Episode Details

Today’s Headlines: This week's news includes significant events such as the 22nd anniversary of 9/11 and multiple natural disasters. In Morocco, a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck, leaving thousands injured and over 2,100 dead, with the death toll expected to rise. Hurricane Lee, originally a category 5 storm, has been downgraded to category 2 but may intensify as it moves north, potentially impacting Bermuda and the east coast. Phoenix, Arizona, experienced a record-breaking 54th day with temperatures exceeding 110 degrees Fahrenheit, marking one of the hottest years on record. In a legal development, a federal judge in Georgia rejected Mark Meadows' attempt to move his election-related case to federal court. Lastly, a convicted murderer escaped from a prison in Pennsylvania, prompting a manhunt, with a $20,000 reward for information leading to his capture.

Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:

• AP News: Moroccans sleep in the streets for 3rd night following an earthquake that took more than 2,100 lives
• Axios: Intensifying Hurricane Lee brings "dangerous surf" to southeastern U.S. 
• NPR: End may be in sight for Phoenix's historic heat wave of 110-degree-plus weather
• NY Times: Judge Denies Meadows’s Request to Move Georgia Case to Federal Court
• AP News: Escaped murderer still at large slips out of search area, steals van, tries to contact ex-co-workers 

Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz

Edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson

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