How politics divide an Arab American family in Michigan

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🗓️ 10 October 2024

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We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey at wbur.org/survey. Florida is cleaning up after Hurricane Milton blew through the state, leaving millions without power. NPR's Greg Allen and Florida resident Tricia Rand join us to explain the impact of the storm. And, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule requiring all lead pipes to be replaced in a decade. Federal officials say it will improve public health. EPA Administrator Michael Regan joins us. Then, longtime Palestinian rights activists, Huwaida Arraf and Adam Shapiro, live in Michigan. Many Arab Americans there are divided on whether to vote for Democrat Kamala Harris or for a third-party candidate in the 2024 election. Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes reports from Michigan.

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0:37.0	Anywhere you go in the United States, there's some kind of endemic nature threat depending on where you go, and it's a matter of whether you want to of We're starting to get an idea of the damage from Milton and we'll hear what it was like to ride
0:55.0	out the storm in Florida.
0:57.2	It's Thursday, October 10th and this is here and now any time.
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1:04.0	Today on the show, the head of the EPA on plans to rip out millions of miles of lead pipes over the next 10 years.
1:17.0	Also, US support for Israel's war in Gaza is dividing one Michigan family one month before the election.
1:25.0	I don't think the Democrats have earned my vote because of their policies.
1:28.6	I have no doubt that Donald Trump would make things worse.
1:32.2	But first, Hurricane Milton tore across Florida last night.
1:36.6	The storm was fast and fierce, knocking out power
1:40.1	to millions of people and spawning tornadoes that killed at least four.
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