Wednesday, May 10th, 2023

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 10 May 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: Former President Donald Trump has been found liable for sexual abuse and defamation in the New York state civil trial, and has been ordered to pay $5 million to E. Jean Carroll. New York Representative George Santos has been charged with a crime, but the charges are not yet known. Congress failed to reach a deal on the debt ceiling crisis, and President Biden has floated the idea of invoking the 14th Amendment. A bill to raise the age to buy an AR-15 style rifle from 18 to 21 has been advanced in Texas. The US Preventive Services Task Force now recommends women start getting mammograms to detect breast cancer at age 40. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: AP News: Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse, awards accuser $5M Washington Post: Rep. George Santos charged by federal prosecutors, people familiar say NBC News: Biden and McCarthy barely speak, dimming prospects for a debt ceiling deal Texas Standard: In surprise vote, Texas House committee advances bill to raise minimum age to buy assault rifles Axios: Women should start getting mammograms at 40 not 50, major health panel says US Preventative Task Force: Breast Cancer: Screening Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Wednesday, May 10th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented by
0:05.7	Betches Media.
0:06.7	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 roast the most consequential reality
0:15.8	show there is.
0:17.1	Our government.
0:21.7	Donald Trump has been found liable for sexual abuse and defamation of E.G. and Carol during
0:27.0	their New York State Civil Trial yesterday.
0:30.1	The verdict was split with jurors rejecting Carol's claim that she was raped, and instead
0:34.8	they found Trump responsible for a lowered degree under the crime of sexual abuse.
0:39.8	They awarded Carol a $5 million judgment, $2 million for the sexual abuse claim, and $20,000
0:45.9	in punitive damages, plus another sum of $2.7 million for defamation, and harm to Carol's
0:52.0	reputation, on top of another $280,000 per punitive damages.
0:57.0	Unsurprisingly, Trump has promised to appeal.
1:00.4	By all means, go ahead, Donald.
1:02.3	You go get that full rape verdict.
1:08.6	It's been a few weeks since we've heard much from Congress's Resident Pathological
1:12.1	Liar.
1:13.1	I know that could actually be a few people, but in this case, I am talking about New York
1:17.1	Representative George Santos.
1:19.4	Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Santos, though the charges are under
1:23.8	seal, so it is not yet known what specific crime or crimes are alleged.
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