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  | while IFS=' ' read -r id title; do
      slug=$(echo "$title" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -cs 'a-z0-9' '-' | sed 's/-*$//')
      [ -f "${id}-${slug}.md" ] && continue
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        -o "${id}-${slug}.md" \
        https://spoken.md/transcripts/$id || rm -f "${id}-${slug}.md"
      sleep 0.34
    done

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WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, November 13, 2026

November 13, 2026

SPEAKER_1 (0:00)

The Chicago Immigration Hub is your one-stop shop for the city's most comprehensive immigration coverage. Get news and resources from 15 local organizations, including WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times at suntimes.com/immigrationhub.

SPEAKER_2 (0:18)

For the first time since reconstruction, Mississippi will have a black senator. History in Mississippi, happiness in Chicago.

SPEAKER_3 (0:25)

What motivated a group of local Democrats to push out Emmanuel Chris Welch as the Speaker of Illinois House.

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