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Florida Braces For Idalia, COVID Cases Rise, Ugandan 'Aggravated Homosexuality' Case

2023/8/29
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Greg Allen: 伊达利亚飓风正逼近佛罗里达州，可能造成严重的风暴潮、强风和洪水。坦帕湾地区由于地势低洼，尤其容易受到风暴潮的影响。佛罗里达州官员正在敦促居民做好准备，并警告可能发生的停电。 德桑蒂斯州长已经回到佛罗里达州，处理飓风应对工作。他表示，在应对飓风时，应该将人民的利益放在首位，而不是政治。白宫表示，拜登总统已经批准了佛罗里达州的联邦灾难援助请求。飓风过后，佛罗里达州北部、佐治亚州和卡罗来纳州可能会出现大范围降雨和洪水。 Maria Godoy: 美国正在经历一波夏季新冠病例激增，住院人数有所增加。一些医院和学校已经恢复了口罩要求，或者至少积极鼓励人们佩戴口罩。大多数感染者病情不严重，但85岁以上人群的住院人数有所增加，这可能是由于社区传播和老年人群体疫苗接种率低导致的。 目前出现了一种新的变异株BA.2.86，其刺突蛋白发生了35个突变。尚不清楚这种新的变异株是否会像奥密克戎变异株那样导致病例大幅激增。FDA和CDC预计将在未来几周内批准新的新冠疫苗加强针。 Emmanuel Igunza: 乌干达通过了一项新的反同性恋法案，对所谓的“加重同性恋”行为处以死刑。一名20岁的男子成为首位因该罪名被指控的人。这项法案的推动者包括乌干达当地的保守团体（如教会）以及外部势力，包括美国福音派和右翼团体。国际社会的压力可能会适得其反，导致非洲国家反弹，并强化“同性恋是西方强加的”这一阴谋论。尽管该案在乌干达国内并非主要议题，但对LGBTQ+社群而言，这是一个令人不安的时刻，表明乌干达政府正在执行这项法律。

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As Hurricane Idalia approaches Florida, the state is bracing for impact. Mandatory and voluntary evacuations are underway, and residents are preparing for potential flooding, high winds, and power outages. The storm's path and potential intensity are discussed, along with the governor's response and collaboration with the federal government.
  • Mandatory and voluntary evacuations in almost a third of Florida's counties
  • Hurricane Idalia expected to rapidly intensify into an extremely dangerous major hurricane
  • Potential for significant flooding and power outages
  • Governor DeSantis's response and collaboration with President Biden

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Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia. Schools and hospitals recommend masking over rising COVID cases. And a Uganda man faces the death penalty in the country's first "aggravated homosexuality" case.*Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe) to the Up First newsletter.Today's episode of Up First was edited by Russell Lewis, Jane Greenhalgh, Michael Sullivan and Olivia Hampton. It was produced by Mansee Khurana, Claire Murashima and Chad Campbell. We get engineering support from Carleigh Strange. And our technical director is Zac Coleman.*Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)