The News Roundup For October 20, 2023
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🗓️ 20 October 2023
⏱️ 87 minutes
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Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Defense has ordered some 2,000 troops to prepare to deploy to the Middle East to support the Israeli military in its siege of Gaza.
India's Supreme Court refused to legalize same-sex marriage this week, disappointing millions of LGBTQ+ couples, activists, and allies.
And Poland's election finished with major losses for the country's nationalist right.
We cover all this and more during the News Roundup.
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| 0:05.0 | Are you my best friend, Phil? Question Mark? |
| 0:08.0 | Get all the power you wanted. What would you do with it? |
| 0:11.0 | What's the thing I want? That's hard! |
| 0:13.0 | What good is vision without a big one? |
| 0:15.0 | Listen to Invisibility wherever you get your podcast. |
| 0:21.0 | Hey, it's Nila. I'm your host for this edition of The News Roundup. |
| 0:24.0 | Just a quick heads up before we start the show. |
| 0:26.0 | The news is rapidly changing and things may have changed by the time you hear this episode. |
| 0:31.0 | Stay up-to-date with news by listening to your local NPR member station |
| 0:35.0 | and visiting npr.org for all the latest. |
| 0:37.0 | Thanks for listening and enjoy the show. |
| 0:48.0 | You're listening to the 1A podcast. I'm Nila Boudou from Axios |
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| 0:55.0 | After a trip to Israel this week, President Biden addressed the nation Thursday night |
| 1:00.0 | with an urgent plea to support both Israel and Ukraine in their respective wars. |
| 1:05.0 | That's why tomorrow I'm going to send to Congress an urgent budget request |
| 1:09.0 | to fund America's national security needs. |
| 1:12.0 | To support our critical partners including Israel and Ukraine |
| 1:16.0 | is a smart investment that's going to pay dividends for American security for generations. |
| 1:22.0 | Help us keep American troops out of harm's way. |
| 1:25.0 | Help us build a world that is safer and more peaceful and more prosperous for our children and grandchildren. |
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