The News Roundup For November 3, 2023
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🗓️ 3 November 2023
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Summary
Idaho made its first "abortion trafficking" arrest this week. A mother and son were arrested and charged with kidnapping for taking an underage girl across state lines for an abortion without her parents' knowledge.
Meanwhile, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency is losing its aid workers as Israel continues to bomb Gaza. At least 70 of those workers have died in the attacks.
International leaders are looking to begin a peace process as the violence and humanitarian situation in Gaza worsens.
The Panama Canal is cutting down on the number of ships allowed to pass through. The El Niño weather pattern is contributing to a drought in the country.
We cover the most important stories during the News Roundup.
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| 0:11.9 | explain why they matter. |
| 0:13.6 | And we do it all in less than 15 minutes. |
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| 0:18.6 | than when you went to sleep. |
| 0:20.2 | Listen now to the Up First podcast from NPR. |
| 0:23.0 | Hi, it's Indira. |
| 0:25.0 | I'm your host for this edition of the News Roundup. |
| 0:27.0 | Just a quick heads up before we start the show. |
| 0:30.0 | The news is rapidly changing and things may be different by the time you hear this episode. |
| 0:34.8 | So stay up to date with all the latest by listening to your local NPR member station and |
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| 0:54.6 | I'm Indira Lakshmanon of the Associated Press and it's time for the news roundup. |
| 0:58.4 | Let's get into it. |
| 1:00.0 | For all the fights that play out here in Washington, there are still a few things that Congress |
| 1:04.4 | usually finds easy to do. |
| 1:07.0 | Sending aid to Israel has been one of them. |
| 1:09.4 | Well, not this time. |
| 1:10.9 | It has little to do with those who are concerned about using U.S. taxpayer dollars to fund Israel's war against Tamas. |
| 1:17.0 | It has more to do with the U.S. agency that we rely on to collect those tax dollars. |
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