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Former President Donald Trump has been convicted on 34 felony counts by a New York jury. Yes, you heard it right – 34! With sentencing set for July 11th, just days before the Republican National Convention.

Meanwhile, polls show that most Americans think the verdict was fair, but Republicans are sticking with their guy.

In other news, the Proud Boys are making a comeback, mRNA cancer vaccines are giving us hope, Ticketmaster got hacked (again), Claudia Sheinbaum is Mexico's first female and Jewish president, and Panama is evacuating an island due to rising sea levels.

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The latest in Trump's hush payment and classified documents trials. Stormy Daniels’ vivid testimony about her alleged encounter with Trump left jurors nauseous.

Plus, Trump's classified documents trial has been indefinitely postponed, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s escalating disputes with tribal nations, college protests over the Israel-Hamas war disrupting graduations, Steve Bannon's failed appeal on contempt charges, a Chinese zoo’s controversial panda-dog stunt, and the bizarre story of a woman living inside a grocery store sign for a year.

Plus the band Airpark checks in to play their new song.


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The historic criminal trial of former President Trump, accused of orchestrating a conspiracy to influence the 2016 election via hush money payments. The significant unionization at Volkswagen's Chattanooga plant, a landmark decision for workers' rights. The guilty plea of a former Marine in the January 6 Capitol riot.The NBA's ban of Jontay Porter for gambling violations. The groundbreaking high-speed rail project linking Las Vegas to Los Angeles, set to revolutionize travel by 2028.

Plus, guest Ana Friedberg from the project Friedberg.


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This week… the GOP's dance with Russian propaganda, migrants turning the tables, and the unending saga of Donald Trump's legal labyrinth. We're not stopping there; Ted Cruz's reelection jitters, a Wyoming wolf's bar-hopping misadventure, and a Hollywood-worthy $30 million heist. And, we uncover the bizarre tale of "zombie cicadas." 


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Dive into the digital deep end with us as we explore the U.S. government's latest tech target: TikTok. With lawmakers on a mission to possibly ban the app, American teens might have to find new ways to avoid eye contact at dinner.

Plus, a peek into Princess Kate's vanishing act and AI's awkward phase of being, well, kinda racist.


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Donald Trump's bank account is feeling lighter than his hairdo after a New York judge slapped him with a $355 million penalty for inflating his wealth.



And former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov is accused of fabricating a bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and Hunter Biden. Plus, the FCC is putting its foot down on AI-generated robocalls, and George Santos is suing Jimmy Kimmel over some Cameo video pranks.


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