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We bring you 5 stories that will get you up to speed and on with your day. Updates every weekday morning, midday and evening. Plus, 5 Good Things and One Thing on the weekends.
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Dec 25, 2023 • 6min
9 AM ET: Christmas celebrations canceled in Bethlehem, migrant caravan US-bound, child put on wrong flight & more
Bethlehem cancels Christmas celebrations due to conflict; Pope Francis calls for peace. Major shipping company resumes operations in Red Sea after attacks. Christmas Eve shooting at Colorado mall leaves one dead. Migrant caravan traveling from southern Mexico to the US. 6-year-old put on wrong flight to visit grandma.
Dec 24, 2023 • 26min
One Thing: The Things We Missed in 2023
CNN correspondents discuss the drug shortage in the US and the success of the movie Barbenheimer. They also explore the controversy of AI-generated music and wrongful convictions in the criminal justice system.
Dec 23, 2023 • 6min
3 PM ET: Gaza death toll, Tesla recall, airport inconveniences & more
This podcast discusses disturbing details about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, a deadly shooting at a university in the Czech Republic, Seattle hospital's refusal to provide Texas with information about gender-affirming care for children, Tesla's vehicle recall, and unexpected airport issues during holiday travel.
Dec 23, 2023 • 7min
10 AM ET: MA assault weapons ban, southern border crisis, Pornhub agreement & more
Israel expands military operations in Gaza, UNRWA says nowhere safe to go. Massachusetts assault weapon ban ruled constitutional. Record number of migrants at US-Mexico border. Pornhub's parent company admits profiting from sex trafficking. Homeless shelter finds rare sneakers in donation bin.
Dec 23, 2023 • 6min
10 PM ET: Red Sea attacks latest, Wisconsin redistricting case, Elijah McClain verdict & more
Israel denies deepening hunger crisis in Gaza, US claims of Iran's involvement in Red Sea attacks, Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects unfair legislative maps, Paramedics convicted in Elijah McClain's wrongful death case, President Biden signs defense policy bill
Dec 22, 2023 • 6min
5 PM ET: UN resolution passes, SCOTUS immunity ruling declined, leading Covid-19 variant & more
US diplomat speaks on UN vote for pause in Israel-Hamas war. Supreme Court blow to Trump's election subversion case. Omicron subvariant now leading cause of US infections. Harvard donor suspends donations. US military countering China.
Dec 22, 2023 • 6min
12 PM ET: 'Not seen since Vietnam,' inflation cools, new air travel pain point & more
US backs UN resolution on Gaza, analysis of Israel's bombs, inflation slows, fake drug warning, Biden commutes sentences, air travel updates
Dec 22, 2023 • 6min
9 AM ET: Trump call recording, Israeli hostage dies, LA Dodgers deal & more
Former President Trump's alleged pressure on Michigan officials regarding the 2020 election, tragic death of an Israeli American hostage in Gaza, Southern California bracing for heavy rainfall, major vehicle recalls by two car manufacturers, and LA Dodgers making a historic deal.
Dec 22, 2023 • 6min
6 AM ET: Israel's new plan, border video backlash, Vin Diesel accusation & more
Israel proposes pause in fighting in exchange for hostages. Former President Trump seeks to delay another trial. Texas National Guard denies ignoring woman in Rio Grande. Prague shooting survivor speaks out. Former assistant accuses Vin Diesel.
Dec 22, 2023 • 6min
10 PM ET: Biden’s border discussion, Tacoma officers acquitted, Vin Diesel sued & more
Israel plans to lower military campaign intensity against Hamas in Gaza. President Biden discusses surge of migrants at the US southern border with Mexican counterpart. Three Tacoma police officers acquitted in death of a Black man. Trump seeks to delay trial in defamation lawsuit. Vin Diesel faces sexual battery lawsuit by former assistant.
