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Today
Meta and Google’s reckoning, Israel’s Lebanon plan and Maduro in court
A jury finds Meta and Google liable for harming children’s mental health by designing addictive social media platforms. Iran says it’s reviewing a U.S. ceasefire plan and wants Lebanon included in any truce. Israel’s defense minister says it will occupy south Lebanon up to the Li ... Show More
12m 40s
Yesterday
DHS funding, paratroopers to Iran, Meta fine and Epic cuts
Signs of progress emerge on a Homeland Security Department deal which would restart TSA workers' paychecks. The Pentagon is expected to send thousands of soldiers from the elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East. Meta is ordered to pay $375 million in its New Mexico trial ... Show More
12m 43s
Mar 24
TSA delays, LaGuardia and Iran talks contradictions
Investigators say they want to interview a LaGuardia air traffic controller who was juggling another emergency in the leadup to a deadly Air Canada jet-firetruck crash. Iran dismisses U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims of talks between Washington and Tehran as "fake news." ICE ... Show More
12m 50s
Jun 2025
Flamethrower Attack, New Metal Tariffs & Taylor Takes Control- Monday, June 2, 2025
The news to know for Monday, June 2, 2025! We'll tell you about more targeted violence in the U.S. against supporters of Israeli hostages, and we're talking about President Trump's latest tariff announcement. Also, air quality concerns are impacting millions of Americans. Plus, a ... Show More
13m 6s
Sep 2025
The News Roundup For September 19, 2025
In a blow to free speech, TV host Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show was suspended from ABC’s lineup after the comedian made jokes about President Donald Trump’s relationship with the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk.The 22-year-old suspect in Kirk’s killing was charged on Tue ... Show More
1h 19m
Oct 2022
🥒 “Peak Pickle Pop?” — Pickleball’s like crypto. TripActions’ business trip. Inflation’s celeb moment.
Tom Brady. Brené Brown. A multi-billion-dollar hedge fund. They all have bought professional Pickleball teams — but we’re getting FOMO vibes. TripActions just hit a $9B valuation because business travel is getting regulated. And the Monthly Inflation Report just told us that nobo ... Show More
19m 53s
Feb 2025
What to know about the Texas measles outbreak
The country's first measles death in a decade was recorded Wednesday in Texas. Health and Human Services head Robert F. Kennedy Jr said Wednesday that the outbreak is not "unusual," something disputed by infectious disease experts such as Dr. Peter Hotez, who joins us. Then, the ... Show More
31m 32s
Mar 2023
🇫🇷 “Emily not in Paris” — France’s retirement ruckus. Microsoft’s AI coworker. Rolls-Royce’s literal moonshot.
Protests, fires, and trash flood the streets of Paris because the retirement age in France was raised to 64 — it’s not just about economics, it’s about national identity. Rolls-Royce is developing a moonshot (literally): A nuclear reactor for the moon. And if you work with Google ... Show More
20m 28s
Nov 2022
⚽ “The Anti-Ted Lasso” — Qatar’s World Cup. Starbucks’ biggest day. FTX’s Madoff moment.
The World Cup begins Sunday in Qatar, a nation of just 300k citizens (half of Vermont) — but it’s dropped $200B for 8 new stadiums. Starbucks’ busiest day of the year was yesterday’s “Red Cup Day”, because holidays beat habits. And FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried just admitted he’s ... Show More
20m 50s
Jun 2025
Iran Hits Back, Power Grid Stretched & Dolly Parton's Vegas Return - Tuesday, June 24, 2025
13m 16s
Nov 2022
🍻 “Winner gets free beer” — Budweiser’s World Cup. Apple’s iPhone City. Toys ‘R’ Us’ Inception Retail.
Budweiser’s beer was banned last second at the World Cup, so it’s giving the beer away to the winning country. The China protests are a threat to Apple more than any other company — Because China is home to iPhone City. And 400 Macy’s stores are now implanted with a tiny Toys ‘R’ ... Show More
19m 56s
Apr 2021
COVID-19 Fourth Wave?, Travel Turning Point & Siri Voice Change- Friday, April 2nd, 2021
12m 38s
Jun 2025
High Court's Final Day, Flu Shots Decision & Vogue Icon Steps Back - Friday, June 27, 2025
13m 50s
Hundreds of U.S. Marines arrive in Los Angeles as California’s Governor Gavin Newsom warns “democracy is under assault” and a downtown curfew takes hold. With one year to go until the 2026 World Cup, we look at how the immigration crackdown may complicate travel plans for soccer fans. And experts say that RFK Jr’s firing of independent CDC advisers undermine ... Show More
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