The News Roundup For April 22, 2022
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🗓️ 22 April 2022
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced this week a new phase of his country's war in Russia is beginning as fighting continues to rage in Ukraine's Donbas region.
Bloomberg is reporting Kremlin insiders are quietly labeling Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a colossal mistake given the toll the conflict and resulting sanctions are taking on the country. They also say that Russian President Vladimir Putin is in no danger of losing power.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Jen. Just a quick heads up before we start the show. |
| 0:03.9 | The news is rapidly developing and things may have changed by the time you hear this episode. |
| 0:09.0 | For the latest news tune into your public radio station and follow updates at npr.org. |
| 0:22.3 | This is the OneA podcast. I'm Jen White and you're listening to the news roundup. |
| 0:27.0 | The masks are off on planes, trains, buses and other forms of transportation across America. |
| 0:32.7 | But the Department of Justice has already appealed the ruling from a Florida judge |
| 0:36.8 | that struck down President Biden's federal mask mandate earlier this week. |
| 0:41.1 | What's at stake if the appeal succeeds and what's at stake if it fails? |
| 0:45.2 | Plus, the streaming wars heat up with a less than stellar showing from Netflix |
| 0:49.7 | and house prices across the US continue to surge, leading some to wonder if we're in a bubble |
| 0:54.9 | and if it will ever burst. Joining us for the roundup is Anita Kumar. |
| 0:58.9 | She's the senior editor of Standard and Ethics at Politico. I need to welcome back. |
| 1:03.6 | Thanks for having me back, Jen. Also with us, Abby Philipp, CNN's Senior Political |
| 1:08.5 | Correspondent. She's also the anchor for Inside Politics Sunday. Abby, it's great to have you back. |
| 1:13.3 | Thanks for having me. Good to be here. And Shane Harris is with us. He's a National Security |
| 1:17.8 | Reporter with the Washington Post. Shane always a pleasure. Thanks, Jen. |
| 1:21.9 | Okay, let's start with the National Mask Mandate that was struck down this week. |
| 1:25.6 | On Monday, a federal judge in Florida ruled against the mandate requiring travelers to |
| 1:30.0 | mask up on airplanes and other forms of public transportation. Judge Catherine Micell says the CDC |
| 1:35.6 | overstepped its authority and did not follow proper rulemaking protocol. Airlines and |
| 1:40.7 | transportation sitters have now dropped their mask mandates, but how the experts are concerned |
| 1:45.2 | about the impact of traveling maskless. Here's White House coronavirus response coordinator, |
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