What Lies Beneath: UN Speeches, Brexit Ruling, Lost Continent

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🗓️ 24 September 2019

⏱️ 12 minutes

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The UN General Assembly kicked into high gear today and President Trump urged world leaders to take a page out of his ‘America First’ playbook. UN chief Antonio Guterres had a slightly different idea of how to tackle global problems. We’ll compare and contrast. Meanwhile: the UK’s top court has thrown a wrench in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s political agenda, saying his move to shut down Parliament in the final weeks before Brexit was unlawful. Also on today’s show: it’s National Voter Registration Day, and step aside Atlantis – there’s a new lost continent in town. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Tuesday, September 24th.
0:03.1	Welcome to Schimbiz.
0:04.4	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on
0:08.1	why they matter.
0:09.8	The UN General Assembly kicked off today, and all eyes were on President Trump's speech,
0:14.9	which was pretty different from what the head of the UN is calling for.
0:18.5	Then, the decision to advise her majesty to parole parliament was unlawful.
0:24.1	UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is flying home tonight to a brutal defeat.
0:28.9	And finally, a report from Greater Andrea, which you may have actually been to before.
0:34.4	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:36.3	Let's Schimbiz.
0:39.3	Today's episode is brought to you by Zippercruiter.
0:44.9	The most watched story today unfolded at the UN General Assembly in New York, where nearly
0:49.3	200 foreign leaders are gathered this week under one roof.
0:53.0	Full House.
0:54.0	The General Assembly is called to order.
0:59.5	Think of the General Assembly as kind of like a status update.
1:02.5	A peek into how leaders plan to tackle the world's problems, which are pretty serious.
1:07.3	So, we're going to get into the big speeches today from the head of the UN and President
1:11.5	Trump, and the ways they want to address the world's challenges.
1:17.2	UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres kicked off this year's General Assembly with a speech.
1:22.1	He's not like the most powerful politician in the world.
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