Episode Details

Today’s Headlines: Over the weekend, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the former friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin and head of the Wagner Group mercenary army, attempted a coup against Putin but eventually agreed to retreat to Belarus. The Department of Veteran Affairs analysis revealed that Black veterans were more likely to be denied disability benefits compared to their white counterparts. The US Coast Guard is leading an investigation into the implosion of the OceanGate submersible to enhance safety recommendations. The House Freedom Caucus discussed potentially removing Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from the caucus. The I-95 highway near Philadelphia has reopened after a deadly truck fire.

Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:

• WA Post: Officials question whether truce will hold in Kremlin, Wagner standoff 
• Axios: VA denied Black veterans health benefits more often than white vets, data shows 
• Axios: U.S. Coast Guard leading investigation into cause of sub implosion 
• Politico: House Freedom Caucus faces an internal purge push 
• CNN: How a collapsed section of I-95 reopened in just 12 days 

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

Edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson

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