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French Strikes, U.S. Life Expectancy Declining, Trump Rally in Texas

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🗓️ 24 March 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Strikes over French President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform plans disrupt transportation, U.S. life expectancy is declining but a group of scientists say it can still be turned around and ex-president Donald Trump kicks off his 2024 campaign with a rally.

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0:00.0

Police fired tear gas and protesters set fires as hundreds of thousands demonstrated against

0:07.8

Francis Higher Retirement age.

0:12.8

What's next in the standoff?

0:14.0

I'm Steve Innskeep with Leyla Faddle and this is up first from NPR News.

0:21.7

Americans are dying at younger ages, but people are living longer in other well-known

0:25.6

nations.

0:26.6

So Americans indeed have more floric intake than people in other countries.

0:31.6

We are more likely to own guns.

0:33.6

There's higher rates of drug abuse.

0:36.0

What's the potential for progress?

0:37.4

Also, former President Trump halts his first 2024 campaign rally in Waco, Texas.

0:43.2

Why do you pick that city?

0:44.4

Stay with us.

0:45.4

We've got the news you need to start your day.

0:55.6

We've reached the end of the week and Donald Trump has not been indicted.

0:58.8

Just so you know, we'll let you know if that changes.

1:01.1

Meanwhile, we're following plenty of news.

1:02.8

And some is from France where people continue to protest and increase in the retirement

1:07.7

age.

1:13.9

The French government says more than one million people came out to protest on Thursday.

1:18.8

Labor unions estimated three million.

1:21.6

Trains came to a halt.

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