Biden Cancer Diagnosis, Escalation In Gaza, Kentucky Storm Recovery

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🗓️ 19 May 2025

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The diagnosis of prostate cancer for the former president comes just days ahead of the release of a book detailing questions about his mental fitness as president. Israel's military says troops are now operating in multiple points throughout Gaza strip, in an operation dubbed Gideon's Chariots. More than two dozen people are dead in Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia after tornadoes and storms over the weekend.

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0:00.0	President Biden wants championed an effort to cut cancer deaths in half.
0:06.7	Now his office says he received his own cancer diagnosis.
0:10.5	The news comes amid a widespread discussion of his fitness during this years in office.
0:14.5	I'm Steve Inskeep with Leila Faddle, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:20.9	Israel has expanded its ground
0:22.8	offensive in Gaza in an operation
0:24.7	called Gideon's chariots forcing
0:26.7	Palestinians to flee again. Why now
0:29.0	amid ceasefire talks?
0:30.4	And recovery is underway after storms
0:32.5	killed more than two dozen people in three
0:34.7	states over the weekend. Kentucky's
0:36.8	governor says there's been an outpouring of help.
0:39.6	And to each of those individuals looking at what used to be their home that are wondering where they start.
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