Dockworker Strike Suspended, Harris' October Surprises, Tyre Nichols Case

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🗓️ 4 October 2024

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The strike by dockworkers on the East and Gulf Coasts is suspended, after the two sides reached a tentative agreement on wages. The Harris campaign tries to show it's on top of October surprises. A federal jury in Memphis convicts three ex-police officers in the beating death of Tyre Nichols.

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0:00.0	Doc workers have a promise of a 62% raise a tentative agreement ends a strike that threatened to jam of commerce.
0:09.0	But the deal leaves some questions unanswered.
0:11.0	What does the agreement say about replacing people with
0:14.2	machines? I'm E Martinez with Steve Innskye and this is a first from NPR News.
0:18.7	People in politics talk of an October surprise an event that changes the election at the end
0:26.0	Vice President Harris faces two Hurricane Helene and the escalating war in the Middle East.
0:30.5	It's a great opportunity for her to demonstrate leadership.
0:33.6	How is the Harris campaign navigating the challenge?
0:35.9	Also, why did a federal jury say police were not guilty of violating the civil rights
0:40.4	of Tyree Nichols?
0:41.8	The verdict cleared three former Memphis cops on some charges
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