Israel Government Upheaval, Deadly Mississippi Tornado, Pras Michel Trial

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🗓️ 27 March 2023

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Mass protests spread across Israel after defense minister Yoav Gallant was sacked, Mississippi cleans up after a devastating tornado kills more than two dozen people and jury selection begins in the federal trial of Fugees founding member Pras Michel.

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0:00.0	Protests spread across Israel.
0:04.6	Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to control the appointment of judges and
0:12.5	overrides Supreme Court decisions.
0:14.4	I'm Michelle Martin with A Martina's and this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.4	At least 25 lives lost and many homes destroyed.
0:25.2	Lord, just help me make it through another day.
0:28.2	That's all I got.
0:29.2	The Mississippi Delta counts its losses and begins the slow process of rebuilding after
0:33.8	a devastating tornado in the flatlands.
0:36.2	A member of the hip hop group Fouji's is on trial.
0:39.0	Prosthme Shell could face 22 years in prison if convicted of defrauding the US government
0:43.7	and acting as an unregistered agent of China.
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1:17.3	Israelis are bracing for a day that could determine the future of their country.
1:21.6	Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister over the weekend.
1:30.2	Yoav Galan had said protests against the Netanyahu government's judicial overhaul had spread
1:35.0	inside the military, causing a threat to national security.
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