Trump Opening Arguments, TikTok Bill, SCOTUS Homelessness

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🗓️ 22 April 2024

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Opening arguments begin today in Manhattan: the People of the State of New York vs Donald J. Trump. As the House passed foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan over the weekend, it tucked in a bill that threatens the future of Tiktok in the U.S. And the U.S. Supreme Court takes up homelessness – specifically, the question of whether people can be punished for sleeping outside.

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0:00.0	Opening arguments begin today in Manhattan, the people of the state of New York
0:06.3	versus Donald J. Trump.
0:07.8	The case goes back to the 2016 campaign.
0:10.2	It involves an adult film star, a tabloid publisher, and Trump's personal fixer.
0:14.4	I'm Michelle Martin, that's A Martinez, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:18.0	As the House passed foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan over the weekend, it tucked in a bill that threatens the future of Tik-Tok in the U.S.
0:28.0	What if Tik-Tok's Chinese-owned parent company refuses to sell?
0:31.0	And many cities say federal judges are too involved in setting policy around homeless encampments.
0:37.0	It's led to endless litigation and paralysis at a time when we most desperately need action.
0:44.0	Today the Supreme Court weighs whether people can be punished for sleeping outside.
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