Israel strikes Syria, DOGE cuts, teens turn to AI & more

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🗓️ 16 July 2025

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Israel has carried out fresh strikes on Syria’s capital and more could be coming. The Senate is voting to start debating a wide-reaching funding cuts bill. We'll look at what those cuts could mean for PBS and NPR. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired two top aides. Plus, teenagers are talking to artificial intelligence about their problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.9	I'm Krista Bow with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, July 16th.
0:41.3	Israel has carried out fresh strikes on Syria's capital, Damascus. That's according to reporting from Syrian state media,
0:44.3	with one video from a Syria TV showing the Ministry of Defense Building being hit live on air,
0:50.3	forcing the anchor to take cover.
0:55.0	Israel's defense minister shared the footage and said, quote,
0:58.0	the painful blows have begun.
1:00.0	CNN's Salma Abdelaziz explains why Israel's bombing Syria.
1:04.0	Well, the flashpoint here is the Syrian province of Swayda in the south.
1:09.0	Clashes broke out there between members of a minority group
1:12.3	called the Druze and Bedouin tribes over the weekend, leaving dozens of people dead.
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