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Dec 2022
13m 32s

Saturday, December 17, 2022

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Kevin McCarthy struggles to drum up votes, as Republicans are divided over who to choose as House Speaker. There are now worries over crypto currency trading platform Binance after the dramatic collapse of FTX. Tens of thousands of nurses, rail and mail workers are on strike in the UK, demanding better work conditions and higher pay. 
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