Israel-Gaza Latest, EU Elections Results, Hunter Biden Trial

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🗓️ 10 June 2024

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in the Middle East to push president Biden's ceasefire deal amid international outrage over Israel's mission that rescued four hostages and killed more than 270 Palestinians in Gaza. European election results are in, and some of the biggest countries in the EU are swinging to the right. Also, Hunter Biden's defense will present their case as the felony gun trial of the president's son continues.

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0:00.0	Hey Rob. Hey Michelle. Hi, good morning. How you doing? Let's see what time is it there where you are?
0:06.2	1046 in the morning. Oh much more reasonable time than where you're at.
0:10.4	Slacker! Slacker! I am a slacker. I feel like you should have gotten up just in solidarity.
0:15.2	That's what I would have done. You're way more committed than I am.
0:20.3	The US is making a diplomatic push to save a ceasefire deal after Israel's heavy-handed
0:29.2	hostage rescue mission left hundreds dead in Gaza.
0:32.1	But why did one of Israel's war cabinet ministers resigned?
0:35.0	I'm Rob Schmitz, that's Michelle Martin, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:40.0	People across 27 European nations voted in the parliamentary elections.
0:47.0	We will build a bastion against the extremes from the left and from the right.
0:53.8	We will stop them.
0:55.8	Why are some of the biggest countries in Europe swinging to the right?
0:58.8	And Hunter Biden's defense team will present their case today
1:01.8	as the trial of the president's son on gun charges continues.
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