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Dec 6, 2023 • 6min
10 PM ET: Israel’s war strategy, Biden’s reelection rationale, 23andMe breach & more
US officials discuss evolving strategy in Israel-Hamas war. President Biden influenced by Trump in decision to run for reelection. Identifying suspect in home explosion in Virginia. Indictment of off-duty pilot who attempted to shut off plane's engines mid-flight. Hack exposes millions of users' ancestry data.
Dec 5, 2023 • 7min
5 PM ET: University presidents testify, Tuberville ends holds, NCAA tier proposal & more
Israeli military closing in on key city in southern Gaza. House committee grills university presidents on combating antisemitism. GOP Senator lifting holds on military promotions. Special counsel's office reveals evidence against ex-President Trump. NCAA proposes changes to college athlete compensation.
Dec 5, 2023 • 6min
12 PM ET: Nikki Haley's standing out, VA home explosion, CVS drug price changes & more
The podcast discusses the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, GOP donors' interest in Nikki Haley, a youth climate group's demand for action from President Biden, a home explosion in Arlington, and CVS's changes to prescription drug pricing.
Dec 5, 2023 • 6min
9 AM ET: Gaza overwhelmed, SCOTUS wealth tax, GTA 6 leak & more
Gaza crisis: people digging for food in rubble. SCOTUS wealth tax case. Millions under flood watches in Pacific Northwest. Survey shows people of color expecting insults from healthcare workers. Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer leaked.
Dec 5, 2023 • 6min
6 AM ET: 'Apocalyptic' Gaza, antisemitism on campus, fossil fuels dominating COP28 & more
Gaza situation worsens, antisemitism on campuses, fossil fuel dominance at climate summit, GOP primary debate
Dec 5, 2023 • 6min
10 PM ET: Gaza’s humanitarian crisis, global carbon emissions, YouTuber sentenced & more
The podcast discusses the escalating violence in Gaza and the potential impact on Palestinians' healthcare. It also covers a shooting incident in Los Angeles, the record-breaking rise in carbon dioxide emissions, the suspension of a presidential hopeful's campaign, and the sentencing of a YouTuber who crashed his plane for views.
Dec 4, 2023 • 6min
5 PM ET: Hostage talks stall, ex-US ambassador charged, Spotify job cuts & more
Updates on negotiations to release hostages held by Hamas, wrongful death lawsuit filed by father of 6-year-old, former US ambassador charged with spying for Cuba, heavy rain and flooding expected in parts of the US, and Spotify announces job cuts
Dec 4, 2023 • 7min
12 PM ET: Diseases hit Gaza, fossil fuels phase out, SCOTUS opioid ruling & more
Diseases spread in Gaza amidst ground offensive; EU pushes for fossil fuel phase out; Supreme Court reviews controversial opioid case; Human remains found in crashed military aircraft; Tom Holland may have influenced Oxford's Word of the Year
Dec 4, 2023 • 6min
9 AM ET: Hamas sexual violence, Congress 'knee-capping' Ukraine, volcano climbing deaths & more
UN investigates alleged sexual violence by Hamas, Congress warns Ukraine, stabbing rampage in New York, deadly volcanic eruption in Indonesia, college football playoff controversy.
Dec 4, 2023 • 7min
6 AM ET: Israel widens attacks, Chauvin attacker charged, Russian LGBTQ raids & more
Israeli forces carry out ground operations in Gaza, COP28 president criticizes fossil fuels, inmate charged with attempted murder for attacking Derek Chauvin, Russian police raid LGTBQ venues in Moscow, prominent Republican opposes party getting another House majority.
