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The 7

Friday, December 27, 2024

The 7

The Washington Post

Daily News, News

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Friday briefing: Israeli strikes on Yemen; Trump’s economic policies; Kazakhstan plane crash; California storms; Hudson Meek; and more


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0:00.0

Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a plane crash.

0:06.8

Teenage actor Hudson Meek has died.

0:09.7

And a stress delivery driver ditched 80 packages before Christmas.

0:14.6

That's some of what we'll get to on the seven from the Washington Post.

0:17.8

I'm Reni Sarnovsky in for Hannah Jewell.

0:20.0

It's Friday, December 27th. Let's get you

0:22.4

caught up with today's seven stories.

0:27.8

Number one. Israel struck multiple targets across Yemen yesterday. One target was the country's

0:34.9

largest airport in the capital city of Sana.

0:38.4

The airport was hit just as the head of the World Health Organization was about to board a flight there.

0:43.9

Tadras adhanem Gibriessus was unharmed, but the attack killed at least three people at the airport.

0:50.1

Overall, at least six people were killed and 40 injured in the Israeli strikes on infrastructure in Yemen yesterday.

0:56.7

And siren sounded across Israel this morning, as a missile sent from Yemen was intercepted.

1:02.3

United Nations Chief Antonio Gutierrez has called on Israel and militants in Yemen to cease their military actions and use restraint.

1:17.1

Thank you. to cease their military actions and use restraint. Low-income voters hope Donald Trump doesn't slash their benefits. That's number two.

1:22.9

In last month's presidential election, 50% of voters from families with an income of less than $50,000 a year

1:29.1

cast their ballots for Trump. That's compared with 48% for Vice President Kamala Harris.

1:35.0

Now, low-income Americans who voted for Trump say they are counting on him to keep their

1:39.5

benefits intact. But that might be tricky. Trump's advisors are calling on him to make big cuts to federal

1:45.6

spending. Elon Musk and Vivek Rameswamy have said they want to trim $2 trillion from the government's

1:51.5

annual budget as part of their Doge group. Some experts say that could only happen by slashing

1:57.1

entitlement programs. The Post spoke with residents in the Pennsylvania City of Newcastle, where more than one

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