Nuclear Arms Treaty, Biden Gaining Support, Ex-Mexican Law Official Found Guilty

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🗓️ 22 February 2023

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Russia says it's suspending the last big nuclear arms control treaty. It was one of the few ways the U.S. and Russia were still talking. President Biden is in Poland to talk with NATO leaders about what to do. How much more dangerous could the world become? A lot of Democrats have wanted someone besides President Biden to run in 2024. Now an NPR survey finds the president with greater support. And a leading crime fighter was committing crimes. Genaro Garcia Luna was Mexico's top law enforcement official. Now a U.S. jury has found him guilty of taking bribes.

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0:00.0	Russia says it's suspending the last big nuclear arms control treaty.
0:06.8	It was one of the few ways the U.S. and Russia were still talking.
0:10.0	Today President Biden talks with NATO leaders about what to do.
0:13.7	How much more dangerous could the world become?
0:15.9	I'm Layla Faldon, that's Stephen Skip, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:22.8	A leading crime fighter was committing crimes.
0:25.6	Hanaro Garcia Luna was Mexico's top law enforcement official.
0:29.6	He also worked with the U.S. and now a U.S. jury has found him guilty of taking bribes.
0:34.6	How much did he set back the fight against illegal drugs?
0:37.1	Also, what do voters think of their presidential choices?
0:39.6	A lot of Democrats have wanted someone besides President Biden to run.
0:44.0	Now an NPR survey finds the president with greater support.
0:47.4	Stay with us, we've got the news you need to start your day.
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1:21.0	And unhappy kid on the playground may threaten to take his ball and go home.
1:25.1	But what happens when a world leader threatens to take his nuclear football and go home?
1:30.6	Russia's president Vladimir Putin blames the U.S. for his invading army's trouble in
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