Feb. 19, 2025

“First Step” Toward Ending Ukraine War; Judge Sides With DOGE; Asteroid Collision Odds Go Up; Your Brain On A.I.

“First Step” Toward Ending Ukraine War; Judge Sides With DOGE; Asteroid Collision Odds Go Up; Your Brain On A.I.

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Headlines:

– Welcome to Mo News (00:00)

– U.S.-Russia Summit: "First Step" Toward Ending Ukraine War, Improve Relations (03:00)

– Judge Sides With DOGE Over Firing Federal Employees, Accessing Data (10:25)

– Why Did The Delta Plane Crash And Flip In Toronto? Here's What We Know (16:50)

– Will NY Governor Oust NYC Mayor? (22:25)

– Asteroid's Odds Of Hitting Earth Go Up (26:10)

– Your Brain On AI: 'Atrophied And Unprepared' (30:10)

– On This Day (35:25)


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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