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The 7

Friday, June 7, 2024

The 7

The Washington Post

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🗓️ 7 June 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Friday briefing: Trump’s running mate contenders; Steve Bannon; xylitol study; Pat Sajak’s last ‘Wheel of Fortune’ show; and more


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0:00.0

Experts say Israel used a US-made bomb in a deadly strike on Gaza.

0:08.3

Unusual cancers have emerged after the coronavirus pandemic and Pat Saajak is handing over his

0:15.4

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

0:19.3

Post. I'm Christina Quinn in for Hannah Jewel. It's Friday June 7th. Let's get you caught up with today's 7 stories.

0:28.0

Number 1. Weapons experts said Israel used a U.S. made bomb in a deadly strike on a UN school.

0:35.0

Yesterday Israel's strike killed dozens of people at a school in the Central Gaza Strip.

0:40.0

Israel's military said the strike targeted fighters who took part in the attacks

0:44.4

against Israel on October 7th, but the UN said the facility was also packed

0:49.5

with thousands of people displaced by the war.

0:52.8

Five weapons experts examined verified footage from the debris and identified

0:57.1

weapons fragments as U.S. made.

0:59.6

The U.S. has continued shipping offensive weapons to Israel despite growing international outrage

1:04.4

about the rising number of civilian deaths in Gaza. Donald Trump plans to claim sweeping powers to cancel federal spending.

1:20.7

That's number two.

1:22.0

Trump and his advisors have prepared an attack on the limits on presidential spending

1:26.2

authority if he's elected this November.

1:29.3

The Constitution gives control over spending to Congress, but Trump and his aides say the

1:34.0

president should have much more discretion. They believe presidents should

1:38.0

have the authority to cancel programs altogether, even if Congress funds them.

1:43.0

His aides have said that could include cuts for the World Health Organization

1:47.1

and Green Energy initiatives.

1:49.3

In other Trump news, he has narrowed down his list of potential running mates.

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