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  • May 20, 2023
    May 20, 2023
    (00:00) - Intro
    (00:03) - US Debt Ceiling Talks Paused with No Progress Cited from Reuters
    (00:57) - G7 Summit in Japan Focuses on Unifying Front Against Russia and China from CNN
    (01:36) - Semitruck Driver Involved in Oregon Crash That Killed 7 Charged With DUI Manslaughter from NY Post
    (02:06) - What India's Decision to Scrap its 2000 Rupee Note Means for its Economy from Reuters
    3 min
  • May 19, 2023
    May 19, 2023
    (00:00) - Intro
    (00:03) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky to Travel to Japan for G7 Summit from CNN
    (00:42) - Democrats Push Back Against Work Requirements in Debt Limit Talks from The New York Times
    (01:31) - Disney Cancels $1bn Florida Campus, 2000 Jobs from The Guardian
    (02:21) - G-7 to Announce Russia Sanctions, Zelenskyy Expected to Fly to Japan from CNBC
    4 min
  • May 18, 2023
    May 18, 2023
    (00:00) - Intro
    (00:03) - South Carolina Moves Toward Near Total Abortion Ban, Virginia Becomes Outlier in South from AP News
    (00:50) - G-7 Summit in Hiroshima to Discuss Global Relations, US-China Rift and Ukraine-Russia Conflict from CNBC
    (01:38) - Donna Deegan defeats Ron DeSantis-endorsed candidate in Jacksonville mayoral race from CBS News
    (02:23) - Note Found on Body of Teenage New Mexico Shooter; 'Dynamite Lady' Among Victims from USA Today
    4 min
  • May 17, 2023
    May 17, 2023
    (00:00) - Intro
    (00:03) - Russian Missile Attack on Kyiv, Ukraine Intercepted by Ukrainian Air Defense Systems from CNN
    (00:58) - Global Heating and Climate Crisis to Lead to Record Temperatures in Next Five Years, WMO Research Finds from The Guardian
    (02:04) - Yellen Warns of Recession if US Debt Limit Impasse Not Resolved from Reuters
    (02:51) - Russia's Tactical Nuclear Arsenal in Doubt After Ukraine Missile Defence Success from The Telegraph
    (03:36) - High Rates of Persistent Chronic Pain Among US Adults Found in NIH Study from National Institutes of Health
    5 min
  • May 16, 2023
    May 16, 2023
    (00:00) - Intro
    (00:03) - Russia Launches Intense Air Raid on Kyiv, Ukraine Repels Attack from ABC
    (00:52) - EU Approves Microsoft's $69 Billion Purchase of Activision Blizzard from Washington Post
    (01:39) - Stock Sell-Off Looms if US Debt Talks Go Down to the Wire from AFR
    (02:44) - International Students Boosted UK Economy by £42bn in 2021/2: Study from The Guardian
    (03:29) - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Warns US Could Default on Obligations as Early as June 1 from CNN
    (04:02) - China's Economic Recovery Fails to Meet Expectations from Financial Times
    5 min
  • May 15, 2023
    News - May 15, 2023
    (00:00) - Intro
    (00:03) - Khartoum Region Under Bombardment as Sudan's Rivals Talk 2023 from Reuters
    (00:41) - Ukraine Captures 10 Russian Positions Near Bakhmut from The Telegraph
    (01:23) - Russia Loses 48 Artillery Systems in Ukraine in Two Days, Ammunition and Shells Storm Shadow Missiles from Newsweek
    (02:05) - G7 Leaders Target Russian Energy Trade with New Sanctions Steps from Reuters
    (02:47) - Opposition Parties Take Lead in Thai Election from The Guardian
    (03:43) - Ukraine Can Defeat Russia by End of Year with Western Help, Zelenskiy Says from The Guardian
    (04:31) - Argentina Plans New Rate Hike, More FX Intervention as Inflation Soars from Reuters
    6 min
  • May 14, 2023
    News - May 14, 2023
    (00:00) Intro
    (00:03) Turkey Votes in Pivotal Elections that Could End Erdogan's 20-Year Rule from Reuters
    (00:34) Tighter ECB Policy Could Push Up Bad Debt Levels: De Guindos from Reuters
    (01:23) Evacuations Ahead of Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar and Bangladesh from ABC News
    (02:08) Ukraine President Zelensky Announces Military Counteroffensive Against Russian Forces from CNN
    3 min

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