Biden Meets With Democrats, Israel Expands in the West Bank, Phoenix Heat Update

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🗓️ 4 July 2024

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President Joe Biden met with Democratic governors at the White House as they tried to manage the fallout from his bungled debate. Israel is working to expand Jewish settlements in the West Bank, and Phoenix is headed for another record-breaking year of heat-related deaths.

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0:00.0	Democratic governors met President Biden and offered assurances.
0:07.0	What we saw it in there today was a guy who is the guy that all of us believed in the first time who could beat Donald Trump and did beat Donald.
0:13.0	How does Biden persuade voters he can serve four more years?
0:16.0	I'm Leila Falden.
0:17.0	That's Steve Insky and this is a first from NPR News.
0:20.0	Israel is moving to expand Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.
0:27.0	Israelis claimed part of the region for the state.
0:30.0	It's the largest land seizure in decades.
0:32.8	Who is the cabinet minister driving the policy?
0:35.2	Also, Phoenix, Arizona is trying to improve its response to heat emergencies
0:39.7	and wants to open up more cool spaces for those who need them.
0:43.0	How much can the city do as temperatures return to triple digits?
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