Tiebreak: G7 Conclusion, GOP Challengers, and Althea Gibson

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🗓️ 26 August 2019

⏱️ 13 minutes

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G7 leaders are heading home after their latest summit in France. We’ll take a look at three of the big issues they tried to tackle, and what to expect next. Then: former US Rep. Joe Walsh is challenging President Trump in the 2020 Republican primary. We’ll Skimm his résumé for you. Also on today’s show: the 19th Amendment turns 99, and tennis legend Althea Gibson is honored with a statue at the US Open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Monday, August 26th.
0:03.1	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.5	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on
0:08.4	why they matter.
0:10.1	The G7 summit wrapped up today.
0:12.3	We'll connect the dots on three big issues the world leaders tried to address and what
0:16.0	happens next.
0:17.4	Then, President Trump has a new 2020 challenger from within his own party.
0:21.8	Former Congressman Joe Walsh will give you the details.
0:25.0	And finally, we look at the legacy of Tennessee's Althea Gibson, who broke racial barriers and
0:29.7	was honored today in New York.
0:31.8	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:34.0	Let's Schim this.
0:39.3	The most complicated stories today are about the G7 meetings in France.
0:43.5	G7 leaders worked all weekend.
0:45.8	They did a lot of talking about a lot of issues.
0:48.4	Now that everyone's on their way home, what happens now?
0:52.4	Today we're going to break down where things stand on three big issues.
0:56.3	The U.S.-China trade war and the Amazon wildfires.
1:01.4	What's the meeting of world leaders without some surprises?
1:04.6	This year's G7 meeting in the French resort town of Beirots had two of them.
1:09.4	And both had to do with Iran.
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