Moscow Attack, Trouble for Speaker Johnson, Princess of Wales' Cancer

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🗓️ 23 March 2024

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Russian authorities say they've arrested several people responsible for the attack at a large concert venue on the Moscow outskirts, where more than 100 people were killed. House Speaker Mike Johnson passes spending bills with the help of Democrats, and now some Republicans are threatening his job. Catherine, Princess of Wales, announces after weeks out of the public eye that she is receiving treatment for cancer.

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0:00.0	Russian authorities say several people believe responsible for an attack on a concert hall are in custody.
0:09.0	Gunman killed more than a hundred people on the outskirts of Moscow and left the venue on fire.
0:14.8	I'm Aisherasco.
0:16.1	And I'm Scott Simon and this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.6	In the US, a government shutdown averted for now.
0:25.0	The House Speaker worked with Democrats to pass spending bills, and now there's another
0:29.8	revolt from inside his conference.
0:32.1	I filed a motion to vacate today, but it's more of a
0:35.2	warning and a pink slip. And a message from the Princess of Wales. She has cancer.
0:41.0	This of course came as a huge shock and William and I have been doing
0:44.4	everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our
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