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Morning News: Finland Looks To NATO, Abortion Rights, Las Vegas Violence

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Finland wants to join NATO; the country has a long border with Russia and has remained neutral in wartime since WWII.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6bTjs8wEhlCTzxCYdMQAfR

The White House faces pressure to protect abortion rights nationwide after legislation failed in the US Senate. And Las Vegas faces a series of violent school incidents involving both students and parents.

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Morning News: Italy’s PM Draghi Visits Biden, China Lockdown, Eurovision

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Italy’s prime minister Mario Draghi heads to Washington to meet Joe Biden. Plus: Beijing and Shanghai ratchet up coronavirus restrictions, a look ahead to the Eurovision Song Contest and a review of today’s papers.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6rgCIm56v74EraxnOCIj8z
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Morning News: Military Aid To Ukraine, Philippines Vote, Sri Lanka PM Resigns

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Voters in the Philippines go to the polls. Plus: the resignation of Sri Lanka’s prime minister, dock workers blockading Russian cargo and an interview with the Swiss entry to this year’s Eurovision.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2DigZFnQmeOLz8cXH5qoIm

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Morning News: Russia’s Victory Day, Abortion In Illinois, Philippines Vote

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Russia is marking Victory Day, which celebrates the defeat of Nazi Germany, just as Russian troops are fighting and dying in Ukraine. 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2giUeCyh1OezzMLz79L298

 Doctors who provide abortion services in Illinois are bracing for a possible influx of patients from neighboring states expected to ban abortion. And votes are being counted to see who will become the next leader of the Philippines, where polls show the son of a brutal dictator locked in a tight race against a runner-up who promises to fight corruption.