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Afroman's Court Win, New GLP-1's, Hockey Champs and more

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Mar 19, 2026
Reports on escalating strikes around a Middle Eastern energy hub and rising tensions over U.S. responses. Coverage of a congressional walkout linked to a high-profile briefing. A look at the booming GLP-1 market and upcoming needle-free and triple-receptor weight-loss drugs. A legal battle over a parody song reaches a courtroom win. A teen hockey player returns after family tragedy to help clinch a title.
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INSIGHT

Energy Attacks Risk A Global Supply Shock

  • Regional attacks on energy infrastructure are creating a genuine global energy supply shock.
  • Kate Baldwin details missile strikes on Riyadh and Israel hitting Iran's largest gas field, plus possible U.S. troop deployment to protect key facilities.
ANECDOTE

Democrats Walk Out Of Epstein Briefing

  • Democrats walked out of a closed-door House Oversight briefing with the Attorney General about the Epstein files, calling it a setup.
  • Kate Baldwin recounts complaints that AG Pam Bondi wasn't under oath and gave no opening statement, prompting planned subpoena testimony.
INSIGHT

New Pills And Triple Receptor Drugs Boost GLP-1 Market

  • Needle-free GLP-1 pills and next-gen triple-receptor drugs are rapidly expanding the weight-loss market.
  • Kate Baldwin notes Wegovy's pill use by ~400,000 people and trials of 'Triple G' drugs showing up to 29% body weight loss.
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