Ukrainian City Falls, Israel's Rafah Plans, Texas Steps Up Border Operation

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🗓️ 19 February 2024

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Russia has taken control of a frontline city in Ukraine only days before the war's second anniversary. With supplies running low, will Ukraine's defense forces be able to withstand a Russian assault? Despite international pressure, Israel seems set on a ground invasion of Rafah. Its stated goal is to destroy Hamas, but the city is filled with over a million displaced civilians searching for safety. And Texas plans to build a new military base in the border city of Eagle Pass. It's the latest escalation in the immigration fight between Texas and the federal government.

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0:00.0	Russia has taken control of a frontline city in Ukraine only days before the war's second anniversary.
0:08.8	With supplies running low will Ukraine's defense forces be able to withstand a Russian assault?
0:13.5	I'm Le La Folden, that's A Martinez and this is a first from NPR News.
0:18.0	Despite international pressure, Israel seems set on a ground invasion of Raffa, the last city in
0:27.0	Gaza up against the Egyptian border. Israel's stated goal is to destroy Hamas, but the city is filled with over a million displaced
0:34.2	civilians searching for safety. And in the US, Texas is preparing for a long-haul
0:39.4	fight. The state plans to build a new military base in the border city of Eagle Pass.
0:44.2	It's the latest escalation in the immigration fight between Texas and the federal government, so
0:47.6	how to local residents feel about the plan.
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