Friday, April 21, 2023

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🗓️ 21 April 2023

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Friday briefing: Biden prepares 2024 announcement; SpaceX Starship explodes; Alec Baldwin charges dropped; Earth Day; and more

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0:00.0	We're talking about the 2024 presidential election.
0:06.2	Also, tomorrow is Earth Day.
0:08.2	That's some of what would get to on the seven from the Washington Post.
0:11.8	I'm Jeff Pierre.
0:13.0	It's Friday, April 21st.
0:15.0	Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.
0:18.0	First up, President Biden is getting ready to announce his re-election campaign.
0:26.0	Biden's team is making plans to release an announcement video on Tuesday.
0:30.0	It would coincide with the four-year anniversary of the launch of his 2020 campaign.
0:35.0	Biden would be 86 years old at the end of his second term.
0:38.0	He's already the oldest U.S. president in history.
0:41.0	The 2024 field is still shaping up. Several Republicans have
0:46.0	announced that they're running including former President Donald Trump
0:49.1	and former UN Ambassador Nicky Haleyaly, Florida Governor Ron
0:52.8	DeSantis may also run.
0:54.7	On the Democratic side, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
0:57.6	who's known for his anti-vaccine views
0:59.8	and the self-help author Marianne Williamson have also declared.
1:03.0	Number two, the U.S. is preparing to evacuate staff from Sudan.
1:13.6	A violent power struggle broke out last week between the nation's armed forces and a power
1:18.4	military group.
1:19.8	Hundreds of civilians have been killed and thousands more have been injured.
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