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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 16, 2023 • 7min
3 PM ET: Deadliest year for Palestinians in West Bank, Ukraine struggles to secure more aid, French bulldog sleep problems & more
2023 has been the deadliest year for Palestinians in the West Bank. Ukraine's struggle for aid could have a detrimental impact. Arizona Governor mobilizes national guard at the border. A 4-month-old baby found alive in a tree after a tornado. French Bulldogs struggle to sleep due to their anatomy.
Dec 16, 2023 • 6min
10 AM ET: Protests over hostage deaths, Giuliani can’t pay, Vatican trial & more
Protests in Tel Aviv over hostage deaths, stormy weather hitting Florida, Rudy Giuliani ordered to pay $150 million, Vatican trial with potential prison sentence for a cardinal, and a valuable thrift find selling for over $100,000.
Dec 16, 2023 • 6min
10 PM ET: Hostage release protests, weekend forecast, Elon Musk’s school & more
Protests in Tel Aviv over Israeli hostage shooting, criticism of Israel's airstrikes, US homelessness hits highest level since 2007, powerful storm system targeting East Coast, Elon Musk plans to open a new school in the US
Dec 15, 2023 • 6min
5 PM ET: Israeli hostages killed, Rudy Giuliani verdict, Matthew Perry's autopsy & more
The podcast discusses the accidental shooting of Israeli hostages, remaining suspects connected to terrorism offenses, Rudy Giuliani ordered to pay damages, and the revelation of Matthew Perry's cause of death.
Dec 15, 2023 • 6min
12 PM ET: Israeli soldiers video, missing Trump binder, lead in kids' food & more
Topics discussed in the podcast include Israeli soldiers' misconduct in Gaza, a missing classified intel binder from Trump's presidency, contaminated applesauce causing child illnesses, and racial bias in mortgage applications.
Dec 15, 2023 • 6min
9 AM ET: Ukraine funding, Prince Harry phone hacking, Facebook exec theft & more
US urges strategic Israeli attacks, Ukraine aid package stalls, investigation into transgender woman's death, Prince Harry's phone hacking ruling, Facebook exec pleads guilty to stealing $4 million
Dec 15, 2023 • 7min
6 AM ET: Pressure on Israel, student beheading threat, postpartum depression drug & more
The White House pressures Israel to reduce civilian casualties. Teacher accused of threatening to behead a Muslim student. EU opens membership talks with Ukraine. Senate to vote on aid for Ukraine and Israel. Drug for postpartum depression now available in the US.
Dec 15, 2023 • 6min
10 PM ET: Biden's latest Israel comments, GM job cuts, AI financial dangers & more
Biden's criticism of Israel's offensive, a 13-year-old facing charges for an alleged mass shooting plot, GM job cuts, missing British boy found, AI risks to financial system.
Dec 14, 2023 • 6min
5 PM ET: Alleged terrorism plot, EU membership talks, mortgage rates fall & more
German and Dutch authorities arrest four alleged Hamas members for plotting terror attacks in Europe. Ukraine's potential EU membership is discussed. The House passes a defense bill for fiscal year 2024. Rudy Giuliani's defamation trial is underway. Mortgage rates fall below 7% for the first time in months.
Dec 14, 2023 • 6min
12 PM ET: CNN Gaza hospital visit, cancer vaccine trial, Earth loses contact & more
Journalist's rare access to Gaza hospital reveals human toll of Israel-Hamas war. Lack of deal for additional funding for Israel and Ukraine. Experimental cancer treatment shows progress for high-risk melanoma. Lawsuit involves fertility doctor secretly using his own sperm. NASA loses contact with Voyager 1 spacecraft.
