News Roundup for January 28, 2022
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🗓️ 28 January 2022
⏱️ 90 minutes
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Summary
The trial of the three officers involved in the murder of George Floyd begins this week. Prosecutors must prove that Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng had a responsibility to intervene as Derek Chauvin killed Floyd.
Meanwhile, the world continues to watch the border between Russia and Ukraine. Countries in Western Europe are sending military aid and repositioning their defenses. President Joe Biden warned Russia that an invasion would change the nature of world diplomacy.
The military has assumed control in Burkina Faso in the latest coup in the country's history. Now, 20 million people on the edge of the Sahara are waiting to see if the military will keep its promise to return the country to constitutional order within a "reasonable time."
We cover all this and more during the News Roundup.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Jen. Just a quick heads up before we start the show. |
| 0:03.8 | The news is rapidly developing and things may have changed by the time you hear this episode. |
| 0:09.0 | For the latest news tune into your public radio station and follow updates at npr.org. |
| 0:22.0 | This is the 1A podcast. I'm Jen White and you're listening to the news roundup. |
| 0:26.4 | The highest court in the land is getting yet another election year shake up. |
| 0:31.4 | Plus, the stock market continues to be topsy turvy as the fedways a big move on interest rates. |
| 0:37.0 | And the first places to see an Omicron spike are now the first to see an Omicron drop. |
| 0:42.3 | We've got a lot to unpack so let's bring in our guests. |
| 0:44.9 | Anita Kumar is the senior editor of standards and ethics at Politico. |
| 0:49.0 | Anita, it's always great to have you on. |
| 0:50.4 | Great to be back. |
| 0:51.9 | Also with us Shane Harris, the intelligence and national security reporter for the Washington |
| 0:56.4 | Post. Shane, welcome back. |
| 0:58.3 | Hi, Jen. |
| 0:59.2 | And Ed O'Keefe is the senior White House reporter and political correspondent with CBS News. Ed, |
| 1:04.8 | thanks for joining us. |
| 1:05.7 | Great to be with you again, Jen. |
| 1:07.2 | So it's officials Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring after almost 28 years on the bench. |
| 1:13.6 | He and President Biden formally announced his impending retirement on Thursday. |
| 1:17.7 | This is a complicated country. There are more than 330 million people. |
| 1:23.2 | And my mother used to say it's every race, it's every religion, and she would emphasize this, |
| 1:28.4 | and it's every point of view possible. |
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