US Approves Strikes On Iranian Personnel; Potential Hostage Deal; Grammy Performers– Mo News Rundown

Feb 2, 2024

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A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories.

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Headlines:

– Plans For U.S. Strikes On Iranian Personnel And Facilities in Iraq, Syria Approved After Jordan Drone Attack (04:10)

– Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Apologizes For His Handling Of Cancer Diagnosis and Hospitalization (08:40)

– What We Know About A Potential Deal To Pause Fighting In Exchange For Hostages In Gaza (11:00)

– The Taliban Vowed To Cut Ties With Al Qaeda But Terror Group Appears To Be Growing In Afghanistan (15:50)

– Pineapple Express: Atmospheric River Storm Triggers Flooding In California And A Second System Could Worsen Impacts (18:45)

– Peloton Shares Plunge As Turnaround Plan Garners Mixed Results (20:25)

– Walmart To Open or Expand 150 More Stores (21:50)

– Elon Musk’s $56 billion Tesla Compensation Voided By Judge, shares slide (22:40)

– Why Do Women Have More Autoimmune Diseases? Study Points to X Chromosome (25:30)

– Who Will Have the Biggest Grammy Night? (27:20)

– What We’re Watching, Reading, Eating (29:50)

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Mosheh Oinounou (@mosheh) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20 years of experience at networks including Fox News, Bloomberg Television and CBS News, where he was the executive producer of the CBS Evening News and launched the network's 24 hour news channel. He founded the @mosheh Instagram news account in 2020 and the Mo News podcast and newsletter in 2022.

Jill Wagner (@jillrwagner) is an Emmy and Murrow award- winning journalist. She's currently the Managing Editor of the Mo News newsletter and previously worked as a reporter for CBS News, Cheddar News, and News 12. She also co-founded the Need2Know newsletter, and has made it a goal to drop a Seinfeld reference into every Mo News podcast.

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