U.S. Citizens Set to Leave Gaza Via Egypt

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🗓️ 16 October 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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A.M. Edition for Oct. 16. Egypt is today expected to open its Rafah border crossing with Gaza, letting U.S nationals, and potentially others within Gaza, leave the Palestinian enclave ahead of an Israeli ground assault. Journal reporter Will Mauldin describes the diplomatic efforts to prevent a humanitarian disaster in Gaza. Plus, U.S. recession fears abate according to a new WSJ survey. And Rite Aid files for bankruptcy, leaving hundreds of opioid lawsuits in limbo. Luke Vargas hosts. Want to tune in to WSJ Tech Live? Subscribers can register here. Not a subscriber? Become one today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sam Bingman Freed, the founder of CryptoGiant FTX,
0:03.0	promised to give away his fortune.
0:04.8	But then, everything fell apart.
0:06.6	Sam, are you an ethical person?
0:08.8	I think I've tried as hard as I can to be one.
0:11.8	He's been accused of stealing billions of dollars
0:14.1	from customers and investors.
0:16.0	Is there anything you would want to say to Sam if you could?
0:19.0	Give me my f***ing money back.
0:20.8	Now he faces a jury.
0:23.2	From the journal, this is the trial of crypto's golden boy.
0:26.4	Find it in the journal feed-on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.0	Egypt prepares a selective opening of its Gaza border,
0:37.8	though not to Palestinians,
0:39.7	ahead of an expected Israeli offensive.
0:42.5	Plus, economists turn optimistic on the U.S. economy
0:46.6	lowering the chances of a recession.
0:48.8	This is the first time that that probability has been below 50% for about a year and a half.
0:53.6	And drugstore chain right aid becomes the latest American retailer to file for bankruptcy.
0:59.6	It's Monday, October 16th.
1:01.6	I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal,
1:03.6	and here is the AM edition of What's News,
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