Monday, October 31st, 2022

Morning Announcements

Today's headlines: Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi was attacked inside their San Francisco home at 2:30am on Friday morning; Elon Musk tweeted an unfounded conspiracy theory about the attack. Saudi billionaires are the ‘second largest investors’ in Twitter after Musk’s takeover. According to data from the University of Florida's U.S. Elections Project, 20 million people have already voted in this year's election. A recent study found that homicide is the leading cause of death among pregnant women. Finally for today, SCOTUS is hearing challenges to affirmative action policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina this week.

Resources/Articles mentioned this episode:

• CNN: CNN Exclusive: Suspect in Paul Pelosi attack had bag with zip ties, source says
• Aljazeera: Saudis ‘second largest investors’ in Twitter after Musk takeover
• Washington Post: Racist tweets quickly surface after Musk closes Twitter deal
• CNBC: GM temporarily suspends advertising on Twitter following Elon Musk takeover
• Newsweek: Elon Musk Will Have to Pay More Than $200m to Three Fired Twitter Execs
• ABC: Early vote count surpasses ordinary midterm turnout
• The Hill: US faces election worker shortage ahead of midterms due to rise in threats
• NPR: Group can monitor Arizona ballot drop boxes, a U.S. judge has ruled
• GMA: Homicide is leading cause of death for pregnant women in US, study finds
• NY Times: In Clash Over Affirmative Action, Both Sides Invoke Brown v. Board of Education

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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