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WSJ What’s News

Countries Battle for Doctors, Nurses Amid Global Staffing Crunch

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

News, Daily News

4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

A.M. Edition for August 1. From Australia to Zimbabwe, governments are raiding each others’ health systems in a worldwide hunt for medical workers. WSJ Africa bureau chief Gabriele Steinhauser explains who is winning and losing as staff poaching intensifies. Plus, presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis says he would consider a blanket U.S. ban on TikTok if elected. And Miami sees its first population drop in decades. Luke Vargas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Financial hopeful Ron DeSantis floats a blanket U.S. ban of Tik Tok, plus we'll go inside

0:35.1

the global battle for nurses.

0:37.1

By all accounts, it's more urgent than it has ever been, governments and hospitals

0:42.9

are increasingly sounding the alarm that they just don't have the staff to provide the

0:46.8

care that they want to give to their patients.

0:49.7

And Miami sees its first population drop in decades.

0:54.6

This Tuesday, August 1st, I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal, and here is the

0:59.4

A.M. edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

1:10.1

Donald Trump's fundraising apparatus appears to be burning through cash amid mounting legal

1:15.3

fees.

1:16.5

His Super PAC, joint fundraising committee and leadership PAC collectively spent more

1:21.7

than $100 million during the first half of the year, according to data from the Federal

1:26.9

Election Commission.

1:28.6

Wall Street Journal Washington reporter Jack Gillum has been looking at the new filings

1:32.8

and says they also show substantial financial backing behind other GOP presidential contenders.

1:39.1

These filings really show that there's no indication of narrowing, and in fact, it indicates

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