Monday, September 11, 2023

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

Part I (00:13 - 03:52)
A Historic City Rocked by Devastating Earthquake: Marrakech Struck by 6.8 Magnitude Earthquake

• Morocco earthquake kills more than 2,000 people, survivors sleep outdoors by Reuters (Ahmed Eljechtimi and Abdulhak Balhaki)

Part II (03:52 - 20:50)
California’s Assault on the Family: Radical New Gender Bill is an Assault on Parental Rights

• Assembly Bill No. 957 by California Legislative Information
• Controversial Transgender Youth Bill by National Review (Ari Blaff)
• District Can’t Notify Parents if their Child Identifies as Transgender by New York Times (Anna Betts)

Part III (20:50 - 27:15)
Prison Break: What Recent Breakdowns of Prison Security in the UK and the U.S. Teach About the Depravity (and Ingenuity) of the Human Heart

• Daniel Khalife: First sighting of escaped prisoner investigated by BBC News (James Gregory)
• Murder Suspect Is Missing After Escape From D.C. Hospital by New York Times (Christine Hauser)
• Manhunt Persists as Escaped Pennsylvania Convict Danelo Cavalcante Slips Past Police Perimeter by Wall Street Journal (Ginger Adams Otis)
• Tower Officer Who Missed Danelo Cavalcante’s Prison Break Fired by Wall Street Journal (Ginger Adams Otis)

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