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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 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.

Dec 14, 2023 • 6min
9 AM ET: Israel’s war priorities, Giuliani's about-face, cheating with ChatGPT & more
This podcast covers Israel canceling a trip to Qatar for talks on hostages, colleges facing federal probes over discrimination incidents, Rudy Giuliani's expected trial testimony, Russia's president weighing in on Ukrainian aid, and whether students are cheating more with Chat GPT.

Dec 14, 2023 • 6min
6 AM ET: Israel's 'dumb bombs', House approves impeachment inquiry, MRI sets off patient's gun & more
Topics include Israel's use of 'dumb bombs' in Gaza, the impeachment inquiry into President Biden, far-right conspiracy theories discussed by Vivek Ramaswamy, the impact of a construction boom on rental market, and a woman shot during an MRI due to her gun going off.

Dec 14, 2023 • 7min
10 PM ET: WH on US-Israel rift, Biden impeachment inquiry, CNN town hall & more
White House struggles to explain Biden's comments on Israel, House approves impeachment inquiry, Trump loses defamation case, man charged with murder of Detroit synagogue president, GOP hopeful distinguishes himself from Trump in CNN town hall.

Dec 13, 2023 • 6min
5 PM ET: Biden meets hostage families, Fed interest rates, Trump subversion case & more
Biden meets hostage families, Fed interest rates, Trump subversion case, impeachment inquiry vote, surge in drug overdose calls

Dec 13, 2023 • 7min
12 PM: SCOTUS abortion case, Hamas hostage talks, Hunter Biden flouts subpoena & more
Supreme Court agrees to hear major abortion case, Biden to meet with families affected by Hamas hostage talks, Hunter Biden criticizes House Republicans, new climate deal calls for transition away from fossil fuels, US government lags behind in AI

Dec 13, 2023 • 6min
9 AM ET: Israeli military aid plans, House impeachment vote, Tesla recall & more
US officials deny plans to place conditions on military aid to Israel amidst worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza. House Republicans prepare to vote on President Joe Biden's impeachment inquiry. Declassified intelligence reveals Russia's massive military losses in Ukraine. The Federal Reserve expected to maintain steady interest rates. Tesla recalls millions of cars.

Dec 13, 2023 • 7min
6 AM: Climate deal reached, US-Israel rift, Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor dies & more
COP28 climate deal reached with loopholes in fossil fuels, US-Israel rift over Gaza ceasefire, Ukraine struggles for bipartisan support in Washington, Ron DeSantis criticizes Trump, leading actor on Brooklyn Nine-Nine dies.

Dec 13, 2023 • 7min
10 PM ET: Gaza ceasefire vote, Ukraine aid divisions, CNN town hall & more
This podcast discusses the UN General Assembly's vote for a ceasefire in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war, President Biden's shift in messaging about support for Ukraine, New York's court ruling in favor of Democrats in the fight for control of the House, and a CNN town hall with GOP candidate Ron DeSantis.

Dec 12, 2023 • 7min
5 PM ET: Biden criticizes Israeli government, Zelensky in Washington, EpiPens on flights & more
President Biden criticizes Israeli government's actions, Zelensky's visit in Washington for aid, Arizona Supreme Court hearing arguments on abortion ban, Senate Democrats demand EpiPens on flights, Jennifer Aniston reveals communication with Matthew Perry on the day he passed.


