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A straightforward look at the day's top news in 20 minutes. Powered by ABC News. Hosted by Brad Mielke.

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    • 4.7 • 150 Ratings

A straightforward look at the day's top news in 20 minutes. Powered by ABC News. Hosted by Brad Mielke.

    Trouble Bruin: Escalation at UCLA

    Trouble Bruin: Escalation at UCLA

    Pepper balls, flash bangs and arrests signal a new stance at colleges. The U.S. military grapples with a decades-long policy toward autism, even as diagnoses increase. And researchers discover an orangutan appearing to use a plant as medicine. 
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    • 28 min
    Columbia’s Cop Reckoning

    Columbia’s Cop Reckoning

    A student protest organizer describes a police raid on campus. Hamas considers a ceasefire proposal from Israel. And money troubles at a historically Black college put students’ financial aid at risk. 
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    • 29 min
    Florida’s New Abortion Ban Begins

    Florida’s New Abortion Ban Begins

    As a six-week abortion ban goes into effect in Florida, former President Donald Trump says he wouldn’t oppose even stricter rules on pregnant women. Democrats stop a challenge to House Speaker Mike Johnson in its tracks. And the Justice Department is closer than ever to changing federal marijuana rules.
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    • 23 min
    Campus Protests 101: Student Suspensions

    Campus Protests 101: Student Suspensions

    Columbia University begins taking academic action against protesting students. Former President Donald Trump heads back to court in New York. And the Major League Baseball Players Association issues a scathing memo on Nike’s new uniforms.
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    • 25 min
    The Plan for Hamas’ Hostages

    The Plan for Hamas’ Hostages

    As criticism of Israel mounts abroad, Hamas releases videos of Israeli-American hostages. An American tourist becomes the latest to be jailed over weapons possession in Turks and Caicos, where sentences have become more severe. And barbs at the White House Correspondents Dinner shed light on the presidential race.
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    • 23 min
    Are Presidents Prison-Proof?

    Are Presidents Prison-Proof?

    The Supreme Court appears to consider a precedent in which some presidential actions would be impossible to prosecute. Harvey Weinstein’s landmark conviction in New York is overturned. And Venice institutes the world’s first fee for simply visiting a city as a tourist for the day.
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    • 25 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
150 Ratings

150 Ratings

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