Blinken In Israel, Hezbollah Leader Breaks Silence, FTX Founder Guilty

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🗓️ 3 November 2023

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in Tel Aviv today to ask Israel again to prioritize protection of innocent civilians in Gaza following a third day of deadly airstrikes on the densely populated Jabalia refugee camp. The head of the Lebanese militant group, Hezbollah, breaks his silence with a speech addressing the Israel-Hamas war. And, Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, faces up 110 years in prison for one of the biggest financial frauds on record.

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0:00.0	Secretary of State Anthony Blinken talks of seeing a Palestinian child pulled from
0:06.7	the rubble.
0:07.7	That hits me in the gut as much as seeing a child in Israel or anywhere else.
0:12.4	What does the U.S. want Israel to do?
0:14.2	I mean, Martinez with Steve Inskie, and this is up first from MPR news.
0:21.6	Allies of Hamas include Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia to Israel's north today.
0:26.0	For the first time since Israel's war on Hamas began, the group's leader gives a speech.
0:31.0	Also, the founder of the cryptocurrency company, FTX, faces up to 110 years in prison.
0:36.8	What is the verdict for Sam Bankman Freed say to crypto fraudsters?
0:40.5	Those folks should think again and cut it out.
0:43.0	And if they don't, I promise we'll have enough handcuffs for all of them.
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