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Headlines: 

—Brittney Griner Released in Exchange For Russian Arms Dealer (01:10)

—Former CIA Director On White House Prisoner Trade Debates (06:50)

—Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passes House, Heads to President Biden’s Desk (08:35)

—US Gov Suing to Block Microsoft’s $69 Billion Activision Purchase (13:50)

—Potential Breakthrough Cancer Treatment Discovered (16:45)

—Iran Executes First Prisoner Involved in Protests (18:45)

—2-Million-Year-Old DNA Reveals a Lost Arctic World (20:40)

—Celine Dion Diagnosed with Rare Autoimmune Disorder (23:20)

—On This Day In History  (25:20)

—Jill & Mosh Try To Remember “We Didn’t Start The Fire” Lyrics (25:55)

—What We’re Watching, Reading, & Eating This Weekend (29:30)

Links: 

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Mosheh Oinounou (@mosheh) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20 years of experience at networks including Fox News, Bloomberg Television and CBS News, where he was the executive producer of the CBS Evening News and launched the network's 24 hour news channel. He founded the @mosheh Instagram news account in 2020 and the Mo News podcast and newsletter in 2022.

Jill Wagner (@jillrwagner) is an Emmy and Murrow award- winning journalist. She's currently the Managing Editor of the Mo News newsletter and previously worked as a reporter for CBS News, Cheddar News, and News 12. She also co-founded the Need2Know newsletter, and has made it a goal to drop a Seinfeld reference into every Mo News podcast.

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