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We bring you 5 stories that will get you up to speed and on with your day. Updates at 6am, 12pm, and 6pm Eastern, every weekday.
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May 24, 2024 • 7min
12 PM ET: Israel ordered to halt offensive, China's Taiwan test, millennial saint & more
UN orders Israel to halt operation in Rafah; China conducts military drills near Taiwan; NCAA and power conferences settle; NASA delays Boeing's first flight; Catholic Church to canonize first millennial saint
May 24, 2024 • 7min
9 AM ET: Weekend travel records, hostage bodies found, another Diddy lawsuit & more
Record breaking Memorial Day weekend travel, bodies of hostages found by Israeli forces, Sean Combs facing another sexual assault lawsuit, Singapore Airlines changing seatbelt sign policy after deadly turbulence, study shows weed more popular than booze in the US.
May 24, 2024 • 6min
6 AM ET: Memorial Day travel, abortion pills reclassified, college athletes payments & more
Record breaking Memorial Day travel, legal ruling on Gaza offensive, reclassification of abortion drugs in Louisiana, sentencing for firearm offenses in Turks and Caicos, and colleges now allowed to pay student athletes.
May 23, 2024 • 7min
6 PM ET: Border security legislation fails, abortion pills bill, WNBA expansion & more
Failed border security bill, abortion drug classification, flight turbulence injuries, college campus antisemitism, WNBA's global expansion
May 23, 2024 • 7min
3 PM ET: Scottie Scheffler arrest footage, Iranian president’s burial, hurricane preseason forecast & more
Police disciplinary action against officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler, Biden counters China with Kenya visit, Iranian president laid to rest after helicopter crash, toxic train derailment settlement, hurricane season forecast warning
May 23, 2024 • 7min
12 PM ET: Cassie responds, Live Nation sued, colleges grilled & more
Cassie Ventura responds to assault apology, Ticketmaster lawsuit, Trump campaigning, Ukraine attack, university leaders grilled on antisemitism. Shopify's online cash register benefits, college anti-Semitism addressed in congressional hearing.
May 23, 2024 • 6min
9 AM ET: Trump gets Haley endorsement, more Alito flag controversy, Taiwan 'punishment' drills & more
Former US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, reluctantly endorses Trump. Controversy surrounds a flag at Justice Alito's home. China conducts drills near Taiwan. College athletes may see changes in pay. Iowa recovers from devastating tornado.
May 23, 2024 • 6min
6 AM ET: Haley backs Trump, busiest travel day, Ticketmaster lawsuit & more
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley endorses Trump, Israeli hostages release abduction footage, Memorial Day predicted to be busiest travel day, tragic stage incident in Mexico, Justice Department lawsuit against Ticketmaster's parent company
May 22, 2024 • 7min
6 PM ET: Haley endorses Trump, Uvalde families' settlement, Weinstein accuser speaks out & more
Nikki Haley endorses Trump; Israel criticizes Palestinian state recognition; Uvalde families settle; Weinstein accuser speaks out; Biden announces student debt relief; Louisville police divided over golfer's felony charge
May 22, 2024 • 6min
3 PM ET: Hamas abduction footage, PA workplace shooting, bird flu detection data & more
The podcast discusses the graphic abduction video of Israeli soldiers by Hamas, a deadly mass shooting near Philadelphia, a heated hearing in the Mar-a-Lago case, UK's PM calling for a snap election, and how wastewater monitoring detected early signs of bird flu in the US.
