Week in Review: Hurricane Irma, Israel Attacks Syria, North Korea Tests H-Bomb, China Undermines Dollar, and Much More

Workers put plywood over the windows at a Publix Supermarket in preparation for Hurricane Irma in Miami, Florida.
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Week in Review: Hurricane Irma, Israel Attacks Syria, North Korea Tests H-Bomb, China Undermines Dollar, and Much More

Show Notes

  • Just days after Hurricane Harvey destroyed Houston, Hurricane Irma has wreaked havoc in the Caribbean and it is poised to devastate Florida.
  • Facing greater pressure from Iran, and receiving no help from other nations, Israel reportedly launched air strikes against a chemical weapons facility in Syria on September 7.
  • North Korea tested its first thermonuclear weapon, which has far more destructive potential than the five nuclear weapons it has tested to date. This could jeopardize the U.S.-South Korea alliance and change the balance of power in Asia.
  • China has announced its intent to launch a new gold-backed oil benchmark. Economists say this could upset the current economic order by undermining the dollar as the world’s reserve currency.
  • We’ll also talk about the Trump administration’s effort to end daca—and an archaeological find in Jerusalem that could underscore the Bible’s account of what happened when the kingdom of Israel was taken captive by the Assyrians.

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