Tuesday, May 30, 2023
The 7
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🗓️ 30 May 2023
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Tuesday briefing: Moscow drone strike; Tree of Life synagogue shooting trial; NBA Finals schedule; caffeine and sleep; and more
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| 0:00.0 | U.S. leaders made a deal to raise the debt ceiling over the holiday weekend. |
| 0:06.0 | Today, that deal faces its first big test. |
| 0:10.0 | I'm Jeff Pierre and this is the 7th from the Washington Post. It's Tuesday, May 30th. |
| 0:16.0 | Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. |
| 0:29.3 | First up, Russia's capital city was hit by a drone strike this morning. The city's mayor said two residential buildings in Moscow were damaged. |
| 0:34.0 | No serious injuries were reported. |
| 0:36.0 | Russian officials said around 25 drones were involved in the attack. |
| 0:39.8 | In Ukraine, Russia launched another assault on Kyiv. |
| 0:43.8 | This was their third air attack on Ukraine's capital in 24 hours. |
| 0:48.0 | Ukrainian officials said at least one person was killed and at least four were wounded |
| 0:52.1 | by falling debris. |
| 0:54.0 | Number two, the debt ceiling deal faces its first crucial test this afternoon. The House Rules Committee, which has four |
| 1:05.0 | Democrats and nine Republicans, will meet to consider the bill. The deal was |
| 1:09.7 | announced Saturday and it raises the debt ceiling past the 2024 election. The agreement |
| 1:15.2 | includes some cuts to federal spending, though less than Republicans had |
| 1:19.2 | wanted. It also clears the way for a controversial natural gas pipeline. |
| 1:24.3 | The government will run out of money to pay its bills as soon as next Monday. |
| 1:29.0 | The debt ceiling must be raised by then to avoid financial disaster. |
| 1:33.0 | Number three, opening statements start today in the trial over the 2018 synagogue massacre. |
| 1:45.6 | The shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh left 11 people dead and |
| 1:50.9 | two others injured. It was the deadliest anti-Semitic |
| 1:54.1 | attack in US history. A 50-year-old man is facing 63 hate crime and gun-related |
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