White House Prepares For Shutdown, Healthcare Worker Strike, FTX Trial

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🗓️ 29 September 2023

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With less than 48 hours left to avoid a government shutdown, the White House is already preparing to manage the fallout. NPR's Asma Khalid spoke with White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients about what those plans are. Another labor dispute looms as tens of thousands of health care workers are on the verge of a nationwide walkout. And Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt crypto exchange F-T-X, is set to go on trial next week.

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0:23.2	With less than 48 hours left to avoid a government shutdown, the White House is already preparing to manage the fallout.
0:29.5	MPR's Osmahalids spoke with White House Chief Staff Jeff Zients about what those plans are.
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0:42.0	Another labor dispute looms as tens of thousands of health care workers are on the verge of a nationwide walkout.
0:48.1	They work 40, 50, 60 hours a week, and they can't pay their bills at the end of the week.
0:53.2	Union leaders and Kaiser Permanente have until tomorrow to reach a new deal.
0:57.4	And Sam Bankman-free, the founder of Bankrupt Crypto Exchange FTX, is set to go on trial next week, but it's not only him who faces legal actions, his parents could also be held accountable for their role in one of the largest frauds in history.
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