Episode Details

Today's headlines: Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s office announced that the grand jury will be going on hiatus until late April. Following the shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, which is the 130th this year, President Biden is renewing his call on Congress to pass a ban on assault weapons. The Senate voted to repeal the resolution from 2002 that gave President Bush the authority to invade Iraq on the pretense of the false claim that Saddam Hussein was stockpiling weapons of mass destruction. The FDA announced that the overdose drug Narcan will soon be available to buy over the counter without a prescription. Elon Musk is reportedly valuing the company at $20 billion dollars, which is less than half of the $44 billion that he paid for it. Finally for today, an elementary school in Waukesha Wisconsin has banned a first grade class from performing a Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton duet of the song Rainbowland as it “could be perceived as controversial.” 

Resources/Articles mentioned this episode:

• Washington Post: N.Y. grand jury not expected to hear evidence in Trump case until at least late April
• NPR: President Biden pushes for assault weapons ban, but GOP leaders remain opposed
• AP News: Senate votes to repeal Iraq War approval many see as mistake
• NPR: The FDA approves the overdose-reversing drug Narcan for over-the-counter sales
• Verge: Elon Musk now says Twitter is worth $20 billion, or less than half of what he paid
• NPR: Wisconsin school bans Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton duet from class concert

Host: Sami Sage

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

Original Music and Editing by Brandon Lee Bjornson

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