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The 7

Thursday, March 2, 2023

The 7

The Washington Post

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🗓️ 2 March 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Thursday briefing: Biden set to issue first veto; ‘Havana syndrome’; food stamps; Ja Morant; TikTok screen-time limit; and more


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0:00.0

Tic-Tock wants to limit how much time some users spend on the app.

0:07.0

We also learn what U.S. intelligence officials think about Havana Syndrome.

0:11.0

I'm Jeff Pierre, and this is the seven from the Washington Post.

0:15.0

It's Thursday, March 2nd. Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

0:19.4

First up, President Biden is expected to issue the first veto of his presidency.

0:28.1

The Senate passed a bill yesterday to revoke a Labor Department rule.

0:31.8

The rule allows but doesn't require retirement fund managers to make

0:35.9

investment decisions based on criteria like climate change. These criteria have become

0:41.2

sensitive political and cultural touchstones,

0:44.2

with critics calling them evidence of woke financial institutions.

0:48.5

A two-thirds majority of Congress would be needed to override a presidential veto, which is a high bar.

0:57.0

Number two, Ukraine celebrated surviving a brutal winter of war yesterday.

1:10.0

President Velodermere Zulinsky praised efforts to maintain energy and heat despite Russian attacks.

1:15.8

Ukrainians also marked their first day of spring on social media.

1:19.4

Officials shared photos of flowers blooming and said they survived Putin's winter terror.

1:24.4

Russian forces had hoped to use the winter season to weaponize energy and win the war in Ukraine.

1:29.8

Moscow is now expected to refocus on their ground war.

1:33.4

Number three,

1:36.6

Number three is a Washington Post exclusive.

1:47.0

U.S. intelligence agencies wrapped up a report on Havana Syndrome.

1:51.0

You probably remember hearing about this. It's a mysterious

1:54.6

ailment that began affecting U.S. diplomats and intelligence officers around the

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