Friday, October 4th, 2024 - Port strike ends; Student loan relief; Trump on migrants; Election fraud conviction; Tyre Nichols verdict; Tulsa massacre probe

Morning Announcements

Today’s Headlines: The U.S. dockworkers strike was called off after just three days. Workers are back on the job after a tentative agreement was reached, securing a 62% raise over six years. Negotiations will continue until January 15. In other news, a judge allowed President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program to move forward, offering relief to borrowers in several specific categories. Meanwhile, Trump said he would end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants and deport Haitian migrants and former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters was sentenced to nine years in prison for her role in a 2020 election data-breach scheme. A Memphis jury convicts three officers of witness tampering in Tyre Nichols case; only one guilty of civil rights violation. Finally, the DOJ opened its first investigation into the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, though no criminal prosecutions are expected. The focus will be on analyzing the massacre in the context of civil rights laws.

Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:

• WA Post: Longshoremen agree to suspend strike, ports reopen on East and Gulf coasts
• CNBC: Biden administration can move forward with student loan forgiveness, federal judge rules
• Politico: Trump says he will remove TPS and deport Haitian migrants in Springfield
• Politico: Trump refused to give California wildfire aid until told how many people there voted for him, ex-aide says
• AP News: Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years for voting data scheme
• NY Times: 3 Former Officers Acquitted of Most Serious Charge in Tyre Nichols’s Death
• Axios: DOJ launches first federal probe of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Bridget Schwartz and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson

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