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| 0:00.0 | If you're a robot, this might not be the show for you. |
| 0:02.8 | But if you're a human, with hopes, dreams, and bills to pay, |
| 0:06.3 | the Life Kit podcast might be just what you need. |
| 0:08.7 | Three times a week, Life Kit brings you a fresh set of solutions to help you tackle topics big and small, |
| 0:13.8 | from how to save money on groceries to how to bring the house down at karaoke. |
| 0:17.8 | You know, human stuff. |
| 0:19.6 | Listen to the Life Kit podcast from NPR. Presentado for me, |
| 0:23.1 | Mariel Segarra. Live from NPR News, I'm Janine Hurst. As President Trump prepares for his |
| 0:29.9 | summit tomorrow with Russian President Putin, he's describing it as a prelude to a potential |
| 0:35.4 | future meeting that could involve several world leaders. |
| 0:39.5 | And here's Daniel Kurtzleben has more. |
| 0:42.0 | In recent days, Trump has been saying that if his meeting with Putin goes well, he would want a second summit that includes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. |
| 0:49.8 | Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump opened the door to including European leaders. |
| 0:54.3 | The more important meeting will be the second meeting that we're having. |
| 0:56.9 | We're going to have a meeting with President Putin, President Zelensky, myself, |
| 1:01.4 | and maybe we'll bring some of the European leaders alone. Maybe not. |
| 1:05.6 | I don't know that it's going to be very important. We're going to see what happens. |
| 1:08.9 | European leaders spoke with Trump on Wednesday, saying Putin must agree to a ceasefire and security guarantees for Ukraine before any peace talks begin. |
| 1:17.8 | Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House. |
| 1:20.7 | Texas Democrats are signaling they're willing to come back to the state for another special session on redistricting that would give Republicans more |
| 1:28.4 | seats in Congress on two conditions. That the legislature end its first special session tomorrow |
| 1:33.8 | and second, the California lawmakers introduced their proposal that could offset Republican gains |
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