12 PM ET: Biden-Trump debates set, inflation cools, small dog wins big & more

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🗓️ 15 May 2024

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President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have both accepted a debate invitations from CNN and ABC. The latest inflation report shows slight improvement, offering hope to Americans grappling with soaring prices. Secretary of State Antony Blinken leaves Ukraine pledging full US support amid Russia’s latest advances. Wildfires ravage Canada, spreading smoke into the US. And, we’ll tell you who won best in show at the Westminster Dog Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Head to Net Suite.com
0:01.4	slash Briefing Now for their one-of-a-kind flexible financing program.
0:05.1	Hey there, from CNN, I'm Krista Boe with the five things you need to know
0:10.2	for Wednesday, May 15th.
0:12.2	Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 15th.
0:13.1	Mark your calendars for Thursday, June 27th.
0:16.1	President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump
0:18.4	have both accepted CNN's invitation for a debate.
0:22.0	They've also agreed to ABC's debate on September 10th.
0:25.2	This comes after the two 2024 candidates went back and forth all morning.
0:29.7	Biden issued a challenge to Trump earlier today and made a dig about the former president's day off from his criminal trial.
0:36.0	Now he's acting like he wants to debate me again.
0:38.0	Well, make my day, pal. I'll even do it twice.
0:42.0	So let's pick the dates,. I hear you're free on
0:44.5	Wednesdays. And Trump says he's up for the challenge. Take a listen to what he
0:48.2	told the Hugh Hewitt radio show this morning. I've accepted the two, 100
0:52.2	percent, but I think they should be more than two.
0:54.8	The Biden campaign announced earlier today that he wouldn't take part in the fall events
0:58.8	organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates.
1:01.8	They said the spectacle of the traditional debate
1:03.8	structure is out of touch with what voters want. Plus most of them could make up
1:08.0	their mind by then with early voting. If these debates are anything like the
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