TikTok At Supreme Court; Gov Shutdown Looms; Gen Z Deep-Dive; Severe Bird Flu Case; Rear Seat Belt Alarms

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Headlines:

– Welcome to Mo News (02:15)

– Supreme Court Fast-Tracks TikTok Case in Face of Jan. 19 Deadline (07:35)

– ANALYSIS: 41% Of Young Voters Say UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing Acceptable (15:35)

– CDC Confirms 1st Case Of Severe Bird Flu In US (27:10)

– Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates (30:35)

– Trump Brings Congress To A Halt With New Demands On Spending As Shutdown Looms (32:00)

– Paris Hilton's Bill To Protect Minors At Residential Treatment Facilities Heads To President's Desk (36:00)

– Syrian Mass Graves Show The Worst Abuses 'Since The Nazis,' Top Prosecutor Says (39:10)

– New U.S. Vehicles Must Have Rear Seat Belt Alarms by Late 2027 (41:20)

– Flat Earther Travels To Antarctica To Put His Theory To The Test– Only To Realize That The Earth Is Actually Round (43:00)

– On This Day In History (46:55) 

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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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