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Aug 2024
8m 21s

Trump Tries to Retake the Spotlight, and...

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Plus, Noah Lyles’s Olympic run with Covid.  

 

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On Today’s Episode:

Trump Tries to Wrestle Back Attention at Mar-a-Lago News Conference, by Maggie Haberman, Shane Goldmacher and Jonathan Swan

ABC Says Trump and Harris Have Agreed to Debate on Sept. 10, by Michael M. Grynbaum

Ukraine’s Push Into Russia Is a Surprising Turn in the War, by Andrew E. Kramer

Biden and the Leaders of Qatar and Egypt Plan ‘Final’ Cease-Fire Proposal, by Peter Baker

U.S. Mortgage Rates Drop Sharply, With 30-Year at 6.47%, by Danielle Kaye

Noah Lyles Wins Bronze in 200 Meters, Then Reveals He Has Covid, by Talya Minsberg and Ben Shpigel

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