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CNN 5 Things

Summer of storms, UCB professor murder update, ‘Pretty Little Baby’ singer dies & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Democrats are pushing back on an executive order to end collective bargaining rights for federal workers. Water rescues are underway in Kansas City, MO after a month's worth of rain fell in just 12 hours. Suspects have been charged in the murder of a UC Berkeley professor. Americans are still opening their wallets despite President Donald Trump's tariffs. Plus, a 60s pop star who found recent TikTok fame has died.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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that because I work here. Get started today at banta.com. Hi there. From CNN, I'm Aaron Matthewson,

0:34.7

with the five things you need to know for Thursday, July 17th.

0:39.3

Democrats are pushing back against President Trump's executive order to end collective bargaining

0:44.8

rights for over a million federal employees.

0:48.6

Representative Jared Golden and Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke this morning

0:52.8

about trying to force a vote on

0:54.4

the Protect America's Workforce Act, which would overturn President Trump's executive order from

0:59.4

March.

0:59.8

We have 222 co-sponsors, including seven Republicans.

1:05.0

More than enough to pass the bill, but so far, no willingness to bring it to the floor

1:09.6

from Republican leadership.

1:19.2

When you work hard and play by the rules, you should be able to afford to live the good life,

1:25.8

a good paying job, good housing, good health care, a good education for your children, and a good retirement.

1:26.8

That's the American dream.

1:28.4

And no one has done more to deliver that American dream to the American people than organized labor.

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