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Feb 16, 2025 • 25min

One Thing: Bird Flu Isn’t Trump’s Fault. But It’s His Problem.

If you’ve been to the grocery store recently, you know egg prices are through the roof (if you can even find any). We explore how a growing avian flu outbreak is frustrating farmers and hindering President Donald Trump’s plans to lower prices.Guests: Doug Corwin, President of Crescent Farms & Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Business and Politics CorrespondentHave a tip or question about the new Trump administration? Call us at 202-240-2895. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 15, 2025 • 14min

5 Good Things: 50 Years of Love (And the Research to Prove It)

In this special edition of CNN 5 Good Things all about love for Valentine’s Day, volunteers in every state are delivering roses and heartfelt cards to senior citizens. An animal shelter is playing matchmaker across the country. The psychologists behind the famous "36 Questions That Lead to Love" are celebrating 50 years of marriage – they share their secrets. A couple bonded over their love of this romantic comedy, so the proposal had to be perfect. Plus, at this Chicago flower shop, every purchase helps people flourish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 14, 2025 • 7min

DOGE firings, mid-air collision update, a fortune in a landfill & more

The Trump administration is pushing out thousands of probationary workers at federal agencies today. We have the latest from the National Transportation Safety Board on the deadly mid-air collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter. Authorities have accused an Indiana teenager of planning to carry out a school shooting. We’ll tell you what major news outlet has been indefinitely banned from the White House. Plus, a man who accidentally threw out nearly a billion in Bitcoin has a plan to retrieve it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 14, 2025 • 7min

Vance and Zelensky meet, flu hospitalizations, the great straw debate & more

Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met today amid negotiations over ending the war in Ukraine. A 28-year-old US citizen has been detained in Russia for drug possession. A storm responsible for heavy rainfall in California is moving east, putting millions under flood watch. The number of severely ill flu patients in hospitals is topping levels seen at some points of the Covid-19 pandemic. Plus, we’ll tell you how the environmental industry is reacting to President Donald Trump’s federal ban on paper straws. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 14, 2025 • 7min

Vance slams allies, Louisiana’s vaccine change, Valentine’s Day rose & more

Vice President JD Vance has criticized European leaders and compared them to Cold War tyrants. Israel has named the next three hostages expected to be released tomorrow. Legal challenges haven’t stopped the Trump administration trying to shrink the federal government. Louisiana will no longer promote mass vaccinations. Plus, we’ll tell you where Valetine’s Day roses are coming from this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 14, 2025 • 6min

Zelensky doubts US plan, Pope's hospital visit, TikTok is back & more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he doesn’t think the US has a plan to end the war. President Donald Trump says he didn’t order the DOJ to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The Vatican says the Pope is in the hospital. TikTok is back on US app stores. Plus, we’ll tell you who were the highest paid athletes of 2024.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 14, 2025 • 7min

Vance meets Zelensky, reciprocal tariffs plan, Igloo cooler recall & more

Vice President JD Vance is meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as he takes a different tone than his boss. President Donald Trump has ordered agencies to investigate possible reciprocal tariffs. There have been more resignations at the Justice Department over concerns about orders to drop corruption charges. The website for a monument celebrating the LGBTQ rights movement has taken down all references to “transgender” and “queer” people. Plus, Igloo is recalling coolers after fingertip amputations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 13, 2025 • 7min

India’s PM at WH, corruption case fallout, American debt grows & more

President Donald Trump welcomed India’s prime minister to the White House, hours after announcing new reciprocal tariffs. An order to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams prompts multiple resignations. A prominent Senate Republican is at odds with some of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks. Americans are falling further behind on their debt. Plus, there’s a growing measles outbreak in the US. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 13, 2025 • 7min

Tariffs inspire global trade war fears, Hegseth’s message to NATO, streaming service clash & more

President Donald Trump’s plans for reciprocal tariffs could be a double-edged sword. The Trump administration is hitting NATO allies with a new defense spending target. Last year was the deadliest for journalists in more than three decades. We’ll explain how abortion bans disproportionately impact some of the nation’s most vulnerable groups. And, YouTube TV subscribers may lose access to several channels tonight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 13, 2025 • 7min

RFK Jr. confirmed, sweeping tariffs coming, drone finds lost puppy & more

RFK Jr. has been confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary – we’ll tell you which GOP senator voted against him. Alarm bells are ringing across Europe over Ukraine’s future. President Donald Trump says he’s going to announce sweeping tariffs today. A source says “nobody really knows what’s going on” with deportations to Guantanamo Bay. Plus, how a puppy stuck in the snow was rescued. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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