US midterms countdown: abortion on the ballot
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 October 2022
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Emerging economies have seized price discounts to buy cheaper Russian oil, and the FT News Briefing election series will take listeners around the US to hear what’s on voters’ and candidates’ minds as they head into elections this November that will determine which party controls Congress.
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How abortion rights are upending the US midterm elections
Crisis hit Sri Lanka snaps up cheap Russian oil
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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| 0:00.0 | The FT News Briefing is supported by Equinole, the UK's energy partner. |
| 0:06.3 | Learn more at equinole.co.uk |
| 0:09.8 | Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:11.3 | Today is Thursday, October 13th, and this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:18.6 | Today we're launching a series about the upcoming US midterm elections. |
| 0:22.4 | Our first story will take you to Michigan to find out how much the |
| 0:25.5 | charged issue of abortion rights is shaping races in that state. |
| 0:29.6 | But first we've got news about the escalating war in Ukraine, |
| 0:32.5 | and how cheap Russian oil is getting more popular. |
| 0:45.9 | There's more demand for Russian oil these days. |
| 0:48.8 | Several countries have been importing more Russian oil ever since western sanctions |
| 0:52.7 | forced Moscow to lower the price. |
| 0:55.0 | So developing countries in particular need cheaper oil because they're struggling |
| 0:58.8 | with inflation and the strong dollar, which makes imports more expensive. |
| 1:03.2 | China and India have become major customers. |
| 1:06.0 | Pakistan and Bangladesh have bought more as well. |
| 1:08.9 | And since May, Sri Lanka has sourced half its fuel from Russia. |
| 1:19.2 | Russia, meanwhile, has been escalating its attacks on Ukraine. |
| 1:23.0 | This week, it sent a barrage of missiles into Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. |
| 1:27.2 | It was retaliation for Ukraine's destruction of a key bridge linking Russia with occupied Crimea. |
| 1:33.4 | Russian President Vladimir Putin also appointed a hardliner, known as General Armageddon, |
| 1:38.1 | to lead his invasion forces. |
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