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6 AM ET: Foreign aid passed, TikTok countdown, Tesla earnings drop & more Apr 24, 2024

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President Joe Biden says he'll sign a $95 billion aid package for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan into law today. Signing the bill will also start the clock on a possible nationwide TikTok ban. Protestors at Columbia University have been given a little longer to remove their encampment from campus. Tennessee lawmakers have signed a bill to let teachers and school staff carrying guns. Plus, Tesla's earnings have taken a dive.

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6 PM ET: Student protests, Biden in Florida, bird flu data & more Apr 23, 2024

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Columbia University officials are warning students participating in an ongoing pro-Palestinian encampment. The Senate cleared the way for a final vote on a $95 billion foreign aid package. The Justice Department reached a settlement with more than a hundred victims of former USA gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar. President Joe Biden campaigned on reproductive freedoms in Florida today. Finally, scientists are raising questions about the government’s handling of key data on the bird flu virus outbreak in the US.

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3 PM: DOJ Nassar case settlement, foreign aid package, Prince Louis photo & more Apr 23, 2024

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We start with the Justice Department’s settlement over the FBI’s handling of the Larry Nassar investigation. Prosecutors are looking to establish how former President Donald Trump benefitted from his relationship with former tabloid executive David Pecker. The Senate is on track to vote on a foreign aid package this week after months of delay. We have new developments in the classified documents case involving Trump and his co-defendants. New home sales surged in the US despite elevated mortgage rates. And, the British royal family released a new photo after a photo-editing scandal last month.

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12 PM ET: Columbia campus tensions, Starbucks at the Supreme Court, volcano eruption impact & more Apr 23, 2024

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Testimony from the first witness in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial continues today, after a potential gag order violation hearing took place. Mostly peaceful protests at Columbia University are being overshadowed by antisemitism. President Joe Biden is in Florida today, where he's hoping abortion rights will win him more votes. We'll tell you why Starbucks is at the Supreme Court today. Plus, the potential climate and weather impact from a volcano erupting in Indonesia.

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9 AM ET: Columbia in crisis, mass grave toll, distant space probe & more Apr 23, 2024

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Columbia University is facing pressure over the arrests of student protestors as well threats against Jewish students. More bodies have been found in a mass grave in Gaza, taking the total to 310. Former President Donald Trump is facing a hearing over possible violations of a gag order. We'll tell you want to look out for in the Pennsylvania primaries. Plus, a space probe 12 billion miles away has started sending data back to Earth again.

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6 AM ET: College protests spread, Trump gag order hearing, US health data hack & more Apr 23, 2024

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Columbia University is bracing for a seventh day of protests, as students around the US hold demonstrations in solidarity. A judge in New York will hear arguments over whether former President Donald Trump has broken a gag order in his hush money trial. Soldiers in Ukraine are holding their breath as US lawmakers hold the next vote on an aid package. Baltimore is filing a legal claim against the owner and manager of the ship that caused the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. Plus, many Americans may have had their health data stolen.

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6 PM ET: College campus protests, human rights report, Trump’s civil fraud case & more Apr 22, 2024

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We start with unrest at two Ivy League universities over the Israel-Hamas war. It comes as the State Department released its annual human rights report – we have details. The US sends a message to China after deploying a powerful missile system to an Indo-Pacific ally. Former President Donald Trump and New York’s attorney general’s office have agreed to the terms of his bond in his civil fraud case. Lastly, President Joe Biden marked Earth Day with several new initiatives.

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3 PM ET: Trump trial wraps, Columbia University tensions, Express bankruptcy & more Apr 22, 2024

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The prosecution called its first witness to testify in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial today. Heightened tensions around pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University are raising concerns about safety. The federal government announced a new rule to support reproductive healthcare privacy. The British parliament is expected to vote on a controversial bill that would allow the UK to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. And, clothing retailer Express Inc. becomes the latest store to file for bankruptcy.

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12 PM ET: Trump trial opening statements, weight loss plateau, TikTok ready to fight & more Apr 22, 2024

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The prosecution and defense gave their opening statements in the hush money trial in New York against former President Donald Trump. The US is reportedly planning to sanction a unit of the Israeli military over alleged abuses in the West Bank. A new study has looked at weight loss plateaus and how to avoid them. North Korean illustrators may have helped create popular US TV cartoons. Plus, TikTok says it's ready to fight a ban in court.

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9 AM ET: Hush money statements, Ukraine says thank you, Earth Day & more Apr 22, 2024

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Prosecutors and Donald Trump's lawyers will start making their case today in opening statements in the former President's hush money trial. Ukraine has thanked US lawmakers for approving an aid package. Tensions rise at Columbia University over campus protests. Israel's military intelligence chief has resigned over the October 7th attack. Plus, how President Joe Biden is marking Earth Day.

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