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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 3, 2024 • 6min
3 PM ET: Longtime Trump aide takes the stand, TX severe weather, bird flu & more
Former president Donald Trump's longtime aide, Hope Hicks, takes the stand in a hush money trial. The podcast covers severe weather in Texas with mandatory evacuations due to historic flooding. A case of bird flu in a Texas farmworker raises concerns about mammal-to-human transmission of the virus.
May 3, 2024 • 7min
12 PM ET: Gaza destruction, US job growth cools, missing emotional support alligator & more
Destruction in Gaza at World War II levels, US job growth slows down, Trump hush money trial, Gaza deadliest region for journalists, Wally the emotional support alligator missing
May 3, 2024 • 6min
9 AM ET: Jobs report, Israel in Saudi-US deal, China's lunar mission & more
US jobs report shows slight cooling, Israel awaits Hamas response, US-Saudi deal in works, Americans receive Presidential Medal of Freedom, China's lunar mission launch
May 3, 2024 • 6min
6 AM ET: Thousands arrested on campuses, TX flooding, billions for lead pipes & more
Campus protests lead to over 2000 arrests, Texas faces ongoing flooding issues. President Biden allocates $3 billion to replace lead pipes. American and Russian troops share a military base. Updates on Donald Trump's hush money trial.
May 2, 2024 • 7min
6 PM ET: Trump trial recordings, UK university encampments, taxes for the rich & more
New Trump trial recordings revealed, UK university encampments support Palestine. Boat captain faces 10 years, oil CEO under scrutiny. IRS targets auditing the rich.
May 2, 2024 • 6min
3 PM ET: Biden on campus protests, Kenya flooding, US farmland contaminated & more
President Biden addresses pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses. Kenya faces catastrophic flooding leading to power outages. A fifth victim is recovered from the Baltimore bridge collapse. Farmland in Maine contaminated with forever chemicals poses nationwide risk.
May 2, 2024 • 7min
12 PM ET: Police clear encampment, controversial immigration law, artists back on TikTok & more
Police clear encampment at UCLA, Trump's hush money trial, Georgia's controversial immigration law, TikTok artists making a comeback, and a bill against hair discrimination introduced by House Democrats.
May 2, 2024 • 6min
9 AM ET: UCLA arrests, Trump gag order hearing, thousands start Wegovy weekly & more
Police detain protesters at UCLA, Trump hush money trial continues, highway collapse in China, Wegovy use surges in US, man eats 700 cheeseballs in half an hour
May 2, 2024 • 7min
6 AM ET: UCLA police presence, AZ abortion law, data hack hits millions & more
Police presence at UCLA, Gaza airstrikes, AZ abortion law repeal, US accuses Russia of chemical weapons breach, 1/3 Americans impacted by data hack
May 1, 2024 • 7min
6 PM ET: Arizona abortion ban vote, Blinken in Israel, Harvey Weinstein retrial & more
Topics covered in the podcast include President Biden's response to pro-Palestinian protests, Arizona repealing its decades-old abortion ban, Secretary Blinken calling for a ceasefire in Israel, Harvey Weinstein's retrial, and the United Methodist Church lifting its ban on gay clergy.
