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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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Dec 22, 2023 • 6min
5 PM ET: UN resolution passes, SCOTUS immunity ruling declined, leading Covid-19 variant & more
US diplomat speaks on UN vote for pause in Israel-Hamas war. Supreme Court blow to Trump's election subversion case. Omicron subvariant now leading cause of US infections. Harvard donor suspends donations. US military countering China.
Dec 22, 2023 • 6min
12 PM ET: 'Not seen since Vietnam,' inflation cools, new air travel pain point & more
US backs UN resolution on Gaza, analysis of Israel's bombs, inflation slows, fake drug warning, Biden commutes sentences, air travel updates
Dec 22, 2023 • 6min
9 AM ET: Trump call recording, Israeli hostage dies, LA Dodgers deal & more
Former President Trump's alleged pressure on Michigan officials regarding the 2020 election, tragic death of an Israeli American hostage in Gaza, Southern California bracing for heavy rainfall, major vehicle recalls by two car manufacturers, and LA Dodgers making a historic deal.
Dec 22, 2023 • 6min
6 AM ET: Israel's new plan, border video backlash, Vin Diesel accusation & more
Israel proposes pause in fighting in exchange for hostages. Former President Trump seeks to delay another trial. Texas National Guard denies ignoring woman in Rio Grande. Prague shooting survivor speaks out. Former assistant accuses Vin Diesel.
Dec 22, 2023 • 6min
10 PM ET: Biden’s border discussion, Tacoma officers acquitted, Vin Diesel sued & more
Israel plans to lower military campaign intensity against Hamas in Gaza. President Biden discusses surge of migrants at the US southern border with Mexican counterpart. Three Tacoma police officers acquitted in death of a Black man. Trump seeks to delay trial in defamation lawsuit. Vin Diesel faces sexual battery lawsuit by former assistant.
Dec 21, 2023 • 6min
5 PM ET: Gaza resolution concerns, Rudy Giuliani bankruptcy, mortgage rates dip & more
Rudy Giuliani, former lawyer and politician who filed for bankruptcy after being ordered to pay former Georgia election workers millions for defamation, talks about the recent Gaza resolution concerns. Other interesting topics include a mass shooting in the Czech Republic, mortgage rates hitting their lowest level since June, and the impact of climate change on hopes for a white Christmas.
Dec 21, 2023 • 7min
12 PM ET: Prague university shooting, Trump legal chaos, nuclear fusion & more
Prague university shooting, Trump's legal chaos, Texas immigration law, U.S.-Mexico border confusion, Israel-Hamas deal demands, progress in nuclear fusion, FDA's new test for opioid use disorder risk.
Dec 21, 2023 • 6min
9 AM ET: California flooding, Harvard plagiarism accusations, international moon mission & more
In this podcast, topics discussed include Donald Trump's legal battle and the Southern California flood threat, the growing influence of Hamas, plagiarism accusations at Harvard, and NASA's international moon mission.
Dec 21, 2023 • 6min
6 AM ET: Prisoners return home, busiest travel day, migrants flown to Chicago & more
US still deciding on ceasefire in Gaza, wrongfully detained Americans return, busiest travel day before holidays, judge blocks California gun law, migrants flown to Chicago by Texas
Dec 21, 2023 • 6min
10 PM ET: Giuliani’s payment expedited, media merger plans, SiriusXM sued & more
President Biden's decision on US support for a UN resolution on Gaza, Giuliani ordered to pay for defamation, Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount's potential merger, Confederate statue removal approved, SiriusXM facing lawsuit over subscription problems.
