need2know-afternoon-edition-102022

Let's start with the wraparound of today's need to know headlines. Ukraine, Ukrainians turned off their kitchen appliances and wrapped themselves in blankets to keep warm as the country was forced to schedule energy blackouts due to Russia's latest missile strikes, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelinski, holding an emergency meeting with top officials about the crisis. Russia's latest attacks hit power facility creating further power complications. In Ukraine towns and cities were requested to restrict power supplies and limit electricity. New research reveals a link between Covid 19 and an increase in pregnancy deaths here in the U. S. A new report by the U. S. Government accountability office shows pregnancy deaths have increased by 80% since 2021 of the over 1100 pregnancy Related deaths. Last year, nearly 25% of them highlighted COVID-19 as a factor. The increase in deaths disproportionately affects black and Hispanic women. The study adds the virus could also be linked to an increase in postpartum depression. Winter is just around the corner, but families are dreading the bitter temperatures as energy costs, soar and fuel supplies drop. The Department of Energy is projecting a jump in prices for home heating compared to last winter. The National Energy Assistance Directors Association believes energy costs will be the highest and more than a decade. This go around the situation is more harsh in europe as Russia has largely cut off gas supplies to the continent, europe is rolling out relief programs, help electricity and natural gas markets in some space news. The James webb telescope keeps stretching beyond the stars. Nasa's telescope captures even more details on our of our universe. This time focusing on the pillars of creation which are clusters of dust and newly formed stars shaped like giant towers. The pillars are about 6500 light years from earth. The last time they were captured was by the Hubble telescope and that was back in 1995. And we wanna wish sports fans a very happy sports equinox today is the 27th time in history that the big four leagues, the NFL, the NBA NHL and MLB are all playing on the same day, thursday night football has helped make this occasion much more frequent in recent years. There was a 16 year period where this did not happen between 1985 and 2001. The first sports equinox was on sunday october 17th back in 1971. But again because of thursday night football, this is the sixth time it's happened just since 2020 turning now to what you need in the world of politics, Liz Truss is resigning as Prime Minister of the UK just six weeks after she was appointed. I recognize though, given the situation I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party, I have therefore spoken to his majesty the king to notify him that I am resigning as leader of the Conservative Party. Her short term as U. K. Prime Minister did go start off with a Rocky start following a failed tax cutting budget which rattled financial markets and divided her Conservative Party. Speaking outside outside Downing Street Trust saying she could not deliver promises she made when running for office. She will be the shortest serving prime minister in history. An election for a new prime minister is expected to be completed within the next week. Trust remains as prime minister until a successor is chosen California. Federal judge claims former president trump knowingly pushed false voter claims to undermine the 2020 election results. The judge writing that new emails revealed trump continued to push the notion of voter fraud despite knowing the specific numbers of faith votes were false. The judge says despite this knowledge trump and his attorneys went on to file a federal lawsuit citing those false figures. The judge adding the emails are enough evidence to support a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States President biden is keeping a low profile on the campaign trail ahead of the midterms which may be a reflection of his low approval ratings. The president has not held a campaign rally since before Labor Day. However, as the current president will be attending hitting the trail, a former president will Barack Obama's office announcing he will headline at least four major rallies leading up to election