GOP Platform Released, NATO Summit Begins, Advancements In Organ Donation

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🗓️ 9 July 2024

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The Republican Party has released its Trump-inspired platform for 2024. European leaders are meeting in Washington, D.C. for the 75th NATO summit, and a new method for organ harvesting is raising legal and ethical concerns.

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0:00.0	The Republican Party platform for 2024 is now public.
0:06.4	The document promises a mass deportation, tax cuts, and speaks very carefully about abortion.
0:12.6	How does it appeal to the voters former President Trump needs in the fall?
0:15.6	I'm Steve Innskeep with Leela Foddle, and this is a first from NPR News.
0:21.6	President Biden is hosting European leaders at the NATO summit in Washington today.
0:26.5	The alliance is focused on supporting Ukraine and its war against Russia and leaders are also
0:31.6	thinking about the election in the United States.
0:34.4	And doctors have a new way to perform organ transplants for people in need of a liver, kidney, or
0:39.5	heart.
0:40.5	That would have been science fiction just a few years ago.
0:43.8	The procedure is saving lives, but it's also raising major legal and ethical issues.
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2:00.0	The Republican Party has published its platform the principles it will run on for this fall's campaign.
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