Moon Mission Countdown, Trump’s Primetime Speech, New Weight Loss Drug and more

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🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Today, four astronauts are preparing for liftoff in a historic and risky lunar venture. President Donald Trump’s first national speech on the war with Iran is coming up – we'll break down some key talking points. The Supreme Court seems skeptical about Trump’s effort to end automatic birthright citizenship. A judge gave a new timeline for Luigi Mangione’s federal trial. Plus, a second GLP-1 drug for weight loss is hitting the market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, from CNN, I'm AfomaDK, with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, April 1st.
0:07.0	Four astronauts are preparing to blast off deep in space for a 10-day orbit around the moon from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
0:15.0	Things were going smoothly, but right before launch, NASA resolved an issue with the flight termination system and a battery problem.
0:22.1	The journey marks the first time astronauts have come near the moon in more than 50 years.
0:26.8	The mission could break the distance record set by the Apollo program, traveling farther
0:31.0	from Earth than any human ever has.
0:33.9	NASA says that diverse crew embarking on a historic and risky lunar venture won't land on the moon this time around because it doesn't have the capability.
0:41.3	The launch comes as Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX reportedly filed for a massive IPO, and what might be the largest of all time, according to multiple reports.
0:50.3	SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and the SEC said it had
0:55.6	no comment on the matter. SpaceX merged with Musk's artificial intelligence company XAI earlier
1:01.1	this year, and the company going public on Wall Street could push its value even higher.
1:06.8	More news coming up, including details on Trump's upcoming and first national speech on the war with Iran,
1:12.0	and takeaways on the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship case.
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1:47.0	Tonight, President Donald Trump is expected to give an announcement on the war with Iran from the White House.
1:54.0	It's the first major national address he's given on the war.
1:57.0	A White House official says Trump will reaffirm his intention to end the conflict within the next two to three weeks. Trump says he'll also criticize the war. A White House official says Trump will reaffirm his intention to end the conflict
2:01.3	within the next two to three weeks. Trump says he'll also criticize NATO for not supporting
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