The News Roundup For February 3, 2023

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🗓️ 3 February 2023

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Summary

Hundreds of mourners gathered in Memphis on Wednesday to remember Tyre Nichols. The 29-year-old died days after he was beaten by five Memphis police officers, who were later arrested and charged with his murder.

At least 9 people are dead and more than 300,000 homes lost power in Texas after a powerful ice storm swept through the state.

And the Federal Reserve raised interest rates yet again.

Last week, the U.S. agreed to send tanks to Ukraine. But sending air support is a fighter jet too far.

President Biden has ruled out sending F-16s to the war with Russia. The U.K. has followed his lead, calling the request "not practical."

And on the two-year anniversary of seizing power, the military junta in Myanmar pushes back a general election yet again — extending its emergency powers for six more months.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Jen. Just a quick heads up before we start the show.
0:03.8	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.
0:22.6	This is the OneA podcast. I'm Chen White and you're listening to the news roundup.
0:27.0	We've got a lot to get into this week, so let's get started.
0:32.4	A Lord, I will live.
0:40.9	Hundreds gathered in Memphis to remember 29-year-old Tyree Nichols on Wednesday.
0:46.4	Vice President Kamala Harris attended his funeral service and Reverend Al Sharpton delivered the
0:51.6	eulogy in the city that Dr. King lost his life. Not far away from that balcony, you beat a brother
1:01.9	to death. There's nothing more insulting and offensive to those of us that fight to open doors
1:13.2	that you walk through those doors and act like the folks we have to fight for to get you through them.
1:22.1	Standing among the mourners were others whose lives have been irrevocably changed by police
1:27.1	violence, including Breonna Taylor's mother and George Floyd's brother. The mother of 29-year-old
1:33.8	Jalen Randall sang the gospel song, Lord, I will lift my eyes to the hills. Randall was shot and
1:40.0	killed by a Houston police officer last year. We'll have the latest on the investigation and
1:49.2	Enicols murder and on the rest of the weeks biggest news today on the roundup. Joining us,
1:54.0	Wendy Benjamin sent in. She's Bloomberg's deputy managing editor Wendy. Welcome back.
1:59.2	Thanks for having me. Also with us Arthur Delaney, he's a senior reporter for Huffpost Arthony.
2:04.8	Thanks for joining us. Thanks for having me. And Steve Clemmons is an editor at large at SEME4.
2:10.2	Steve, it's great to have you with us. Great to see you again, Jen. So let's start with the latest
2:13.6	in Memphis. This week two more police officers were relieved of duty and connection with the beating
2:18.8	death of Tyree Nichols. Three AMTs were also fired for their response to the incident. Steve,
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