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Netanyahu on Gaza’s future, Election Day and the Aussies’ China reset Nov 07, 2023

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A month after the Hamas attacks, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel may oversee Gaza for an "indefinite period" after the war. It's Election Day in the US and abortion rights are front and center in Ohio and Virginia races. Plus, Australia brings China out of the deep-freeze and WeWork files for bankruptcy.

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Blinken’s Mideast meetings, Biden-Trump poll and Israel’s troubled tech sector Nov 06, 2023

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaches Turkey in his whirlwind diplomatic tour of the Middle East – after pro-Palestinian protesters tried to storm an air base holding US troops. In Israel’s near ghost town Sderot, one high tech business is carrying on. Plus, the latest Biden poll, a K-pop star questioned over drug use and other top headlines.

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Inside the legal fight by Black women over hair relaxers Nov 05, 2023

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Generations of Black women have used cosmetic treatments to straighten their hair. Now, thousands claim those hair relaxers gave them cancer. This special episode takes us inside the legal fight by Black women to demonstrate hair relaxers were harmful and the cosmetic companies who made them knew that and kept marketing to them anyway. Those companies vigorously deny those claims, saying their products are subject to vigorous safety reviews and approved for cosmetic use by U.S. regulators.

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Remember the other war? Nov 04, 2023

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The world is watching every development in Israel and Gaza. A thousand miles to the north, Ukraine wages an exhausting counteroffensive against Russian forces. We sit down with our journalists covering the war as it enters its second winter. Hear the latest from the frontlines, as well as what daily life is like in Kyiv and Moscow. Plus, we examine the impact of the Middle East conflict on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strategy and how a fight in Congress over aid affects Ukraine's ability to fight.

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SBF verdict, Blinken's push for a pause and factchecking Matthew Perry's death Nov 03, 2023

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Sam Bankman-Fried's fall from grace complete as he’s convicted of multi-billion dollar fraud. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushes for a pause in the war as Israel's troops surround Gaza City. How the 14th amendment is being used to try to keep Donald Trump off some state ballots. Misinformation around Matthew Perry's is factchecked and The Beatles have a new song.

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The rules of war in Gaza, rate pauses on both sides of the pond and Musk in the UK Nov 02, 2023

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Israel’s justification for airstrikes on a Palestinian refugee camp has sparked a debate over the rules of war. Elon Musk and Kamala Harris in the UK as Britain publishes the Bletchley Declaration work to find a way to mitigate the dangers of AI. And a pause on rate hikes - but what comes next for the global economy?

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Gaza departures, back to the Taliban and Arab American votes in key states Nov 01, 2023

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Limited evacuations from Gaza have been agreed as fighting intensifies. Israel said its fighter jets killed a Hamas commander in a strike on a densely populated refugee camp. The Biden administration's support of Israel’s offensive lands him in trouble with Arab American voters in key states. Plus thousands of Afghans forced back into Taliban rule and the where the illegal wildlife goes in California.

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Tunnel warfare, antisemitism, the UAW's wage wins and Halloween Oct 31, 2023

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Israel says they are fighting Hamas in tunnels under Gaza as they press their ground offensive – while the war has led to a steep rise in antisemitic and Islamophobic attacks. Plus, what the UAW deal could mean for future labor relations and the top Halloween trends.

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Pro-Israel ads in video games, the 'second phase' and the stocks hit by weight-loss drugs Oct 30, 2023

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Israel's self-declared "second phase" of the war against Hamas sees 600 militant targets hit in Gaza and ground forces pressing into the enclave. The calls for aid to reach civilians mount, as the conflict reaches its fourth week. Graphic pro-Israel ads showing the Oct. 7 attacks appear in video games. Plus, the stocks that are being hit by weight-loss drugs this earnings season.

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What Israel faces in Hamas’ tunnels Oct 28, 2023

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This special episode is an extended interview with correspondent Jonathan Saul and host Kim Vinnell. Together, they explore Hamas' tunnel network under Gaza. Hundreds of miles long and up to 80 yards deep, it's described as the "Viet Cong times 10" by one Israeli security source. Jonathan reports on what we know so far about Israel's strategy to combat Hamas in the network one freed hostage has described as a spider's web.

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