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Nov 28, 2023 • 7min
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Tuesday briefing: Israel-Gaza fighting pause; Vermont shooting suspect; Rosalynn Carter; Stephen Colbert; and more Read today's briefing.
Nov 27, 2023 • 7min
Monday, November 27, 2023
Monday briefing: Gaza hostage releases; Palestinian Americans shot in Vermont; COP28; Derek Chauvin; Booker Prize; and moreRead today's briefing.
Nov 24, 2023 • 56min
Deep Reads: Bitter rivals. Beloved friends. Survivors.
Read today's rundown of the most important and interesting stories and sign up for The 7 newsletter if you haven't yet. You can do both here. Right now, sit back with a selection from our "Deep Reads" series. You can find these occasional bonus episodes regularly by following "Post Reports" wherever you listen. This selection was one of The Post's most read stories this year. It's titled: Bitter rivals. Beloved friends. Survivors. Tennis legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova became friends as teenagers but then split apart as each rose to No. 1 in the world. But they grew back together as they forged one of the greatest rivalries in sports and embarked on ambitious lives in retirement. After 50 years, they understood each other like no one else could. So when cancer came, they turned to each other.It's by sports columnist Sally Jenkins, who gives an introduction of how she came to write it. It's read by Adrienne Walker for Noa: News Over Audio, an app offering curated audio articles.
Nov 22, 2023 • 8min
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Wednesday briefing: Israel and Hamas agree to hostage release deal; Sam Altman’s OpenAI return; Changpeng Zhao; Napoleon; and moreRead today's briefing.
Nov 21, 2023 • 8min
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Tuesday briefing: Hamas says a ‘truce’ is near; Voting Rights Act; Sam Altman; Thanksgiving travel; turkey pardon; and moreRead today's briefing.
Nov 20, 2023 • 7min
Monday, November 20, 2023
Monday briefing: Al-Shifa Hospital evacuation; Rosalynn Carter’s legacy; Javier Milei; Sam Altman’s ouster at OpenAI; and moreRead today's briefing.
Nov 17, 2023 • 8min
Friday, November 17, 2023
Friday briefing: Al-Shifa hospital; George Santos; Paul Pelosi attack; Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs allegations; bin Laden letter; and moreRead today's briefing.A previous version of this episode incorrectly said "a former Louisiana officer" was charged in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor. He was an officer in Louisville. The error has been removed.
Nov 16, 2023 • 7min
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Thursday briefing: Senate votes to avert a government shutdown; Gaza hostage negotiations; Biden meets Xi Jinping; and moreRead today's briefing.
Nov 15, 2023 • 8min
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Wednesday briefing: Israel enters Gaza’s largest hospital; a bill to avert a government shutdown; Biden to meet Xi; and moreRead today's briefing.To take advantage of new premium audio perks in Apple Podcasts with a Washington Post subscription, click here.
Nov 14, 2023 • 8min
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Tuesday briefing: Gaza death toll; new videos in Georgia’s Trump case; government shutdown deadline; inflation; and moreRead today's briefing.
