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Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 Aug 04, 2021

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We start off with some big developments in the investigation into New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Next, we got another update on COVID for New York City. Then, we move to President Biden’s announcement for a new action to limit housing evictions before closing with an update on the aftermath of the Capitol insurrection (trigger warning for suicide).

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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021 Aug 03, 2021

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The U.S. reached a milestone yesterday with vaccinations despite the surge of the Delta variant. And for all you California listeners, it's likely going to become very difficult to get your hands on bacon. Next, we run through some Olympics news before wrapping with Lindsey Graham's positive COVID test.

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Monday, August 2nd, 2021 Aug 02, 2021

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We have (you guessed it) more COVID updates, starting with some new CDC guidelines and a promising trend with the growing pace of vaccinations. We also cover the end of the eviction moratorium before wrapping with an update on the infrastructure bill and when it will likely pass.

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Friday, July 30th, 2021 Jul 30, 2021

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Let's kick off this Friday with some COVID news. President Biden announced some new pandemic requirements for approximately 4 million federal workers and the Israeli Health Ministry has plans to administer a third dose to adults over 60. Next we move to the $2.1 billion dollar emergency spending package Congress passed and the recent data that reveals the current state of the U.S. economy. Plus, ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenager and a new legal complaint has been filed by the National Council of Negro Women against Johnson & Johnson. Lastly, we close with why Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney (and why we're team Jo').

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Thursday, July 29th, 2021 Jul 29, 2021

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This morning we start with some COVID updates as things are getting…worse. On a kind of brighter note, let’s bring back our favorite segment — Headlines That Speak For Themselves. Representative Jim Jordan admitted that he spoke with Donald Trump on January 6th, Simone Biles pulled out of the all-around competition yesterday, and a swastika was discovered in an elevator at the state department. Finally, we close with Susan Wright’s loss to Texas state legislator Jake Ellzey and the questionable coup happening in Tunisia.

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Jul 28, 2021

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To start off the Morning Announcements, we begin with updates from the January 6th Commission. Next we cover the CDC’s updates mask guidelines for vaccinated people, as well as Simon Bile’s withdrawal from the gymnastics final. Lastly, we wrap with the sentencing of the culprit of the series of shootings in Atlanta targeted at massage parlors.

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Tuesday, July 27th, 2021 Jul 27, 2021

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To start off the Morning Announcements, we begin with California and New York City’s changes to their vaccination requirements for state workers yesterday. Next we cover another COVID-related announcement from the White House, President Biden’s meeting with Iraq’s president, and what’s happening in Tunisia right now. Lastly, we wrap with Tom Barrack Jr.’s court arraignment.

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Monday, July 26th, 2021 Jul 26, 2021

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Let start with some COVID updates and why you should really start masking again if you haven’t already. Next, we get some updates from the House select committee, before moving to why California is now under a state of emergency. Finally, we wrap with the passing of civil rights activist, Robert Moses.

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Friday, July 23rd, 2021 Jul 23, 2021

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The show director of the Olympics opening ceremony has been fired and several major websites went down in a widespread outage yesterday. Plus, the state of Mississippi is requesting that the court approve a law that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, and new projections released this week suggest that the current COVID surge in the U.S. is expected to accelerate through the summer and fall. Finally, we close with the 4,500 tips the FBI received during Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation.

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Thursday, July 22nd, 2021 Jul 22, 2021

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Just as our fears have increased around the delta variant, a new study published this week suggests that the single dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine is less effective against the delta variant than the original virus. On Tuesday at a Senate hearing, things got a little tense between Dr. Fauci and Senator Rand Paul and the January 6th select committee is set to begin its work starting next week. We cover some more news from the House before wrapping with, you guessed it: more scary weather reports.

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