U.S. agencies want to 'Russia-proof' 2020. The White House isn't on board.

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🗓️ 30 April 2019

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Lena Sun on the growing cases of measles in the U.S. Shane Harris on the White House’s downplaying of warning signs of Russian interference ahead of the 2020 election. Plus, Simon Denyer on the end of an era in Japan.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post.
0:04.0	Hello, hey, you.
0:07.0	Here's the Nureesa back from the Washington Post.
0:09.0	Washington Post, this is Wesley.
0:11.0	Glory, Arightani, over at the post.
0:13.0	I'm...
0:14.0	This is Post Reports.
0:15.0	I'm Martin Powers.
0:16.0	It's Tuesday, April 30th.
0:23.0	Today, how the anti-vax movement brought back measles,
0:27.0	bracing for more Russian interference in U.S. elections,
0:30.0	and a historic abdication in Japan.
0:35.0	As of Monday, the CDC was reporting that there have been at least
0:39.0	704 measles cases for this year, for 2019.
0:44.0	Liemanntham is a health reporter for the post.
0:47.0	That is a lot.
0:48.0	That is a record.
0:50.0	It's the highest number in 25 years,
0:52.0	and it's the largest number since measles was eliminated in the year 2000.
0:57.0	In a matter of weeks, the spread of measles in the U.S. has dramatically increased,
1:02.0	and it's become a public health crisis.
1:05.0	Much of why that's happening is because of the anti-vax movement.
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