Thursday, February 2, 2023

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🗓️ 2 February 2023

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Summary

The U.S. expands its military presence in the Philippines with an eye toward Taiwan, the FBI finds no classified documents at Biden's vacation home, House Republicans hold an immigration hearing.

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0:00.0	The US obtains the right to use more military bases in the Philippines.
0:06.2	America's commitment to the events of the Philippines is iron fire.
0:11.2	The US is preparing for trouble with China.
0:14.1	What do Filipinos think?
0:15.1	I'm Lela Faldon, that's Steve Innskipe, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.2	FBI agents spent a day at the beach, or more precisely they went to President Biden's
0:25.5	beach house in Delaware.
0:26.8	They were looking for more documents marked classified.
0:30.2	Biden's lawyer says they found none, so what did they take away?
0:33.8	Also, what's the case against President Biden's border policies?
0:37.9	House Republicans now have the power to call hearings, and they used an early one to highlight
0:42.3	immigration.
0:43.3	One of their core political issues.
0:45.1	Stay with us.
0:46.1	We've got the news you need to start your day.
0:53.6	Military analysts sometimes use this term.
0:56.8	In the US, the US has been using the term for an island in the Pacific, where you can
1:02.1	base planes or troops.
1:03.8	The United States just obtained additional rights to an unsinkable aircraft carrier off
1:08.6	the coast of China.
1:10.5	Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is in Manila and said the US gained access to four more
1:15.2	military bases in the Philippines.
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