News, commentary and interviews about the World, Europe and Greece. Analysis of current events laced with thought provoking commentary on issues facing Greece and the U.S., gives listeners a unique perspective and practical point of view. The podcast is an entertaining fusion of news, interviews, geopolitics, personal finance, lessons from Greece’s classical heritage and American pop culture. Stamatis N. Astra is co-host of Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM, a 70 year old Greek American program se ...
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Daily Global News - FRI NOV 21st - Peace plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Zelenskiy in discussions with Trump about Russia Ukraine peace plan - Trump to meet with Mamdani - Stocks surrendered gains made after Nvidia’s strong results and closed sharply lower fear of AI bubble
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Daily Global News - THU NOV 20th - Nvidia calms markets
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Nvidia reported record revenue and strong guidance, investors breathe a sigh of relief - Trump has drafted a 28-point peace plan for Ukraine Russia -
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Daily Global News - WED NOV 19th - Crown Prince in Oval Office
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Saudi Arabia to invest over $1T in US, Trump defends Mohammed bin Salman - Bill passed to release all of the Epstein files - Russia carried out a massive overnight attack across Ukraine
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Daily Global News - WED NOV 12th - Shutdown ends, Did Dems loose or win?
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Government funding bill heads to House, Democrats did not get funds for Obamacare, vow to continue fight - U.S. Navy’s largest aircraft carrier near Venezuela - FED no data have split between inflation and labor market
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Daily Global News - TUE NOV 11th - Shutdown ends
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Senate passes bill to fund government, Democrats do not get Obamacare funding - A de facto partition of Gaza to save the peace - Trump asks $1B from BBC
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Daily Global News - SUN NOV 9th -Super Typhoon Fung-wong in Philippines
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump tells Republicans to send federal health insurance money ‘directly to the people’ - Air traffic staffing shortages disrupt thousands of flights - Russia's Lavrov says "I am ready to meet Rubio"
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Daily Global News - FRI NOV 8th - Flight cancelations start today
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - US said they would reduce air traffic starting today due to the shutdown - Musk, the trillion dollar man - obesity drugs will cost as little as $149 per month
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Daily Global News - THU NOV 6th - FAA cuts flights in airports
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - FAA will reduce air traffic by 10% at 40 airports on Friday - Trump’s global tariffs ran into a skeptical Supreme Court - Voters said cost of living is their biggest issue, and punished party in power, as usual
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Daily Global News - WED NOV 5th - Democrats have a big night
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Democrats won the races in the first major elections since Trump became president - Trump is negotiating a deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk that would lower obesity drug price - The government shutdown has entered its 36th day, setting a new record…
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Daily Global News - TUE NOV 4th - Election Day in US
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Democrats Hope Attacking the Trump Economy Unites Party - Dick Cheney, Powerful Former Vice President Who Served Four Republican Presidents, Dies at 84 -
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Daily Global News - SUN NOV 2nd - UK mass stabbing
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - UK police says mass stabbing on train is not terrorist incident- Dodgers rally to beat Blue Jays, repeat as World Series champions-Nasdaq and S&P 500 close higher the week, thanks to Amazon
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Daily Global News - FRI OCT 31st - Gov Shutdown 31st day, few options
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Food Stamps to end, Fed employees furloughed, Trump asks to end filibuster- King Charles to strip his brother Andrew of his royal titles - Trump’s Asia trip ends, filled with dealmaking
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Daily Global News - THU OCT 30th - Trump to resume nuclear weapons tests
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM-Trump reduces China tariffs in deal with Xi on fentanyl, rare earths-Trump ordered to resume testing nuclear weapons after 33 years-Fed say December rate cut not certain
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Daily Global News - WED OCT 29th - Hurricane Melissa strongest ever
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM -Melissa shatters records as strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Atlantic - Fed is expected to approve another rate cut - South Korea Says It Has Finalized Terms of U.S. Trade Deal at 15% tariffs - Trump to lower China tariffs for cooperation in cracking down fentanyl…
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Daily Global News - TUE OCT 28th - OXI Day
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Greece celebrates "OXI Day" - Trump in Japan signs rare earths agreement - Melisa is Category 5 hurricane - 175 mph winds, heading to Jamaica
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Daily Global News - SUN OCT 26th - 10% more tariffs on Canada
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump slaps 10% extra tariff on Canada over Reagan trade ad - U.S. and China reach an early consensus in ‘successful’ trade talks-Two arrested over theft of jewels at Louvre museum in Paris-
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Daily Global News - FRI OCT 24th - Trump stop trade talk with Canada
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump stops trade negotiations with Canada, pointing to an advertisement that features Ronald Reagan - FBI NBA gambling probe - Inflation rate hit 3.0% in September, lower than expected
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Daily Global News - THU OCT 23rd - Trump sanctions Russian oil
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump administration has lifted a key restriction on Ukraine’s use of some long-range missiles and sanctioned Russian oil - Britain's King Charles and Pope Leo prayed together - NBA coach Chauncey Billups, player Terry Rozier arrested in gambling probes…
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Daily Global News - WED OCT 22nd - Trump cancels Putin meeting
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Russia and Ukraine escalate attacks and Trump cancels Putin "wasted meeting" - US increased pressure on Hamas to disarm
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Daily Global News - TUE OCT 21st - VP Vance in Israel
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Sanae Takaichi is elected Japan's first female prime minister - Court rules Trump can deploy National Guard troops to Portland - Shutdown stalemate enters its 21st day - Nicolas Sarkozy began a five-year sentence
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Daily Global News - SUN OCT 19th - 7 min heist into Louvre Museum
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Thieves broke into the Louvre Museum and made off with priceless jewels in a brazen, seven-minute heist - Israeli military launches attacks on Gaza, ceasefire under strain - Healthcare subsidies in jeopardy cause shutdown impasse
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Daily Global News - FRI OCT 17th - Trump focuses on Ukraine Russia War
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Zelensky to meet with Trump to discuss Tomahawk missiles - Trump to meet Putin in Hungary, following phone call - John Bolton facing criminal charges - Zohran Mamdani, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa had NYC mayoral debate
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Daily Global News - THU OCT 16th - CIA in Venezuela
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump has authorized CIA to conduct covert action in Venezuela - Hamas has returned only 9 of the 28 deceased hostages to Israel - Judge stops Trump firing 4,000 Federal workers during shutdown
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Daily Global News - WED OCT 15th - Hamas quashing Rivals
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Aid trucks rolled into Gaza and Israel resumed preparations to open Rafah - Hamas Fights and public executions are striking fear in Gaza - France sacrifice retirement reform for political stability
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Daily Global News - TUE OCT 14th - Next steps for Peace in Israel and Gaza
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - All 20 living Israeli hostages are free and thousands of Palestinian detainees - Next, Trump is ramping up pressure on Russia - SpaceX's Starship megarocket completed an hour-long test flight -
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Daily Global News - SUN OCT 12th - Hamas ready to release 20 Hostages
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Hamas said it has 20 living Israeli hostages in hand and is ready to begin releasing them - Trump to visit Israel and Egypt tomorrow - China doubles down on rare earth export - Trump-Xi meeting hangs in balance
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Daily Global News - FRI OCT 10th - Cease-fire in Gaza in effect
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Israel's military pulled back, hostages to be released in next 48 hrs - Nobel Peace Prize was awarded today to María Corina Machado NOT Trump - Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, was indicted
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Daily Global News - WED OCT 8th - "Progress" in Israel Hamas talks
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Negotiations in Egypt to finalize a deal between Israel Hamas - Gold is over $4,000 - French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu trying to reach budget deal
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Daily Global News - SUN OCT 5th - Hope for Hostages in Gaza
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Netanyahu says he hopes to announce hostage release in the 'coming days' - Five killed in large Russian missile and drone attack, Zelensky says - Trump authorises deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago
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Daily Global News - FRI OCT 3rd - Health care in spotlight
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump and Democrats try to win messaging over Health Care and Government Shutdown - A massive fire broke out Thursday night at a Chevron refinery in CA - Israeli soldiers boarded in 40 ships that were attempting to break a naval blockade to deliver aid to Gaza…
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Daily Global News - THU OCT 2nd - Impasse in DC, layoffs imminent
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump is targeting Democratic priorities during the shutdown - Israel intercepts 39 aid boats headed for Gaza - Two dead in Manchester synagogue attack
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Daily Global News - WED OCT 1st - US Government shuts down
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - US Government shuts down after six years; deadlocked Congress failed to pass funding - TrumpRx “most favored nation” deals save Americans money in drugs - Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are laying out a new vision for the US military - Hamas still not accepted Peace deal…
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Daily Global News - THU SEP 25th - Sarkozy will go to jail
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Former French President Sarkozy handed 5-year jail term- A gunman, who wrote "ANTI-ICE" on an unused bullet open fire in Dallas facility- Cyberattacks in Denmark Airport
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Daily Global News - WED SEP 24th - Trump Scolds UN
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump said "Your countries are going to hell." a raw, wide-ranging UN speech - In a shift Trump says Ukraine can win war - Jimmy Kimmel is back
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Daily Global News - TUE SEP 23rd - In UN France recognizes Palestinian State
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump links autism to Tylenol despite evidence it’s safe - France declared its recognition of a Palestinian state during a summit at the UN - Nvidia will invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI
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Daily Global News - SUN SEP 21st - H1-B visa confusion
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump announcement of a $100,000 annual fee for H-1B visa applications caused widespread confusion, fee will NOT apply to existing holders - Charlie Kirk memorial 100k mourners expected - UK to recognizes Palestinian State
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Kimmel's suspension is praised by Trump as he wants to punish critical broadcasters, - RFK Jr advisers vote to split combo MMRV shot for children under 4 - Nvidia takes a $5 billion stake in Intel
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Local Melrose Politics - A talk with Dionysios Kaskarelis
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Dionysios Kaskarelis explains why he is running for local office in Melrose, MA and his plan to balance its finances.
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Daily Global News - THU SEP 18th - ABC Cancels Jimmy Kimmel
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Jimmy Kimmel Live is off air after remarks about Kirk - Starmer and Trump discuss foreign affairs and investment - Robert F Kennedy Jr. is remaking vaccine policies - Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan signed a mutual defense pact
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Daily Global News - WED SEP 17th - Trump in UK
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump arrives in Britain - Israel opens a new route out of Gaza City - Wall Street are expecting a Fed rate cut today.
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Daily Global News - TUE SEP 16th - "Gaza is burning" says IDF
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Israel launches biggest ground assault in Gaza -TikTok will continue in US, Ellison's Oracle may be investor-Kash Patel is defending FBI's work in the investigation of Kirk’s killer -U.S. attacked a second boat allegedly transporting drugs from Venezuela.…
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Daily Global News - SUN SEP 14th - Political Violence in US
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Polarized society across America, Charlie Kirk’s killing has set off a wave of intense conversations - Charlie Kirk’s Death Unites a Global Right That Sees Its Movement Under Siege - US, Chinese officials hold talks in Spain on trade irritants, TikTok deadline…
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Daily Global News - FRI SEPT 12th - Suspect of Kirk's shooting in custody
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Trump Says Person Is in Custody in Connection With Kirk Shooting - Kirk’s death prompts shock, grief across Gen Z ideological lines - Brazil's Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years after coup plot conviction
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Daily Global News - THU SEP 11th - Conservative Star Killed
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA and an ally of President Donald Trump, was killed a manhunt is underway for the shooter - 24 years since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, which forever changed the world - Qatar bombing tests the limits of the Trump-Netanyahu alliance…
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Daily Global News - WED SEP 10th - Poland shoots down Russian Drones
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Poland, a NATO member, has shot down Russian drones which entered its airspace - Israel targeted Hamas leaders in an unprecedented attack on Qatar - Soldiers guarded Nepal's parliament- France's "Block Everything"movement is angry at the political class and planned budget cuts…
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Daily Global News - TUE SEP 9th - Job Oppening: French Prime Minister
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Macron is seeking his 5th prime minister in less than two years - Israel ordered Gaza City residents to evacuate - Nepal's prime minister has resigned - Apple is bringing iPhone Air
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Daily Global News - SUN SEPT 7th - Japan's Prime Minister Resigss
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Japan PM Ishiba resigns after bruising election losses - Trump said he would deploy federal troops to Chicago to conduct mass deportations - South Korea has finished talks with US to release Korean workers
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Daily Global News - FRI AUG 5th - Weak US Job Growth
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM -Putin said that any Western troops deployed to Ukraine would be legitimate targets for Moscow to attack - US senators pit Kennedy against Trump on vaccine policy - US job growth weakened sharply in August; unemployment rate rises to 4.3%
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Daily Global News - THU AUG 4th - Trump's tariffs to Supreme Court
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM Harvard wins landmark victory to restore funding- Lisbon mourns the victims of a cable car crash-Florida plans to end all state vaccine mandates
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Daily Global News - WED SEP 3rd - China shows off to West in military parade
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Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM - Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un stood together projecting an image of authoritarian strength - US military kills 11 people in a strike on a drug vessel from Venezuela - Google wins anti-trust case
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