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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 8, 2024 • 6min
6 PM ET: Johnson survives ouster vote, Gaza aid entry concerns, Microsoft’s AI hub, & more
House rejects effort to remove Speaker Mike Johnson, UN alarm over Gaza, Microsoft's AI hub investment, Georgia murder case update, lawsuit on sexual abuse in Illinois, vacuum solution for climate change
May 8, 2024 • 6min
3 PM ET: Gaza hospital crisis, antisemitism hearing, Twitch star avoids prosecution & more
Topics include Gaza hospital crisis, antisemitism hearing, AstraZeneca vaccine withdrawal, lawsuit over abortion pill reversal claims, and charges dropped against social media influencer. Plus, insights on ultra-processed foods and legal troubles of a Twitch star.
May 8, 2024 • 6min
12 PM ET: Another delay in another Trump trial, Ozempic babies, Disneyland expansion & more
Legal battles, international tensions, and medication concerns including Trump's legal challenges, delays in trials, Biden admin's report on Israel, unexpected pregnancies due to weight loss drugs. Also, discussion on collapsed crypto exchange FTX's creditors, Disneyland's expansion plans
May 8, 2024 • 7min
9 AM ET: Campus protesters arrested, storms from Texas to Maine, climate good news & more
Military operations in Rafah, arrests of pro-Palestinian protesters, severe storms from Texas to Maine, energy infrastructure strike in Ukraine, global clean energy milestone
May 8, 2024 • 7min
6 AM ET: US pauses arms to Israel, global hot streak, judges reject Columbia grads & more
US pausing arms shipment to Israel, Trump's legal trial delay, global hot streak continues, final victim recovered in Baltimore collapse, federal judges reject Columbia grads
May 7, 2024 • 7min
6 PM ET: Trump's classified documents trial postponed, deadly Israeli airstrikes, Boy Scouts rebrand & more
Former President Trump's legal battles, deadly Israeli airstrikes, the controversial meeting between House Speaker and Marjorie Taylor Greene, sanctions against a Russian cyber criminal, and the rebranding of the Boy Scouts of America were discussed in the podcast.
May 7, 2024 • 6min
3 PM ET: Stormy Daniels testifies, Putin’s inauguration, TikTok sues & more
Stormy Daniels testifies in Trump's trial, Israel rejects ceasefire, US soldier arrested in Russia, Putin's 5th term, TikTok sues over possible US ban
May 7, 2024 • 6min
12 PM ET: Stormy Daniels takes the stand, Biden on antisemitism, Israel's Rafah goal & more
Stormy Daniels, prosecution's key witness in the hush money trial against Trump, discusses her testimony. Israel's controversial takeover of the Rafah crossing impacts aid to Gaza. Biden addresses antisemitism in the US. Legal battles over out-of-state abortions in Alabama. AI helps a country singer regain his voice.
May 7, 2024 • 6min
9 AM ET: Israel controls crossing, Trump's documents case, new Boeing probe & more
Topics discussed include Israel's takeover of the Rafah border crossing, Trump's legal case, House Republican meetings, rescue efforts in South Africa, and the FAA's new probe into Boeing for possible quality inspection lapses on its 787 jets.
May 7, 2024 • 7min
6 AM ET : Israel seizes Rafah crossing, 100 million under storm threat, Starliner launch scrubbed & more
Israel seizes Rafah crossing, 100 million under storm threat in the US, Trump close to jail for contempt, Starliner launch scrubbed
