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Thursday, November 2nd, 2023 - Publication Date |
- Nov 02, 2023
- Episode Duration |
- 00:05:57
Today’s Headlines: Amid ongoing fighting and bombings in Gaza, a group of injured Palestinians and foreign nationals, including some American citizens, were permitted to leave through the Rafah crossing into Egypt for medical treatment. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is traveling to Israel and Jordan for diplomatic efforts to seek a resolution to the conflict. He aims to address the violence by right-wing settlers in the West Bank and reaffirm the U.S.'s commitment to a Palestinian state. Reporters Without Borders filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court regarding the killing of journalists and the destruction of media outlets in Gaza. The ICC is already investigating actions by Israeli and Palestinian authorities since the 2014 Israel-Hamas war. A vote to expel Representative George Santos failed along party lines. Donald Trump Jr. testified in the Trump family civil fraud trial, addressing his involvement in the company. The American Cancer Society updated its guidelines, recommending annual lung cancer screenings for all current and former smokers starting at age 50, removing the previous barrier related to the time since quitting smoking.
Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:
AP News: After weeks in besieged Gaza, some foreign nationals and wounded Palestinians are allowed to leave
AP News: Blinken heads to Israel, Jordan as Gaza war and criticism of it intensifies
AP News: A media freedom group accuses Israel and Hamas of war crimes and reports deaths of 34 journalists
WA Post: Second effort to expel George Santos from House fails
CBS News: Donald Trump Jr. began testifying at the Trump fraud trial in New York
NPR: The American Cancer Society says more people should get screened for lung cancer
Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz
Edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson
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