Trump's Talk With Putin, Israel's Incursion, Weather Service Budget Cuts

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🗓️ 20 May 2025

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Unpacking President Trump's hourslong conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In Gaza, Israeli forces ordered the evacuation of Khan Younis, but residents have nowhere to go. Plus, a look at how Trump administration budget cuts have left the National Weather Service scrambling to cover basic forecasting needs amid climate change.

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0:14.7	We gossiped. We gossipped.
0:18.6	President Trump claimed on social media that he made progress on a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.
0:24.2	He'd been talking with Russia's Vladimir Putin, whose own statement suggested he's in no rush.
0:29.3	What's the state of playing?
0:30.4	I'm Lela Faldon with Steven Skipe, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:37.2	Three of Israel's allies have warned Israel to end its offensive in Gaza.
0:41.7	They're objecting to an operation that intensified in recent days and an Israeli order for
0:47.1	Palestinians to evacuate.
0:49.4	How are Israelis responding to the pressure?
0:51.2	Also, we've had an active tornado season, which is now a normal tornado season.
0:55.6	It used to be kind of unusual to see, you know, dozens of them in a day, and now we get that year after
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