1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,414 Speaker 1: You're listing to Amma mia podcast. Mamma Mea acknowledges the 2 00:00:15,454 --> 00:00:18,334 Speaker 1: traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast is 3 00:00:18,374 --> 00:00:24,694 Speaker 1: recorded on. Hey, I'm Taylor Strano. This is Mamma MEA's 4 00:00:24,734 --> 00:00:28,614 Speaker 1: twice daily news podcast, The Quickie with Your Headlines for Tuesday, 5 00:00:28,694 --> 00:00:34,014 Speaker 1: December seventeen. Australia has recorded its deadliest month on roads 6 00:00:34,054 --> 00:00:36,854 Speaker 1: in almost seven years, despite a goal to half the 7 00:00:36,934 --> 00:00:40,054 Speaker 1: number of people killed in cars by twenty thirty, the 8 00:00:40,094 --> 00:00:43,014 Speaker 1: one hundred and twenty nine deaths on Australian roads in 9 00:00:43,094 --> 00:00:47,134 Speaker 1: November was the deadliest month since December twenty seventeen, when 10 00:00:47,134 --> 00:00:50,334 Speaker 1: one hundred and thirty people were killed. In the twelve 11 00:00:50,414 --> 00:00:53,694 Speaker 1: month period to the end of November, oney three hundred 12 00:00:53,734 --> 00:00:56,854 Speaker 1: and eighteen people have been killed on our roads. Despite 13 00:00:56,854 --> 00:00:59,454 Speaker 1: attempts to halve the number of deaths by twenty thirty 14 00:00:59,814 --> 00:01:04,854 Speaker 1: compared to the twenty eighteen twenty baseline, Australian Automobile Association 15 00:01:05,014 --> 00:01:09,014 Speaker 1: Managing Director Michael Bradley says road safety interventions are failing 16 00:01:09,134 --> 00:01:12,894 Speaker 1: because a lack of data sharing and analysis. The November 17 00:01:12,934 --> 00:01:15,694 Speaker 1: death toll served as a reminder of more traffic during 18 00:01:15,734 --> 00:01:18,734 Speaker 1: the summer holiday period. Looking at the states, the Northern 19 00:01:18,814 --> 00:01:21,774 Speaker 1: Territory death toll more than doubled in the last twelve months, 20 00:01:21,854 --> 00:01:26,214 Speaker 1: jumping from twenty nine fatalities two fifty nine. Queensland followed 21 00:01:26,214 --> 00:01:29,094 Speaker 1: with an additional twenty four debts, while New South Wales 22 00:01:29,134 --> 00:01:31,894 Speaker 1: had three hundred and fifty people killed on its roads, 23 00:01:32,014 --> 00:01:36,054 Speaker 1: an increase of fifteen deaths over the previous period. South 24 00:01:36,094 --> 00:01:40,414 Speaker 1: Australia was the only state which recorded fewer debts. President 25 00:01:40,454 --> 00:01:43,454 Speaker 1: Alec Donald Trump's bid to have his hush money conviction 26 00:01:43,574 --> 00:01:47,494 Speaker 1: dismissed has been rejected Manhattan Judge one and Merchant on 27 00:01:47,614 --> 00:01:51,254 Speaker 1: Monday's Night, Trump's request, citing the US Supreme Court's recent 28 00:01:51,374 --> 00:01:55,574 Speaker 1: ruling on presidential immunity. In May, a jury convicted Trump 29 00:01:55,654 --> 00:01:58,894 Speaker 1: of thirty four counts of falsifying business records to the 30 00:01:58,934 --> 00:02:02,174 Speaker 1: tune of two hundred and four thousand Australian dollars in 31 00:02:02,294 --> 00:02:06,054 Speaker 1: hush money payments to adult entertainment star Stormy Daniels. Back 32 00:02:06,054 --> 00:02:09,254 Speaker 1: in twenty sixteen, a month after the verdict, the Supreme 33 00:02:09,254 --> 00:02:13,374 Speaker 1: Court ruled ex presidents could not be prosecuted for official acts, 34 00:02:13,374 --> 00:02:16,854 Speaker 1: including actions taken while running the country. It's a ruling 35 00:02:16,934 --> 00:02:20,054 Speaker 1: Trump's lawyer trying to argue to have the case thrown out, 36 00:02:20,294 --> 00:02:24,614 Speaker 1: claiming the jury received improper evidence, including his presidential financial 37 00:02:24,654 --> 00:02:29,214 Speaker 1: Disclosure Form, White House aid testimony, and other evidence associated 38 00:02:29,254 --> 00:02:33,294 Speaker 1: with his time in office. Prosecutors have rejected the argument, 39 00:02:33,374 --> 00:02:36,574 Speaker 1: saying the evidence in question doesn't make up the whole story. 40 00:02:36,934 --> 00:02:41,454 Speaker 1: The case's overall future remains unclear. TikTok has asked the 41 00:02:41,574 --> 00:02:44,174 Speaker 1: U s. Supreme Court to step in on an emergency 42 00:02:44,214 --> 00:02:47,414 Speaker 1: basis to block the federal law banning the popular platform 43 00:02:47,494 --> 00:02:50,534 Speaker 1: in the United States. Earlier this year, it was announced 44 00:02:50,574 --> 00:02:53,734 Speaker 1: that China based pairing company of TikTok, byte Dance, would 45 00:02:53,774 --> 00:02:56,854 Speaker 1: be banned from operating in the US unless it agreed 46 00:02:56,934 --> 00:03:00,414 Speaker 1: to sell the social media platform. Lawyers for byte Dance 47 00:03:00,494 --> 00:03:03,614 Speaker 1: on Monday urged the justices to step in before the 48 00:03:03,694 --> 00:03:07,694 Speaker 1: law's January nineteenth deadline. A similar plea was expected from 49 00:03:07,734 --> 00:03:10,734 Speaker 1: content creators who rely on the platform for income and 50 00:03:10,814 --> 00:03:13,734 Speaker 1: some of TikTok's more than one hundred and seventy million 51 00:03:13,894 --> 00:03:17,494 Speaker 1: users in the US. President alec Donald Trump, who once 52 00:03:17,494 --> 00:03:20,374 Speaker 1: supported a ban but then pledged during his campaign to 53 00:03:20,414 --> 00:03:23,974 Speaker 1: the White House to save TikTok, says his administration will 54 00:03:24,014 --> 00:03:27,294 Speaker 1: look into the situation. The case could attract the Supreme 55 00:03:27,334 --> 00:03:30,654 Speaker 1: Court's interest because it pits free speech rights against the 56 00:03:30,694 --> 00:03:35,294 Speaker 1: government stated aims of protecting national security. The request first 57 00:03:35,294 --> 00:03:38,854 Speaker 1: goes to Chief Justice John Roberts, who oversees emergency appeals 58 00:03:38,854 --> 00:03:42,174 Speaker 1: from courts in the nation's capital. It's most likely he'll 59 00:03:42,174 --> 00:03:46,374 Speaker 1: seek input from all nine justices. With the court ordered freeze, 60 00:03:46,414 --> 00:03:50,374 Speaker 1: the law will take effect on January nineteen, exposing app 61 00:03:50,414 --> 00:03:54,334 Speaker 1: stores offering TikTok and internet hosting services that support it. 62 00:03:54,454 --> 00:03:59,054 Speaker 1: Two potential fines and someone check on the eldest daughters 63 00:03:59,094 --> 00:04:02,614 Speaker 1: this holiday period. A new study has found in certain instances, 64 00:04:02,774 --> 00:04:07,334 Speaker 1: firstborn daughters mature earlier, meaning they help raise their younger siblings. 65 00:04:07,614 --> 00:04:11,014 Speaker 1: Turns out, elder's daughter syndrome, a psychology term used to 66 00:04:11,014 --> 00:04:13,814 Speaker 1: describe the plight of a firstborn daughter and all her 67 00:04:13,934 --> 00:04:18,454 Speaker 1: organizational and caregiving traits, is true. According to research from 68 00:04:18,534 --> 00:04:22,294 Speaker 1: a University of California team, there's a correlation between early 69 00:04:22,334 --> 00:04:26,174 Speaker 1: signs of adrenal puberty in firstborn daughters and their mothers 70 00:04:26,214 --> 00:04:30,494 Speaker 1: having experienced higher levels of prenatal stress. Research co author 71 00:04:30,534 --> 00:04:33,814 Speaker 1: Jennifer Hahn Holbrook says when times are tough and mothers 72 00:04:33,854 --> 00:04:37,254 Speaker 1: are stressed in pregnancy. It's in the mother's adaptive best 73 00:04:37,294 --> 00:04:40,574 Speaker 1: interest for her daughter to socially mature at a quicker pace. 74 00:04:41,094 --> 00:04:44,774 Speaker 1: That's your latest news headlines. On tomorrow's episode of The Quiki, 75 00:04:44,934 --> 00:04:47,854 Speaker 1: have you ever heard of kin keeping? We'll find out why. 76 00:04:47,894 --> 00:04:51,254 Speaker 1: It's the Christmas time mental load. Nobody warned us about 77 00:04:51,654 --> 00:04:54,254 Speaker 1: Listen to The Quickie wherever you get your podcasts.