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News Wrap: More than 30,000 Boeing workers are on strike

Season 2024 Episode 258 | 7m 31s

In our news wrap Friday, more than 30,000 factory workers at Boeing are on strike, firefighters made progress battling three wildfires in the Los Angeles area thanks to cooler temperatures and in rare remarks to reporters about the U.S. presidential election, Pope Francis was critical of Vice President Harris's abortion rights stance and former President Trump's xenophobia towards migrants.

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