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Sep 2023
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Autoworkers strike, Biden woos rural Ame...

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Billions of dollars in federal funding have flowed to rural areas since Joe Biden was elected president. But is it going to help him in 2024? Autoworkers go on strike against Detroit’s Big Three. Suspicion deepens over the whereabouts of China’s defence minister, Plus, NASA appoints a Chief of UFO research and Australia gets tough on cats.

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