Latest in U.S. Politics; Escalation in Conflict Between Hezbollah and Israel

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🗓️ 21 September 2024

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Serious allegations against a Republican gubernatorial candidate in North Carolina and tensions in Georgia over the counting of ballots are just two of this week's top political headlines - we'll bring you the latest. Plus, Israel turned pagers and two-way radios used by Hezbollah and civilians in Lebanon into mini bombs - we'll look at what that move, plus another air strike, could mean in the context of wider regional tensions.

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0:00.0	Disturbing news about a Republican gubernatorial candidate who allegedly described himself as, quote, a black Nazi.
0:11.0	And what effect is that having in the 2024 elections?
0:14.8	I'm Scott Simon.
0:16.0	I'm Aisha Roscoe and this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.4	Shocking reporting on North Carolina's lieutenant
0:23.6	Governor Mark Robinson who Donald Trump referred to as
0:27.2	Martin Luther King on steroids.
0:29.3	How does he feel about him now?
0:30.9	Plus exploding pagers in an air strike that targeted and killed Hezbollah operatives.
0:36.2	We'll look at the latest escalations in that ongoing fight between Lebanon's Hezbollah
0:40.7	and Israeli forces, and if they point toward a widening conflict in the region.
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