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Friday, August 18th, 2023
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Aug 18, 2023
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Today’s Headlines: Starting with Hurricane Hilary, set to hit and potentially last through the weekend, flash flood watches cover southern California, Nevada, and Arizona. While uncertainties remain, some desert areas might experience a year's worth of rain in just days. Meanwhile, Hawaii's wildfire recovery continues with over a thousand missing and climbing death tolls. Lawsuits against Hawaii Electric liken it to California's PG&E cases. University of Pittsburgh study shows children near natural gas wells have higher lymphoma risk. The Department of the Interior allocates $150 million to bring electricity to Native American homes. In Texas, a woman threatens a judge overseeing the Trump case and faces custody. Home mortgage rates hit 7.09%, surging since 2002 due to Federal Reserve's inflation fight.
Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:
Axios: Major Hurricane Hilary reaches Category 3 intensity
Axios: Hawai'i braces for crushing wildfire death toll with estimated 1,300 missing
AP News: A Pennsylvania study suggests links between fracking and asthma, lymphoma in children
AP News: US launches program to provide electricity to more Native American homes
AP News: Texas woman accused of threatening to kill judge overseeing Trump election case and a congresswoman
NPR: Mortgage rates just hit their highest since 2002
Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz
Edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:
Axios: Major Hurricane Hilary reaches Category 3 intensity
Axios: Hawai'i braces for crushing wildfire death toll with estimated 1,300 missing
AP News: A Pennsylvania study suggests links between fracking and asthma, lymphoma in children
AP News: US launches program to provide electricity to more Native American homes
AP News: Texas woman accused of threatening to kill judge overseeing Trump election case and a congresswoman
NPR: Mortgage rates just hit their highest since 2002
Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz
Edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Aug 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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