Wednesday, February 21, 2024
The 7
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🗓️ 21 February 2024
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Wednesday briefing: Trump’s Navalny comparison; Biden impeachment inquiry; Gaza cease-fire veto; California flooding; quasar; and more
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| 0:00.0 | The US vetoed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. |
| 0:07.0 | California is being hit by flooding and mudslides. |
| 0:10.0 | And scientists say a ravenous black hole created the universe's brightest object. |
| 0:15.0 | That's some of what we'll get to on the seven from the Washington Post. |
| 0:18.0 | I'm Hannah Jewel. It's Wednesday February 21st. |
| 0:21.0 | Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. |
| 0:25.0 | Number one, Donald Trump and his allies are comparing his legal troubles |
| 0:32.0 | to the persecution of Alexei Navalny. |
| 0:34.0 | Navalny was Russian President Vladimir Putin's main political rival. |
| 0:38.0 | He died in a Russian prison last week and his body has not been released to his family. |
| 0:42.0 | President Biden has blamed Putin for the death. and his body has not been released to his family. |
| 0:43.0 | President Biden has blamed Putin for the death |
| 0:45.2 | and said he plans to levy major sanctions on Russia this week. |
| 0:49.0 | Donald Trump has not publicly condemned the death, |
| 0:51.5 | but he has criticized the United States and compared |
| 0:54.2 | Nivani's plight to his own legal problems. Yesterday, Trump spoke with Laura Ingram |
| 0:58.9 | at a Fox News town hall. Ingram asked him about his New York civil trial in which a judge ordered him to pay a |
| 1:04.6 | 355 million dollar fine last week. |
| 1:07.8 | In response, he said this. |
| 1:09.6 | It is a lot of, a lot of know. |
| 1:11.2 | It is a form of Navalny. It is a form of communism or fascism. |
| 1:17.0 | The latest episode of our afternoon podcast, Post Reports, goes much deeper on the life and |
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