Midday Edition: 27 October 2024

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 27 October 2024, straight from the Newstalk ZB newsroom - bringing you everything you need to know in news, politics, business, entertainment and sport.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
No, the newstalks had been Newsroom, this is newsfacs. In
this update, former First Lady Michelle Obama says the US
presidential race is too close for her liking as she
joins Kamala Harris at irally in Michigan. Michelle Obama directly
criticized opponent Donald Trump, including condemning his actions around the
US Capitol riot. Meanwhile, Muslim community leaders in the same

(00:28):
swing state have endorsed Donald Trump at a rally as
the former president calls on Americans to dream big. Ten
days out from the election, the ABC's poll has revealed
narrow margins in the seven key swing states, with just
one to two percentage points separating Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
The US President has issued a formal apology to the

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Native American population for a policy that forcibly separated children
from their families for over one hundred and fifty years.
The boarding school policy saw the children sent to federal
boarding schools for assimilation. Joe Biden says he has a
solemn responsibility to say sorry Native Americans, Native Alliance, Native Alaskans,

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and federal Indian boarding schools. It's long, long, long overdue,
quite Frankly, there's no excuse that this apology took fifty
years to make. All severe weather warnings and watches across
the country have lifted as Karma conditions settle. Over New
Zealand Met Service says the slow moving trough over the
South Island is weakening and an associated front has moved

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east of the North Island. Some roads in the South
Island remain closed due to slips, snow or flooding. While
the weather is improving and roads are reopening. NZTA worn
road users to drive to the conditions and to expect
road hazards. Some believe significant achievements were made at the
Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Samoa. The government will

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give twenty million dollars to a fund to prepare the
Pacific for natural disasters. Newstalk z B political editor Jason
Wall says end initiative has more longevity in it than
others we've seen. This Resilience Fund isn't just a government
throwing money at a problem. It's actually setting it up
to attract private and public money. That's news in Sport

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and Everest, like cricketing achievement. That's how former Black Caps
opener Craig Cummings describe New Zealand's first Test series on
Indian soil. Cummings described just how significant the moment is.
It's probably like beating the all Blacks through test matches
at Eden Park, India. Just don't lose at home. Well,
if you could beat Australia and Australia that's as hard
as it gets as well. And we've got not a

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very good record over there either. But this is nearly
at the year rest of Test cricket for New Zealan
Ferrari's Carlos Sains has bag to the whole position for the
Formula one Mexican Grand Prix. The Spaniards edged mixed Vestapen
and the Dutchman's main title rival Lando Norris for the
fastest time in qualifying. Liam A Lawson will start twelfth
after teammate Yuki Sonoda's crash ended the New Zealander's final

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flying app in the second phase of qualifying. Golfer Stephen
Alka is tied for the lead after the second and
penultimate round at the PGA Champions Tour latest event in Arkansas.
That Sport. I'm Sandy Hodge. For more news, listen to
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