The News Roundup For April 7, 2023
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🗓️ 8 April 2023
⏱️ 85 minutes
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Summary
Extreme weather continues to ravage many parts of the South. At least 32 people have been killed in the region by multiple tornadoes.
Sunday's NCAA women's basketball championship game drew record viewership this year. The LSU Tigers defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 102 to 85.
Meanwhile overseas, Finland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization this week, doubling the alliance's border with Russia. Now, all eyes turn to Sweden as the country faces an uphill battle for membership.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the 1A podcast and it's the news roundup. |
| 0:12.1 | I'm Omnando Vaz from the PBS NewsHour in Fragin White. |
| 0:16.4 | Where on earth do you begin after what's been a huge week for news? |
| 0:20.8 | It could be Tennessee, there's lots to catch up on there, or Wisconsin, or Chicago. |
| 0:26.2 | Elections there is something we need to talk about. |
| 0:28.6 | But the news magnet draws us back to events that played out this week in Manhattan. |
| 0:33.9 | We today uphold our solemn responsibility to ensure that everyone stands equal before the |
| 0:41.0 | law. |
| 0:42.0 | No amount of money and no amount of power changes that enduring American principle. |
| 0:48.1 | Joining us in DC is Mario Parker. |
| 0:50.8 | He's the White House and politics team leader at Bloomberg. |
| 0:54.2 | On the line from Ann Arbor is Zoe Clark. |
| 0:56.7 | She's the political director at Michigan Radio and co-host of the program. |
| 1:00.9 | It's just politics. |
| 1:02.7 | And in studio with us is Idris Calhoun, the Washington Bureau Chief for the Economist. |
| 1:08.2 | Thank you all for joining us. |
| 1:09.6 | Let's jump in now with the big story of the week. |
| 1:12.5 | Former President Donald Trump's arraignment. |
| 1:15.0 | It's the first time a U.S. president has been indicted on criminal charges. |
| 1:19.1 | In a Manhattan court, Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts connected to hush money |
| 1:24.5 | payments leading up to the 2016 election. |
| 1:27.6 | Afterward, the former president denounced the charges in a fiery speech at his Mar-a-Lago |
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