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CNN Podcasts
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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Mar 4, 2024 • 6min
3 PM ET: Ceasefire negotiations, France protects abortion, NFL star retires & more
Supreme Court decision keeps Trump on ballots, ceasefire negotiations in Gaza, national defense leak case, France enshrines abortion rights, NFL star retirement announcement

Mar 4, 2024 • 6min
12 PM ET: Trump stays on ballot, Apple competition fine, airline deal abandoned & more
Supreme Court allows Trump to stay on primary ballots, Apple fined for competition laws, police kill man in his bedroom in Illinois, airline merger officially abandoned

Mar 4, 2024 • 6min
9 AM ET: Harris ceasefire call, Super Tuesday, Oregon re-criminalizes drugs & more
Topics discussed include Vice President Kamala Harris's ceasefire call in Gaza, Super Tuesday election implications, potential Supreme Court decision on Trump's candidacy, Oregon re-criminalizing drug possession, and weather updates in California and Texas.

Mar 4, 2024 • 6min
6 AM ET: Gaza children starving, Haley gets a win, college basketball record & more
Children in Gaza starving, Nikki Haley wins primary, over the counter birth control pills available soon, prison escape in Haiti causes emergency, college basketball record broken

Mar 3, 2024 • 19min
One Thing: Inside a Fentanyl State of Emergency
Exploring the fentanyl crisis in Portland and the state of emergency declared. The impact of fentanyl on drug users and the efforts to combat it. Insights on the challenges of tackling fentanyl distribution and the tragic consequences of overdoses. Oregon's struggles with redosing and accessing assistance, along with law enforcement and treatment efforts in Portland.

5 snips
Mar 2, 2024 • 10min
5 Good Things: Proud calls, free tuition, woman beats cancer & more
Elementary school students make proud calls home; medical students receive debt-free education. Woman beats cancer with game-changing treatment. 8-year-old chess prodigy makes history. Debate over which state has the best pizza.

Mar 1, 2024 • 6min
6 PM ET: US airdrops Gaza aid, government shutdown avoided, GA disqualification hearing & more
Topics discussed include US airdropping aid in Gaza, avoiding government shutdown, GA disqualification hearing, global carbon pollution record, and CVS/Walgreens dispensing abortion pill.

Mar 1, 2024 • 6min
3 PM ET: Classified documents hearing, Navalny funeral detentions, CDC’s isolation guidelines & more
Hearings on Trump's classified documents, Russian detentions for Navalny tributes, Texas wildfire intensifying, fatal shooting sentencing, CDC's new Covid-19 isolation guidelines

Mar 1, 2024 • 6min
12 PM ET: Trump trial date limbo, Navalny mourners, Caitlin Clark’s next move & more
Trump's trial date may be delayed, mourners gather for Navalny's funeral, calls for investigation into Gaza food aid tragedy, Congress postpones government shutdown deadline, NCAA basketball star Caitlin Clark's next move

Mar 1, 2024 • 5min
9 AM: Crowds for Navalny, CA 12 feet of snow, Gaza investigation reax & more
Mourners gather for Navalny's funeral in Moscow amidst risks. Texas and California face severe weather conditions, wildfires, and snowstorms. EU responds to CNN's investigation on Israeli fire in Gaza. Journalist held in contempt poses First Amendment implications. A children's mouthwash brand recalled over poisoning concerns.


