North Gaza Siege, North Korean Troops in Russia, Pennsylvania Voters

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🗓️ 24 October 2024

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Parts of north Gaza are under siege where the Israeli military says it's working to stop Hamas from regrouping. The U.S. confirms at least three thousand North Korean troops are training in Russia but whether they'll be deployed to fight in Ukraine is still uncertain. And NPR's Michel Martin and Steve Inskeep discuss some of the views about the election they've heard from voters in Pennsylvania.

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0:00.0	Israel's military has spent three weeks laying siege to the northern part of Gaza.
0:07.0	The military says it means to stop Hamas from regrouping.
0:10.0	It's cut off the flow of food, medicine, and water.
0:13.0	What are the effects on the ground?
0:15.0	I'm Stephen Skeep with Michelle Martin,
0:17.0	and this is up first from NPR News.
0:19.0	The United States confirms at least 3,000 North Korean troops are training in Russia.
0:27.0	If they do deploy to fight against Ukraine, they're fair game. They're fair targets.
0:32.0	How is South Korea responding to this deployment?
0:35.0	And we're in Pennsylvania this week listening to voters in a swing state.
0:39.0	For me moving to Pennsylvania, I was kind of excited because I felt like my vote was going
0:44.5	to count a little more here. Steve and I bring you more voices from the
0:47.9	state as we broadcast from Anthony's Italian coffee and chocolate house in
0:52.0	South Philadelphia.
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