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What to know about last night’s State of the Union address · Apple News Today

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  [MUSIC FADES IN]
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  Yasmeen Khan, Narrating: Good morning! It’s Friday, March 8th. I’m Yasmeen Khan in for Shumita Basu.
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  This is Apple News Today.
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  Coming up… Why it matters that Benjamin Netanyahu’s biggest rival
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  was in Washington this week,
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  previewing the four criminal trials against Trump,
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  and some story lines to watch this Oscars weekend.
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  [MUSIC FADES]
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  But first, last night was President Biden’s
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  State of the Union address.
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  He talked about his goals for a second term in office,
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  the domestic and foreign crises the country faces,
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  and threats to democracy, including, he said, from his likely
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  general election opponent. Throughout the speech, Biden only referred
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  to former President Trump as his “predecessor.”
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  Biden also addressed a top concern from voters head on…
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  his age.
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  [START ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  [CHEERING]
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  President Joe Biden: In my career, I've been told I was too young.
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  [LAUGHTER]
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  By the way, they didn't let me on the Senate elevators for votes sometimes.
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  Not a joke. And I've been told I'm too old.
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  [LAUGHTER]
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  [LAUGHTER]
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  Whether young or old, I've always been known,
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  I've always known what endures. I've known our North Star.
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  The very idea of America is that we're all created equal.
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  [END ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Khan, Narrating: In a speech that ran over an hour, Biden was energetic. At times, feisty.
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  He emphatically defended his administration’s actions,
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  including taking credit for the economy’s performance.
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  [START ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  [APPLAUSE]
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  Biden: My inherited economy was on the brink. Now, our economy is literally
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  the envy of the world. Fifteen million
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  new jobs in just three years, a record. A record.
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  [APPLAUSE AND CHEERING]
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  [END ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Khan, Narrating: Fact-checkers at "CNN" say that is true, but the challenge
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  for the president is that voters are still feeling
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  the sting of high prices.
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  Biden also called out Republicans and Trump on abortion rights.
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  At one point, he even directly addressed Supreme Court justices who were present
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  as the overturning of Roe v. Wade has been a major motivator for voters.
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  [START ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  [CHEERING]
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  Biden: Those bragging about overturning Roe v. Wade have no clue
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  about the power of women.
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  But they found out when reproductive freedom was on the ballot
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  we won in 2022 and 2020, and we'll win again in 2024. [CLEARS THROAT]
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  [APPLAUSE AND CHEERING]
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  [END ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Khan, Narrating: Biden said he would codify abortion rights nationwide if given the opportunity.
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  And there was a rare moment of bipartisanship.
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  Biden’s comments about crossing the five-month mark
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  since Hamas’s assault on Israel and the ongoing efforts to negotiate
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  an immediate cease-fire to secure the release of the remaining hostages
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  in Gaza got wide applause.
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  [START ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Biden: Here in the chamber tonight are families whose loved ones are still being held
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  by Hamas. I pledge to all the families that we will not rest
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  until we bring their loved ones home.
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  [APPLAUSE]
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  [END ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Khan, Narrating: He also said that the conflict wouldn’t end without a two-state solution.
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  While the speech was perceived as a kind of proxy campaign speech,
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  Martha Raddatz, from "ABC News," said it felt like it was something bigger
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  for Biden.
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  [START ABC ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Martha Raddatz: It was a legacy speech. No matter what happens in November,
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  Joe Biden laid down the hammer tonight about what he believes and what he feels
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  about this country. So, I think that Democrats will look at it
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  as that as well. And that's why Joe Biden probably really rose to this moment.
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  [TENSE MUSIC]
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  [END ABC ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Khan, Narrating: Let’s turn again to the war between Israel and Hamas.
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  Hamas says it’s increasingly unlikely there will be a cease fire deal
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  before the start of Ramadan, which is two days away.
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  [MUSIC FADES]
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  The start of the Muslim holy month has been seen by diplomats in Washington,
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  Qatar, Egypt and beyond as the unofficial deadline
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  to get Israel and Hamas to agree to a cease fire.
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  Last night, President Biden announced plans to increase the flow
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  of aid into Gaza by opening a pier to bring in temporary shelters,
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  food, water and medicine.
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  [START ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Biden: To the leadership of Israel I say this… humanitarian assistance cannot be
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  a secondary consideration or a bargaining chip.
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  Protecting and saving innocent lives has to be a priority.
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  [END ARCHIVAL CLIP]
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  Khan, Narrating: These are among Biden’s strongest comments yet on the humanitarian crisis,
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  and potentially another sign of a splintering relationship
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  between Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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  Dov Lieber: I mean, this is an incredibly complicated time.
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  I mean, extremely complicated time.
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  Khan, Narrating: That’s Dov Lieber, "Wall Street Journal" correspondent covering Israel
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  and the Palestinian Territories.
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  We spoke with him before the State of the Union
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  about the challenges for Israel’s leadership.
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  Lieber: Israel is still in a really sensitive place
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  and the entire situation is on a knife's edge.
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  Khan, Narrating: This week, Netanyahu’s biggest political rival, Benny Gantz,
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  visited the White House where he met with Vice President Kamala Harris.
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  Lieber: The visit of Benny Gantz to Washington is the first serious break we see
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  between Netanyahu and Gantz since the start of the war.
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  And the point of the trip, according to Gantz and people around him,
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  was to try to improve the relationship between the United States and Israel
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  at a time when it seems to be kind of flagging.
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  Netanyahu's response was, you should not go,
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  and I'm the prime minister.
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  Khan, Narrating: Gantz, who leads the center-right National Unity party,
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  and is part of Israel’s emergency war cabinet, met with the Vice President
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  a day after she called for an “immediate ceasefire”
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  for at least six weeks. For some, this meeting was a clear sign
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  of the White House’s growing frustration with the hard line Israeli government.
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  Lieber: And what does this say about the American stance towards Israel now?
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  For the Americans to be inviting Benny Gantz to the White House,
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  which, by the way, Netanyahu, since being elected over a year ago,
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  has never had an invitation to the White House.
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  Khan, Narrating: The White House has made it clear they did not initiate the meeting,
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  Gantz did. But still, it raises questions about whether it's increasingly
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  losing faith in Netanyahu and his ability to not just manage the war,
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  but what comes after the war. Meanwhile, Gantz has been clear that he hopes
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  to unseat Netanyahu. And most polls in Israel suggest that Gantz would win
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  [PENSIVE MUSIC]
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  if elections were held today.
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  At the end of this month, Donald Trump will face
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  his first of four criminal trials. It’s over so-called hush money payments
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  he allegedly made ahead of the 2016 election.
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  [MUSIC FADES]
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  [START IN CONVERSATION CLIP]
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  Scott Detrow: I think the allegations themselves are pretty straightforward.
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  And there seems to be a lot of evidence for them.
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  [END IN CONVERSATION CLIP]
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  Khan, Narrating: That’s Scott Detrow, host of "NPR’s" "Trump’s Trials" podcast.
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  Prosecutors say that when he was running for office, Trump disguised payments
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  to two women, including adult film star, Stormy Daniels, to hide
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  from the allegations that he had an affair.
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  Trump has pleaded not guilty and denies the affairs.
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  In addition to this case, he faces one in Georgia over allegations
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  of trying to overturn the election, and two at the federal level.
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  Ninety-one criminal charges in all.
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  [START IN CONVERSATION CLIP]
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  Detrow: This is just a totally unprecedented moment
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  in American history.
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  [END IN CONVERSATION CLIP]
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  Khan, Narrating: It’s also a lot to keep track of. Which is why, on this weekend’s episode of Apple News "In Conversation,"
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  guest host Brian Stelter offers a primer on all of them, and the key details
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  to pay attention to. Along with Scott Detrow,
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  "The Washington Post’s" Karen Tumulty joins the podcast.
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  Karen Tumulty: I think that hearing these arguments go on among partisans, among politicians,
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  is one thing. But when you see a jury of your peers…
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  Brian Stelter: Average Americans, yeah.
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  Tumulty: The president's peers come down with a verdict. I think it is very,
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  very different. What we have seen among Trump supporters is quite a capacity
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  to rationalize pretty much anything. And ultimately, if it comes down to
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  Trump versus Biden, I think we will see a lot of Trump supporters
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  rationalizing themselves into pretzels.
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  [END IN CONVERSATION CLIP]
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  Khan, Narrating: Stick around after today’s show. If you’re listening in the News app,
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  this episode of Apple News "In Conversation" is cued up to play next.
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  [UPBEAT MUSIC]
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  And finally, the Oscars are coming up on Sunday, and our team at Apple News
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  has been pulling together some of the most interesting stories
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  to watch. Here are a few things you might want to follow,
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  [MUSIC FADES]
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  starting with two actors who could join an elite club.
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  Just seven people in Academy Awards history
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  have won three or more times for acting, legends like Katharine Hepburn,
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  Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson and others. This weekend, Jodie Foster
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  and Robert DeNiro could join them.
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  Foster is nominated for her supporting role in "Nyad,"
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  and DeNiro for his in "Killers of the Flower Moon."
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  Meanwhile, fans of this iconic movie monster will want to see if he can
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  win his very first Oscar in the visual effects category.
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  [START GODZILLA CLIP]
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  [ROARING]
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  [END GODZILLA CLIP]
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  That is Godzilla, from "Godzilla Minus One" which exploded
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  at the box office to become one of the top-grossing international films
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  of all time. It would be a big deal if it were to win.
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  It’s up against several Hollywood-backed films
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  with much larger budgets, like the latest installments
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  of "Mission Impossible" and "Guardians of the Galaxy".
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  Another contender to watch comes from
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  the international features category. It’s a movie called "Io Capitano"
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  about migrant teenagers making the dangerous journey
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  from Africa to Italy, inspired by real life events.
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  What’s notable about the film is that migrants were hired to consult on it.
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  The actors who played the migrants didn’t know if their characters
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  would live or die during filming. And the extras on set were survivors of the very same journey
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  depicted on screen.
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  Director Matteo Garrone told "CNN" earlier this year, authenticity
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  was a top priority.
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  Matteo Garrone: We wanted to be authentic for the respect of the people that made this journey.
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  For the respect of the people that died on this journey.
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  [MUSIC FADES IN]
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  Khan, Narrating: You can follow the latest from the Academy Awards on Sunday
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  in the Apple News app.
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  And if you’re already listening in the News app right now,
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  this week’s episode of Apple News "In Conversation" is coming up next.
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  And remember to set your clocks for Daylight Saving Time this weekend.
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  Have a great weekend, and I’ll be back with the news on Monday.
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