Episode Details

Today’s Headlines: Two days after calling an airstrike in Rafah a "tragic mistake," Israel’s national security adviser stated that their Gaza operation will continue through 2024 to end Hamas’s control. While Qatar mediators relayed a ceasefire proposal from Israel, Hamas claimed they have not received it and are not interested unless the offensive stops. In Donald Trump’s trial, jury deliberations began with requests to rehear jury instructions and testimony from former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker. Meanwhile, Justice Samuel Alito refused to recuse himself from January 6th cases, despite controversy over a pro-January 6th flag flown at his home and Louisiana now requires schools to display the Ten Commandments in order to get public funding. Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, raised $6 billion to build an AI supercomputer by 2025 and launched Grok, a ChatGPT-like product, while he also sued OpenAI for abandoning its mission. In better news, Melinda French Gates announced a $1 billion donation to advance women’s rights and health through her new foundation, Pivotal, following her departure from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:

• Israel seizes Gaza's entire border with Egypt, presses with raids into Rafah
• AP News: Donald Trump's hush money trial: Highlights from first day of jury deliberations 
• CBS News: Alito tells congressional Democrats he won't recuse over flags
• Axios: Louisiana to become 1st state requiring Ten Commandments be posted in schools
• Axios: Musk's $6 billion AI startup follows OpenAI's game plan
• The Verge: Elon Musk won’t get his $55 billion pay package after all
• Axios: Melinda French Gates to give $1B for global women's rights efforts

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