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Mitch McConnell Steps Down; Texas Wildfires; Google Woke Chatbot; South Korea Fertility Collapse; RIP Richard Lewis– Mo News Rundown

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@mosheh / tentwentytwo

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4.92K Ratings

🗓️ 29 February 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories.  This Week’s Sponsors:  – Good Chop – $120 off across you first 4 boxes | CODE: monews120 – WeWork – 20% Off Your First 6 Months | CODE: MOWORKS20  Headlines: – Mitch McConnell To Step Down As Senate Republican Leader (03:15) – Old Leaders Run the World—and They’re Not Going Anywhere (07:25) – Supreme Court Appears Split Over Bump Stock Ban (10:05) – Government Shutdown Averted… For Now (16:50) – Supreme Court To Decide Trump’s Immunity Claim in Election Interference Case (18:45) – Texas Wildfire Becomes 2nd Largest In State History (19:50) – Biden and Trump Both Plan Trips to the Mexico Border Thursday, Angling For Advantage on Immigration (21:20) – In South Korea, World's Lowest Fertility Rate Plunges Again In 2023 (23:40) – Google CEO Calls AI Tool’s Controversial Responses ‘Completely Unacceptable’ (28:00) – Wendy's Says It Won’t Do Surge Pricing Following Backlash (31:30) – Richard Lewis Dies: Beloved Comic, ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Actor Was 76 (33:00) – On This Day In History: Leap Day Factoids (34:45) **Mo News Premium For Members-Only Instagram, Private Podcast: (Click To Join)** — 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. Follow Mo News on all platforms: Website: www.mo.news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mosheh/ Daily Newsletter: https://www.mo.news/newsletter Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@monews Twitter: https://twitter.com/mosheh TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mosheh Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoshehNews Snapchat: https://t.snapchat.com/pO9xpLY9

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everybody it's Thursday, it's Thursday, February 29th, the historic day here

0:07.3

our first ever February 29th podcast. We won't be able to do this again for another four

0:11.3

years Jill. It's the Mo News

0:13.0

podcast on this February 29th. I'm motion to-unu. And I'm Jill Wagner. This is the

0:17.2

place where we bring you just the facts. And we read all the news and read

0:21.2

between the lines and celebrate the leap year on this

0:24.8

podcast. My husband's half birthday in half birthdays he's about 11. Oh so he a he's in August 29th. Correct. Yes. Fascinating. So much is put on the what

0:39.5

about the 5 million people estimated who are born in February 29th, you know, like are they really only a quarter of their age, how they celebrate.

0:47.0

The people who aren't discussed are people like Michael. What do they do about their half birthday?

0:51.0

Half birthdays are a big deal in this house because of leap year.

0:55.0

Yeah, I would think so. Joe, I should say later in the pod we always bring you on this day in history and

1:00.6

given that there have been literally 75% less February 29th than every other day in the calendar,

1:07.1

there wasn't much to choose from.

1:08.5

So we're choosing instead to tell you the story of the leap year, the leap day, why February was chosen, how it works exactly.

1:16.6

A lot of fun facts for you to share with your colleagues, friends, and family.

1:20.4

You'll be the smartest leap your person at the table.

1:23.6

Stay tuned to the end of the podcast.

1:25.2

Okay, let's get to some news in a surprise announcement.

1:27.9

Mitch McConnell says he is stepping down a Senate Republican leader.

1:31.9

Who are the three Johns that could replace him?

1:35.1

Literally, they're all named John.

1:37.0

Because of course, that's also, that term is used.

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