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Aug 2024
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All Eyes on Gaza Cease-Fire Talks, and K...

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Plus, a scourge of “deepfake” Elon Musk scams.  

 

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On Today’s Episode:

In Gaza, Israel’s Military Has Reached the End of the Line, U.S. Officials Say, by Helene Cooper, Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and Adam Rasgon

Columbia President Resigns After Months of Turmoil on Campus, by Alan Blinder and Sharon Otterman

Kennedy Sought a Meeting With Harris to Discuss a Cabinet Post, by Rebecca Davis O’Brien and Reid J. Epstein

W.H.O. Declares Global Emergency Over New Mpox Outbreak, by Apoorva Mandavilli

How ‘Deepfake Elon Musk’ Became the Internet’s Biggest Scammer, by Stuart A. Thompson

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