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Michigan Democrats Feud, Midterm Map Shifts, US-Iran Diplomacy Efforts
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Michigan Democrats are in open conflict on the eve of the election after Haley Stevens revoked her endorsement of Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and backed his Republican opponent. Republicans are defending unexpectedly competitive races across traditionally red territory, from Alaska to Kansas and South Carolina, as the political map continues shifting toward Democrats. Qatar is pushing a new diplomatic plan to stop Iranian attacks on ships and reopen talks with the U.S. as Gulf states try to prevent another round of war. Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a...
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- 199 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
- 108 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.
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How was your Halloween? How was the... We have so much candy. Candy and ramen, because we give out ramen too.
Why do you give out ramen? Because that's what all the kids want. Really? Oh my god, yeah.
One kid goes, oh I'd rather take the ramen because my parents don't want to cook tonight. Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens switched sides and endorsed the Republican in Michigan's Senate race. She lost the primary to Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. party is calling her a traitor.
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