Ukraine Dam Damage, Pence's 2024 Bid, Golf Merger

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🗓️ 7 June 2023

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Investigating the destruction of a hydroelectric dam in a war zone proves difficult. Former Vice President Mike Pence set to join a growing pool of 2024 GOP presidential candidates. An unexpected merger of two competing golf tournaments has huge implications for the game, and for the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia.

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0:00.0	Many Ukrainians apparently escape the rising waters from a dam break.
0:06.2	But satellite images show a landscape transformed by floods.
0:10.2	Whole neighborhoods went underwater.
0:12.1	What's that mean for civilians and for Ukraine's war?
0:14.8	I'm Michelle Martin, I'm here with Steve Innskeep and this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.0	Mike Pence is an Iowa preparing to announce his 2024 presidential run.
0:25.4	We will kick these liberal medallers out of our gun stores and out of your lives.
0:32.0	What's his case for Republican voters to turn away from Donald Trump?
0:35.6	Also a surprise merger and professional golf ends a battle between two competing tours
0:39.7	and sniping about the value of money versus loyalty.
0:42.7	But will it improve Saudi Arabia's reputation on the world stage?
0:46.6	Stay with us, we'll give you the news you need to start your day.
0:55.2	The satellite images of Ukraine show a landscape transformed.
0:59.6	The images show the dam break earlier this week altered the shape of the NEPA river.
1:04.7	Entire waterfront neighborhoods that stood on dry land are now underwater.
1:09.0	The dam itself is largely swept away.
1:11.4	Ukraine blames its collapse on Russia, Russians who occupy that region of southern Ukraine
1:16.2	deny it.
1:17.5	All of this happened in a region where Ukrainians were widely expected to launch an offensive
1:23.2	against Russian troops.
1:24.4	So what's this mean for civilians and for the war?
1:27.6	And Pyar is Greg Myriz and Keefe.
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