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Today's headlines: The Manhattan grand jury that’s been hearing the case of Trump’s 2016 hush money payment to Stormy Daniels voted yesterday for an indictment, meaning that Trump will be arrested on criminal charges. The board members who DeSantis had just appointed to oversee the districts of Disney World have taken their seats, only to discover that Disney’s lawyers had modified the district’s rules to render the board effectively powerless. California governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation that established a first-in-the-nation task force to determine what potential reparations the state should pay to the Black community. Finally for today, The jury in Gwyneth Paltrow’s trial has found her not at fault in the ski collision with retired optometrist Terry Sanderson.
Resources/Articles mentioned this episode:
AP News: Donald Trump indicted; expected to surrender next week
Washington Post: DeSantis, possible Trump rival, says he won’t assist in extradition
Orlando Sentinel: DeSantis’ Reedy Creek board says Disney stripped its power
AP News: California reparations amount, if any, left to politicians
NBC: Gwyneth Paltrow not at fault in ski crash trial, jury decides
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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