone, held a conference call with the case’s attorneys on Friday to schedule a hearing for today (Wednesday). Yesterday the EPA proposed new regulations which would limit the amount of certain types of “forever chemicals” known as PFAs in drinking water. Finally for today, George Anthony Devolder Santos Zabrovsky Rivache filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission yesterday. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: WSJ: Justice Department, SEC Investigating Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse Punchbowl News: US Senate Washington Post: After unusual delay, Texas judge announces abortion-pill hearing TPM: Here’s What Happened When Judge Kacsmaryk Told Lawyers About Secret Hearing In Mifepristone Case Axios: EPA moves to limit "forever chemicals" in drinking water NBC: Embattled Rep. George Santos indicates intention to run for re-election Host: Sami Sage Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Original Music and Editing by Brandon Lee Bjornson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Wednesday, March 15th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:06.1	by Betches Media.
0:07.1	I'm your host Sammy Sage, and the Morning Announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown of the
0:11.2	headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and boast the most consequential reality
0:15.6	show there is.
0:16.9	Our government.
0:17.9	This episode is brought to you by Kick Off.
0:20.2	Kick Off is the number one credit-building app that has helped over a million people take
0:24.0	control of their credit fast.
0:26.2	If your credit score is either preventing you or making it more expensive for you to
0:29.6	lease a car or buy a home, Kick Off can help you start building credit in less than five
0:34.1	minutes.
0:35.1	There is no way around it that your credit is important just ask Silicon Valley Bank.
0:44.2	Speaking of SBB, the DOJ and SEC are reportedly each separately investigating the collapse of
0:50.2	Silicon Valley Bank.
0:51.8	Specifically, the stock sales that their executives made just days before the bank was taken
0:56.1	over by the FDIC.
0:58.1	They're also examining what several executives, including the CEO and CFO, knew or said about
1:03.4	the bank status in the 90 days leading up to last Friday, such as the CEO's comment
1:08.1	at a conference last month that SBB's focus on the tech and finance industries didn't
1:12.7	create too much concentration risk.
1:15.2	Spoiler alert, it did create too much concentration risk.
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