Rafah Crossing, Biden Islamophobia Plan, Portland Teachers Strike

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🗓️ 2 November 2023

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Negotiations are ongoing to allow hundreds more foreign nationals to flee war-torn Gaza through Egypt's Rafah border crossing. The White House plans to combat Islamophobia as frustration mounts among Muslims in America. And, schools in Portland, Oregon, are closed for a second day as the teachers' strike continues.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Michael Sullivan, Roberta Rampton, Alice Woelfle, and Mohamad ElBardicy. It was produced by Julie Depenbrock, Shelby Hawkins and Chad Campbell. We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. And our technical director is Zac Coleman.

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0:00.0	Days of airstrikes on Gaza's largest refugee camp lead behind devastation.
0:05.5	Meanwhile, wounded Palestinians and some foreign nationals are finally being allowed into
0:09.6	Egypt.
0:10.6	Working non-stop to get Americans out of Gaza as soon as safely as possible.
0:15.5	I mean Martinez with Michelle Martin and this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.0	The White House says it is working on a plan to combat Islamophobia.
0:24.6	I think a lot of people are going to have extraordinary cynicism right now with this White
0:29.3	House.
0:29.9	How can the Biden administration repair frayed relationships with Muslim Americans?
0:34.2	And no school in Portland, Oregon today, as the Teachers Union continues its first-ever
0:38.8	strike demanding better pay and benefits.
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