Lebanon-Israel Border Escalation, Southern Baptist Convention, Siri's AI Upgrade

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🗓️ 11 June 2024

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Cross border attacks between Israel and Lebanon are intensifying as Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Israeli leaders to push for a ceasefire deal in Gaza. The country's largest Protestant group gathers for its annual meeting. The Southern Baptist convention will vote on a number of key issues including banning women pastors and IVF fertility among other issues churches are facing. And, Siri is getting an AI upgrade after Apple announced a deal with ChatGPT.

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0:00.0	Thousands have been displaced as cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon intensify.
0:08.0	Secretary of State Anthony Blinking is in Tel Aviv.
0:11.0	Can a U.S.-backed ceasefire deal bring calm to fighting on two fronts?
0:15.2	I'm Michelle Martin, that's Rob Schmitz, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:18.6	The annual Southern Baptist Convention is starting today and once again
0:25.0	cultural and political issues are on the agenda. Some churches are
0:29.5	straightforwardly telling us that they are basically out of sync with the Southern Baptist convention on the issue of women preaching
0:36.0	Also on the agenda a possible ban on IVF and the denominations
0:40.0	And Siri is about to get an AI upgrade.
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