Three US troops killed, 34 injured in Middle East
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🗓️ 29 January 2024
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Three US troops have been killed in a drone attack on a Mideast base.
USA TODAY National Correspondent Terry Collins breaks down Donald Trump's hold on rural voters.
President Joe Biden speaks out over border negotiations.
Small town residents unite to fight against a huge monkey farm.
USA TODAY Personal Finance Reporter Daniel de Visé looks at the rise (and cost) of gray divorce.
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| 0:08.0 | Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson and today is Monday, January 29th, 2024. This is the excerpt. |
| 0:20.0 | Today, the latest from the Middle East where three US service members have been |
| 0:26.6 | killed plus a look at Trump's support among rural voters and gray divorce is |
| 0:32.1 | on the rise. |
| 0:34.0 | Three U.S. service members were killed and dozens injured yesterday in a drone attack by Iran-backed militants. |
| 0:40.0 | The incident happened at a U.S. base along the Jordan-Seria border. |
| 0:44.0 | President Joe Biden issued a statement calling the three patriots in the highest sense |
| 0:48.0 | and that the nation is grieving. |
| 0:50.0 | Biden said, quote, have no doubt we will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner of our choosing, unquote. These are the first US troops killed by enemy fire in the Middle East since October 7th when militants attacked |
| 1:04.8 | Israel killing some 1,200 people while taking hostages. Since then Israel has |
| 1:09.8 | killed more than 26,000 Palestinians during its Gaza offensive. |
| 1:14.8 | The Pentagon says that Iran-backed militias have launched more than 150 attacks on US bases |
| 1:20.8 | in Iraq and Syria since October 17th, 10 days after the Israel-Hama's war broke out. |
| 1:27.0 | Meanwhile, talks intensified yesterday on a potential agreement that could see Israel pause military operations against Hamas for two months in exchange for the release of more than a hundred remaining hostages according to multiple media reports. |
| 1:43.0 | You can stay up on all the latest from the war |
| 1:45.2 | and increased tensions across the region |
| 1:47.6 | with USA Today.com. |
| 1:50.0 | With a possible rematch looming rural voters heavily favor former |
| 1:57.3 | President Donald Trump over President Joe Biden according to a Colby College |
| 2:02.0 | poll my colleague Sarah Gannum sat down with in according to a Colby College poll. |
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