1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,294 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Muma Mea podcast. Mumma Mea acknowledges 2 00:00:15,334 --> 00:00:18,174 Speaker 1: the traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast 3 00:00:18,214 --> 00:00:23,854 Speaker 1: is recorded on Hi. I'm Isabella Ross from Mumma MEA's 4 00:00:23,934 --> 00:00:26,574 Speaker 1: daily news podcast, The Quickie. Here's what's happening in the 5 00:00:26,614 --> 00:00:30,654 Speaker 1: news Today, Tuesday, August twenty seventh, The campaigns of US 6 00:00:30,734 --> 00:00:34,014 Speaker 1: Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are 7 00:00:34,134 --> 00:00:37,254 Speaker 1: arguing in advance of their high stake September tenth debate. 8 00:00:37,894 --> 00:00:41,014 Speaker 1: The squabbling over whether microphones should be muted except for 9 00:00:41,054 --> 00:00:43,854 Speaker 1: the candidate whose turn it is to speak. Both Harris 10 00:00:43,894 --> 00:00:46,454 Speaker 1: and Trump are under pressure to deliver a strong performance 11 00:00:46,494 --> 00:00:49,934 Speaker 1: next month in Philadelphia. The first debate during this campaign 12 00:00:50,054 --> 00:00:53,134 Speaker 1: led to President Joe Biden's departure from the race. Trump 13 00:00:53,214 --> 00:00:55,614 Speaker 1: on Sunday night raised the possibility that he might not 14 00:00:55,654 --> 00:00:58,294 Speaker 1: show up for the ABC debate, accusing them of being 15 00:00:58,334 --> 00:01:01,574 Speaker 1: Trump haters. Both sides are accusing the other of gaining 16 00:01:01,574 --> 00:01:05,614 Speaker 1: the system to protect their candidate. Prosecutors in Italy have 17 00:01:05,734 --> 00:01:08,454 Speaker 1: investigated the captain of a super yacht that sank during 18 00:01:08,454 --> 00:01:11,934 Speaker 1: a storm off Sicily. The vessel sank last week, killing 19 00:01:11,934 --> 00:01:15,254 Speaker 1: seven people, including the primary charter guest Mike Lynch, a 20 00:01:15,374 --> 00:01:19,054 Speaker 1: UK tech mogul billionaire. Captain James Cutfield, a fifty one 21 00:01:19,094 --> 00:01:21,974 Speaker 1: year old New Zealand citizen, is being investigated for possible 22 00:01:22,014 --> 00:01:25,494 Speaker 1: manslaughter and cuppable shipwreck. The crew were saved except for 23 00:01:25,534 --> 00:01:27,894 Speaker 1: the chef, while six passengers were trapped in the hull. 24 00:01:28,374 --> 00:01:31,894 Speaker 1: Investigators are focusing on how a sailing vessel deemed unsinkable 25 00:01:31,934 --> 00:01:36,134 Speaker 1: by its manufacturer sank while a nearby sailboat remained largely unscathed. 26 00:01:37,414 --> 00:01:40,374 Speaker 1: Women in Afghanistan have been banned from looking directly at 27 00:01:40,414 --> 00:01:42,374 Speaker 1: a man they are not related to as part of 28 00:01:42,374 --> 00:01:45,134 Speaker 1: a series of strict new laws imposed by the Taliban. 29 00:01:45,734 --> 00:01:48,374 Speaker 1: The new vice and Virtue laws also ban women from 30 00:01:48,374 --> 00:01:51,374 Speaker 1: speaking in public and showing their faces. Women are not 31 00:01:51,414 --> 00:01:54,174 Speaker 1: allowed to be heard reading or singing, even from within 32 00:01:54,214 --> 00:01:57,054 Speaker 1: their homes. The new laws are aimed at preventing women 33 00:01:57,094 --> 00:02:00,294 Speaker 1: from quote unquote tempting men and were slammed around the world, 34 00:02:00,334 --> 00:02:03,254 Speaker 1: but the Taliban hit back at the criticism. A Taliban 35 00:02:03,294 --> 00:02:07,334 Speaker 1: spokesman responded by saying that rejecting the legislation without understanding 36 00:02:07,374 --> 00:02:11,374 Speaker 1: Islamic law showed arrogance. Lastly, the mother and sister of 37 00:02:11,414 --> 00:02:14,574 Speaker 1: pop superstar Mariah Carey have died in a tragic turn 38 00:02:14,574 --> 00:02:16,894 Speaker 1: of events. The pair is said to have died on 39 00:02:16,974 --> 00:02:19,414 Speaker 1: the same day, although the causes of death are not 40 00:02:19,494 --> 00:02:22,534 Speaker 1: yet known. In a statement, Carey said she was caring 41 00:02:22,574 --> 00:02:24,774 Speaker 1: for her mother in the final week of her life. 42 00:02:25,014 --> 00:02:27,654 Speaker 1: In twenty twenty, the pop singer wrote about the complicated 43 00:02:27,734 --> 00:02:30,214 Speaker 1: nature of the relationship she had with her mother in 44 00:02:30,254 --> 00:02:33,534 Speaker 1: her memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey. Her relationship with 45 00:02:33,574 --> 00:02:37,174 Speaker 1: sister Allison also appeared to be complex, her sister previously 46 00:02:37,214 --> 00:02:40,534 Speaker 1: speaking about her challenges with addiction. In the memoir, Carrie 47 00:02:40,574 --> 00:02:43,574 Speaker 1: described it as emotionally and physically safer for her not 48 00:02:43,654 --> 00:02:46,534 Speaker 1: to have any contact with Allison or her brother Morgan. 49 00:02:47,094 --> 00:02:50,614 Speaker 1: That's your Evening News Headlines. In tomorrow's episode, we unpack 50 00:02:50,654 --> 00:02:54,294 Speaker 1: the quake situation that shook Australia this week. Between Friday 51 00:02:54,334 --> 00:02:57,374 Speaker 1: and Monday, there were several major earthquakes across the country. 52 00:02:57,854 --> 00:03:01,054 Speaker 1: It has raised questions about how much Australia's mining companies 53 00:03:01,054 --> 00:03:04,294 Speaker 1: are contributing to the seismic activity. Check out the Quickie 54 00:03:04,414 --> 00:03:10,374 Speaker 1: wherever you get your podcasts.