Hunter Biden Charged, Israel-Hamas War, Antisemitism And Universities

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🗓️ 8 December 2023

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The Justice Department has charged President Biden's son on nine counts related to his failure to pay federal taxes. Israeli military soldiers and Hamas militants fight in urban combat. And the presidents of Harvard, MIT, and The University of Pennsylvania face backlash over comments made during a House hearing on campus antisemitism.

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0:00.0	Hunter Biden is facing new criminal charges. The Justice Department
0:06.9	indicted President Biden's son on nine counts alleging a failure to pay
0:11.0	federal taxes. Will the new indictment affect the 2024 presidential race?
0:15.3	I'm Stephen Scape with Michelle Martin,
0:17.1	and this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.5	Bombardments continue in Gaza as Israel searches for Hamas leaders responsible for the October 7th attacks.
0:28.0	And the presidents of Harvard, MIT, and the University of Pennsylvania are facing a backlash that comes after they were accused of
0:34.4	being soft on anti-Semitism during a House hearing this week.
0:37.7	It's time for new leadership.
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