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Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021 Jun 23, 2021

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Sami returns with some news from yesterday regarding Kyrsten Sinema’s filibuster defense, and the latest updates on the For the People Act vote. Next, we touch on Britney Spears’ conservatorship battle, before moving to what the new Delta COVID variant could mean for the U.S. Finally, we close with why New Yorkers may have to wait a bit longer to know who won the democratic mayoral primary.

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Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021 Jun 22, 2021

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This Tuesday, Sami begins with a recent decision coming out of the Supreme Court involving the NCAA. Speaking of decisions, we also cover Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's announcement to back Senator Bernie Sanders' expanded Medicare plan. Then, we hear some first remarks from Iran's president-elect, Ebrahim Raisi and close out with the new sanctions imposed on Belarusian officials following the arrest of a journalist on a Ryanair flight.

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Monday, June 21st, 2021 Jun 21, 2021

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We begin this week with a catchup from this past weekend, starting off with a controversial Communion dispute and the death of President Biden's’ dog, Champ. Next, we move to Georgia’s Secretary of State to remove over 100,000 apparently “outdated” names from the state’s voter registration rolls in the next coming weeks and a story out of Florida regarding the COVID vaccine. Lastly, we close with an international story about Iran’s newly elected President.

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Friday, June 18th, 2021 Jun 18, 2021

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Sami is back with our first story about three major Supreme Court challenges involving Obamacare, LGBTQ rights, and voting restrictions. Next, we move to the bill marking June 18th as a national holiday and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's $250 million down payment aimed to fund a border wall. Finally, we wrap with what Naomi Osaka's plans are now that she's taking a mental health break and when she will make her next return.

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Thursday, June 17th, 2021 Jun 17, 2021

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Sami starts today's Morning Announcements with takeaways from the Biden-Putin summit, before moving to the passed legislation that would award Congressional Gold Medals to honor those who protected the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection. Next we cover the new federal sex protections extended to transgender and gay students, and the Federal Reserve's increased projections on interest rates this year. Finally, we wrap today's news day with a record-breaking (and quite unsettling) weather report.

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Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 Jun 16, 2021

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Sami starts today with the latest news on Mitch McConnell’s call for an investigation into the disclosure of confidential tax information of some of the country’s wealthiest taxpayers. Next we cover the newly appointed chairwoman of the FTC and New York’s lifted COVID restrictions, before closing with Harvey Weinstein’s extradition to Los Angeles.

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Tuesday, June 15th, 2021 Jun 15, 2021

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Sami begins today's Morning Announcements with the release of convicted NSA leaker Reality Winner from federal prison. Next, we move to Mitch McConnell’s plans for future Supreme Court vacancies and the protest against West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, before wrapping with our final news story on President Biden’s upcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin.

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Monday, June 14th, 2021 Jun 14, 2021

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Sami starts the Morning Announcements with a story about a huge news bombshell involving the Trump administration and Israel’s brand new Prime Minister. Next we cover the Pulitzer Prize citation awarded to a teen who documented the murder of George Floyd, Florida’s critical race theory ban, and Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson’s ban from Youtube. Lastly, we end this news day with the world's fifth and newest Ocean.

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Friday, June 11th, 2021 Jun 11, 2021

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This Friday, Sami starts the Morning announcements with the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline. Next we cover the spike of consumer prices, another update on another (yet again) cyberattack, and why half of the pandemic's unemployment money may have been stolen from foreign criminals. Bad news aside, we wrap with Saudi Arabia to allow women to live alone without permission from male guardians and the new Barbie collection made from recycled plastic to fight ocean pollution.

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Thursday, June 10th, 2021 Jun 10, 2021

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Sami starts the Morning Announcements with Biden's first overseas trip of his presidency, then moves to the new executive order reversing Trump's administration efforts to ban TikTok and WeChat in the US. Next we cover Florida Rep. Val Deming's announcement to run for Marco Rubio's US Senate seat, Pzifer and Moderna's plan to administer vaccines to children by this fall, and Biden's reported purchase of 500 million Pzifer vaccines to share globally. Finally, we end this news day with the Russian courts declaring groups linked to Alexei Navalny as "extremist."

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