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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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Apr 14, 2024 • 16min
One Thing: Your Guide to Trump’s Historic First Criminal Trial
CNN Chief Legal Affairs Correspondent Paula Reid discusses the challenges of seating a jury for Trump's hush money trial. They explore legal maneuvers, jury selection complexities, security measures, delays in charging Trump, implications of campaign finance violations, and risks of Trump testifying in the trial.
Apr 13, 2024 • 10min
5 Good Things: The Island Where Goats Outnumber People
94-year-old Joy Ryan, who visited all US national parks, teams up with her grandson for a new travel goal. A community helps a visually impaired man with his daily commute. Chicago's southside blooms with flowers. The podcast also explores ancient tattoo practices and a small island overrun by goats.
Apr 12, 2024 • 6min
6 PM ET: Biden defends Israel, deadly TX semi crash, Johnson at Mar-a-Lago & more
President Biden warns Iran about potential strikes on Israel, deadly semi-truck crash in Texas, Trump and Johnson's election integrity announcement, judge considers dropping charges against Trump's co-defendant, and new developments in federal case against former interpreter for a baseball superstar.
Apr 12, 2024 • 6min
3 PM ET: Potential Iranian attack, FISA bill vote, US drug shortages & more
Israel's potential attack, FISA bill, US drug shortages, spy sentencing, and gloomy economic outlook discussed in latest podcast
Apr 12, 2024 • 6min
12 PM ET: Speaker Johnson's trip, Biden campaign's abortion rights push, four-day work week & more
House Speaker Mike Johnson's challenges, Kamala Harris on abortion rights, aid convoy in Gaza, Meta's move on WhatsApp, US companies considering four-day work week
Apr 12, 2024 • 6min
9 AM ET: Student debt relief, Iran attack expected, Johnson speaks with Trump & more
Biden Admin cancels $7.4 billion student loan debt; Israel braces for Iran attack; Severe storms cause floods in West Virginia, PA; House Speaker meets Trump; Plans to expand monuments in California for conservation.
Apr 12, 2024 • 7min
6 AM ET: Iran attack high alert, Ohtani interpreter to surrender, fast food workers replaced & more
High alert for possible Iran attack, questions about Arizona's abortion ban, Trump's hush money case jury selection, Ohtani's interpreter surrender, concerns over fast food worker replacement
Apr 11, 2024 • 7min
6 PM ET: O.J.’s cancer death, Biden’s trilateral summit, Ohtani’s former interpreter charged & more
Topics discussed in the podcast include O.J. Simpson's impact post-death, Biden's trilateral summit, new gun sales rule, CDC warning on measles cases, and a scandal involving a baseball interpreter charged with fraud.
Apr 11, 2024 • 6min
3 PM ET: O.J. Simpson’s death, Japan PM addresses Congress, Iowa’s immigration bill & more
Exploring OJ Simpson's cancer-related passing, Japanese PM's concerns about North Korea, Iowa's immigration law similar to Texas, a tragic school shooting incident, and future homebuyers dealing with inflation pressures.
Apr 11, 2024 • 7min
12 PM ET: O.J. Simpson dies, water rationing, HELP sign rescue & more
Explore the life and death of O.J. Simpson, international tensions with Israel, voting strategies with mail-in ballots, water rationing in Bogota, and a heartwarming family reunion from a remote island rescue mission.
