Episode Details

Today’s Headlines: The submersible owned by OceanGate Expeditions called Titan, has not been found and is expected to run out of oxygen soon. Concerns about the safety of the submersible were raised in a whistleblower lawsuit in 2018 and in a letter from experts in the industry. Hunter Biden has agreed to plead guilty to failing to pay income taxes and unlawfully owning a firearm. The trial of Donald Trump for his handling of classified documents is set to start on August 14th, but delays are expected. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, aiming to stabilize the diplomatic relationship between the US and China. However, China is negotiating with Cuba to establish a joint military training facility, and there have been concerns about Chinese spying and cyberattacks.

Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:

• AP News:  Titan submersible: What it is, what might have gone wrong and what’s being done to find it 
• The New Republic: Missing Titanic Sub Once Faced Massive Lawsuit Over Depths It Could Safely Travel To
• NY Times: OceanGate Was Warned of Potential for ‘Catastrophic’ Problems With Titanic Mission 
• Reuters: Hunter Biden to plead guilty to tax crimes, reaches deal on gun charge 
• AXIOS: Judge sets August trial date for Trump documents case 
• AP News: Blinken and Xi pledge to stabilize deteriorated US-China ties, but China rebuffs the main US request 
• Wall Street Journal: Beijing Plans a New Training Facility in Cuba, Raising Prospect of Chinese Troops on America’s Doorstep
• NBC News: China has been spying on the U.S. from Cuba for years, Biden administration official says
• AP News: Chinese spies breached hundreds of public, private networks, security firm says

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Edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson

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