Bondi Suspect Charged, Venezuela Blockade, AI ‘Slop’ and more

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🗓️ 17 December 2025

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Police in Australia have charged the surviving suspected gunman in the Bondi Beach Massacre. The Trump administration is ordering a total blockade of oil tankers from Venezuela. Authorities are appealing for more video footage in the search for the Brown University shooter. FIFA have responded to backlash over their World Cup ticket prices. Plus, Merriam-Webster has chosen to commemorate low quality AI videos as their word of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, from CNN, I'm Josh and Shana with the five things you need to know for Wednesday,
0:06.5	December 17th.
0:08.2	The first funerals have been held for some of the 15 victims in the Bondi Beach Massacre.
0:13.9	One was for Rabbi Eli Schlanger, the 41-year-old organizer of the Hanukkah by the beach event.
0:20.3	This loss is massive for the entire Jewish nation.
0:23.6	But for our community here and for Khabad of Bandai,
0:27.6	the loss is unspeakable.
0:30.6	The thousands of souls that Rabbi Eli touched
0:33.6	will be forever grateful to have known him.
0:35.6	That was Rabbi Aaron Moss, speaking at Rabbi Schlanger's funeral.
0:40.7	Police have now announced the charges against the surviving alleged gunman.
0:44.9	24-year-old Navid Akram is charged with 15 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder,
0:51.2	and other charges including committing a terrorist act.
0:55.0	Police say he is in a lucid enough state to receive the charges after being woken from his
0:59.4	coma. His father was shot and killed by police at the scene.
1:04.5	More news coming up, including another major escalation between the U.S. and Venezuela.
1:20.0	President Donald Trump is ordering a complete blockade of oil tankers to and from Venezuela. He made the announcement in a social media post, as he referenced the size of the military
1:24.4	fleet surrounding Venezuela, saying the U.S. had positioned the largest
1:28.4	armada ever assembled in the history of South America, and threatening it could grow even
1:33.4	more. Venezuela slammed the announcement in a statement, calling it, quote, a reckless and serious
1:39.4	threat. CNN has reached out to the White House and U.S. Southern Command for more information on the blockade.
1:45.2	Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth says he won't release the full video of the controversial
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