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CNN 5 Things

12 PM ET: Federal workers fear Musk, US-China prisoner swap, AI granny & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Displaced civilians are starting to return to their homes in Israel and Lebanon hours into a 60-day ceasefire. Elon Musk has publicized the names of some government employees he wants to cut, which is terrifying some federal workers. The US and China conducted a prisoner swap. A space satellite is searching for methane leaks. Plus, we'll tell you how an AI granny is combatting phone scams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.7

Hey there from CNN. I'm Chris DeBo with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, November 27th.

0:34.3

The 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah is in effect.

0:38.3

So while troops from both sides retreat, many displaced civilians in Lebanon and Israel

0:43.3

prepare to return to their homes that have been turned to rubble.

0:47.3

CNN's Jeremy Diamond is in northern Israel, where residents there are holding their breath about the ceasefire.

0:53.3

They don't believe that it is actually truly making them safer.

0:56.9

That's because they fear that this threat of anti-tank missiles still very much exists,

1:02.4

that Hezbollah will be able to come back, re-infiltrate southern Lebanon,

1:07.0

and ultimately pose a threat to these communities once again.

1:10.2

The Israeli government insists that it will act unilaterally against Hezbollah.

1:14.7

Should Hezbollah violate that ceasefire?

1:17.5

But we are just hours into it.

1:19.1

And for now, this fragile peace has a lot of tests to endure.

1:23.5

Yvonne Musk has been pretty upfront about wanting to cut government jobs, as he gets ready to leave the Department of Government Efficiency,

1:31.3

or Doge for short.

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