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🔊 What's it like to cover the Vatican? Reporter @joshjmcelwee joins On Assignment this week to dish on the highs and lows of the papal beat. Listen here: reut.rs/3QydKVE
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🔊 'I kind of had an out-of-body experience because I knew he was answering it, but in the moment I couldn't believe he was answering it.' @joshjmcelwee on capturing the pope's response to Donald Trump's attacks. Hear more on On Assignment: reut.rs/3QydKVE
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🔊 One Italian historian told reporter @joshjmcelwee that in attacking Pope Leo, 'Trump was doing something that Mussolini and Hitler had never done.' Listen to this week's On Assignment about the pope and his extraordinary response to Trump: reut.rs/3QydKVE
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Christopher Walljasper retweeted
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Nice to speak with @cwalljasper for @Reuters On Assignment about what is was like to cover Pope Leo on his four nation Africa tour.
youtu.be/ExbcRppXBZM?si=vZM3…
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The last two weeks, I've been chatting with our Vatican reporter @joshjmcelwee about the Pope's trip to Africa and Trump's attacks.
Our team has put together this amazing video podcast. Please watch/listen:
youtu.be/ExbcRppXBZM
open.spotify.com/episode/78m…
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🔊 Reuters' office at the Kennedy Space Center is a small shack 3.2 miles from the pad. @joroulette says the building shakes from the sound waves during space launches. Hear more in the latest episode of our On Assignment podcast with @cwalljasper reut.rs/4sOnmd5
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🔊 Global supply pipelines for therapeutic food have been disrupted by Donald Trump's shakeup of US humanitarian aid and left children at risk of severe malnutrition. @akannampilly explains to @cwalljasper on the latest On Assignment reut.rs/48CHyHt
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🔊 'The last meal the family had was tea, 36 hours ago.' Severe hunger grips Turkana County, Kenya, as US aid stalls. Listen to more from @cwalljasper & @akannampilly on the latest On Assignment, from @Reuters reut.rs/4qaO0LJ
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🔊 Distrust in science grew during the COVID-19 pandemic. How can trust be rebuilt? Listen to On Assignment now with @cwalljasper, @JDSteenhuysen, @jeffmason1 and @RobinRespaut reut.rs/3K2SXWY
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🔊 Funding for scientific research faces dramatic cuts. What does this mean for US healthcare? Listen to On Assignment now with @cwalljasper, @JDSteenhuysen, @jeffmason1 and @RobinRespaut reut.rs/3K2SXWY
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🔊 From Chicago to Texas, beef is at the heart of American food and culture. And now, its price is at record highs. Find out why on On Assignment with @cwalljasper @CassLGarrison @SchlitzHeather @leahjdouglas reut.rs/3VAETGJ
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🔊 The U.S. cattle herd is at its lowest since the 1950s. Even as it rebuilds, it takes three years to put a steak on your plate. Learn more about why beef is so expensive with @cwalljasper on On Assignment with @CassLGarrison @SchlitzHeather @leahjdouglas reut.rs/3VAETGJ
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🔊 Drought in recent years has shrunk the US cattle herd. @cwalljasper, @CassLGarrison and @SchlitzHeather talk to ranchers about the challenges and @leahjdouglas looks at the impact on trade. Listen to On Assignment here: reut.rs/4p6H42x
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🔊 Texas ranchers could lose $1.8 billion if the deadly screwworm parasite takes hold. @SchlitzHeather, @CassLGarrison and @leahjdouglas investigate. Listen to the On Assignment podcast with @cwalljasper reut.rs/469tTF8
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🔊 In this episode of On Assignment, @cwalljasper goes from Chicago's Italian beefs to ranches across North America to explain the high price of beef, with reporters @CassLGarrison @SchlitzHeather and @leahjdouglas. Listen now reut.rs/4g8T67c
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🔊 Stephanie Serrano tried Ozempic and underwent surgery to lose weight, but her journey has been far from simple. Hear her story on this special episode of Reuters World News podcast with @cwalljasper, @chadterhune and @robinrespaut reut.rs/46laVNK
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🔊 Doctors are split on the long-term impact of weight-loss drugs for teens vs. the benefits of slimming down. Learn more on this special episode of Reuters World News podcast with @cwalljasper @chadterhune and @robinrespaut reut.rs/3GVUpcx
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Pediatricians are seeing more teens with type2 diabetes and liver disease due to rising rates of obesity. Now, weight-loss drugs could slow them. Listen to this special episode of Reuters World News podcast with @cwalljasper, @chadterhune and @robinrespaut reut.rs/4eVIvMi
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🔊 Young people struggling with weight often face relentless bullying and mental health challenges. New medications offer the possibility of life-changing results but come with an uncertain future. Listen with @cwalljasper, @chadterhune and @robinrespaut reut.rs/4518cqt
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🔊 A mother opens up about the freedom, challenges, and costs of long-term medication for her son, who has struggled with obesity for years. Listen on this special episode of Reuters World News podcast with @cwalljasper, @chadterhune and @robinrespaut reut.rs/3GQWBlE
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