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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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Nov 11, 2023 • 6min
10 PM ET: Gaza hospital strike, campaign fundraising investigation, college football suspension & more
Topics discussed include Gaza hospital strike, campaign fundraising investigation, credit rating downgrade, actors' strike deal, and college football suspension.
Nov 10, 2023 • 6min
5 PM ET: Gaza bombardments, Biden-Harris campaign, IRS tax changes & more
Topics discussed include Israel's offensive against Hamas in Gaza, concerns for the safety of patients and medical staff, Kamala Harris filing paperwork for the Democratic primary ballot, a ransomware attack on China's biggest bank impacting the US, IRS tax changes, and new Census projections on the declining US population.
Nov 10, 2023 • 6min
12 PM ET: Trump docs trial date, interest rates hint, Grammy nominations & more
In this podcast episode, they talk about the upcoming meeting between Biden and Xi Jinping, Israel's military operation in Gaza, Trump's trial date for classified documents, mortgage rates, and the 2024 Grammy nominations.
Nov 10, 2023 • 7min
9 AM ET: Nowhere safe in Gaza, Biden and Xi meeting, looming government shutdown & more
This podcast covers the escalating situation in Gaza, the highly anticipated meeting between President Biden and China's Xi Jinping, the possibility of a government shutdown, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, and a man surviving a crocodile attack.
Nov 10, 2023 • 6min
6 AM ET: Israel strikes Syria, vaccine exemptions record, 'affordable' Formula 1 & more
Topics covered in this episode include: Israel's strike in Syria, Joe Manchin not running for re-election, record high child vaccine exemptions, increasing 401K withdrawals, and plummeting ticket prices for a Formula One race.
Nov 10, 2023 • 6min
10 PM ET: Suspicious letters, Willow oil drilling project, Trump classified documents & more
Topics covered in this podcast include civilians fleeing Gaza, investigation into suspicious letters, controversial drilling project in Alaska, workers at Mar-a-Lago resort testifying in classified documents trial, and Federal Reserve Chair's comments on interest rate hikes.
Nov 9, 2023 • 6min
5 PM ET: Manchin won’t seek reelection, Pelosi suspect’s trial, first-of-its-kind transplant & more
Israel's military implements daily pauses in Gaza. President Biden rallies support for economic agenda in Illinois. Senator Joe Manchin announces he's not seeking reelection. Trial for attacker of Nancy Pelosi's husband starts. Successful whole-eye transplant achieved.
Nov 9, 2023 • 6min
12 PM ET: Israel’s military pauses, a US execution first, humanity's hottest year & more
Topics covered: Diplomatic efforts for hostage release, humanitarian situation in Gaza, spending showdown, execution by nitrogen hypoxia, hottest year, and Trump's legal victory.
Nov 9, 2023 • 6min
9 AM ET: Gaza ground offensive, Meta teen safety, Vatican LGBTQ baptisms & more
Republican presidential primary debate, Gaza ground offensive, L.A. County Sheriff's Department suicide cases, Meta CEO ignoring teen safety concerns, Vatican's stance on LGBTQ baptisms.
Nov 9, 2023 • 6min
6 AM ET: Republican debate, actors react to deal, Bidens subpoenaed & more
Big takeaways from the Republican debate, accusations of war crimes by Israel and Hamas, Hollywood actors' union tentatively agrees deal, President Biden's relatives subpoenaed, new island discovered
