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Nov 2023
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Israel's Plan To Replace Hamas, Trump Te...

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Israel continues intense bombardment on Gaza and vows to eliminate Hamas with no clear alternative to who might take over. Former President Donald Trump is set to testify in a New York courtroom today on charges of conspiring to falsify his property values. And, Epic Games sues Google in an anti-trust case accusing the tech giant of unfair business practices.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Michael Sullivan, Dana Farrington, Adam Bearne, and Mohamad El-Bardicy.
It was produced by Shelby Hawkins, Ben Abrams and Milton Guevara.
We get engineering support from Stacy Abbott. And our technical director is Zac Coleman.


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