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Oct 2023
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Israel Gaza Aid, Tesla Cybertruck Challe...

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On today's podcast: 
(1) The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak is about to begin a two-day trip to Israel a day after President Biden's visit to the country failed to cool rising tensions in the region.

(2) President Biden says says he's now secured agreements from both Egypt and Israel to allow 20 trucks of aid into the Palestinian territory.

(3) Elon Musk says Tesla's much hyped Cybertruck will begin being delivered to consumers next month, two years behind schedule.

(4) Netflix is raising prices for some customers in the US, UK and France after posting its best quarter for subscriber growth in years.

(5) A forensic accountant says the missing nine billion dollars from FTX's books were used for Alameda's investments, property purchases, and political  

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