Gaza Pressure On Israel, Texas Redistricting, NASA Carbon Dioxide Satellites

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🗓️ 5 August 2025

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Israel's government is considering expanding the war in Gaza despite a growing chorus of voices in Israel calling for an immediate end to the war, Texas Republicans are threatening to arrest Democratic lawmakers unless they return to the statehouse for a redistricting vote, and the Trump administration has plans to end two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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0:00.0	Israel's government is considering expanding the war in Gaza.
0:06.2	That's despite a growing chorus of voices in Israel calling for an immediate end to the war after 22 months.
0:12.1	What would be the military objective?
0:14.1	I'm Leila Faudil. That's Michelle Martin.
0:16.1	And this is up first from NPR News.
0:20.6	The governor of Texas has ordered the arrest of Democratic lawmakers who left the state
0:25.9	to avoid voting on a redistricting plan, a plan designed to give Republicans more seats
0:30.5	in the next election.
0:32.1	The governor has no authority outside a state, and Democrats say they won't succumb to threats.
0:36.6	Because it's Texas now,
0:37.5	but it's going to continue through the rest of the states. And it's going to kill our democracy.
0:41.1	And the Trump administration has plans to end two NASA satellite missions that collect valuable
0:46.1	data about carbon dioxide for scientists and farmers. Stay with us. We'll give you the news you need
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