Episode Details

Today's headlines: Today is the final day of voting in the Georgia senate runoff race between current democratic senator Raphael Warnock and abortion provider Herschel Walker. A Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples is arguing before the Supreme Court that a ruling against her would force artists to do work that’s against their beliefs. Approximately forty-thousand residents in Moore County, North Carolina have been without power since Sunday. A new report from the National Association of Real Estate Brokers has new data on persistent discrimination against Black Americans in the home buying industry. Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox for 1.6 billion dollars. Finally for today, Vladimir Putin has signed a law banning any expressions of LGBTQ identity in public.

Resources/Articles mentioned this episode:

• Washington Post: When to expect results from Georgia’s Senate runoff
• AP News: Justices spar in latest clash of religion and gay rights
• AP News: North Carolina blackouts caused by shootings could last days
• NY Times: Discrimination Seeps Into Every Aspect of Home Buying for Black Americans
• Washington Post: Rupert Murdoch to be deposed in $1.6 billion defamation case against Fox
• NY Times: Putin Signs Law Banning Expressions of L.G.B.T.Q. Identity in Public

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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