The Refresh from Insider

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A new workplace scam — Aug 29 Aug 29, 2022

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Hosts Rebeca Ibarra and Dave Smith are updating the news, all day, every weekday.

Welcome!
FBI finishes review of Trump documents [Share]
Brawling Air France pilots suspended [Share]
Teachers win in Ohio strike action [Share]
Facebook gets NFT support [Share]
NASA’s first moon rocket in 50 years delayed [Share]
Share your favorite stories
Coming up: A new workplace scam [Share]
Britney Spears posts bombshell audio [Share]
Nebraska man to break pumpkin floating record [Share]
A union for minor league baseball players [Share]
Rabies vaccines dropped from sky [Share]
$3 movie tickets on Saturday [Share]
Some workers are scamming their boss [Share]
Talk to you soon!

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The streaming service wars heat up — Aug 26 Aug 27, 2022

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Hosts Rebeca Ibarra and Dave Smith are updating the news, all day, every weekday.

Welcome!
The Mar-a-Lago Affidavit: Key revelations [Share]
Markets tank after Fed Chair’s inflation speech [Share]
Moderna suing Pfizer [Share]
Truth Social’s financial difficulties [Share]
Share your favorite stories
Coming up: a streaming industry news recap
Student room scans ruled unconstitutional [Share]
Forbes says half of all Bitcoin trades are fake [Share]
Start-up changes the accents of call center workers [Share]
Burning Man returns to the desert [Share]
Jared Kushner says he may be immortal [Share]
What's been happening with streaming lately? [Share]
Have a great weekend!

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What's in the Mar-a-Lago affidavit — Aug 26 Aug 26, 2022

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Hosts Rebeca Ibarra and Dave Smith are updating the news, all day, every weekday.

Welcome!
The Mar-a-Lago Affidavit: Key revelations [Share]
Markets tank after Fed Chair’s inflation speech [Share]
Moderna suing Pfizer [Share]
Truth Social’s financial difficulties [Share]
Share your favorite stories
Coming up: a streaming industry news recap
Student room scans ruled unconstitutional [Share]
Forbes says half of all Bitcoin trades are fake [Share]
Start-up changes the accents of call center workers [Share]
Burning Man returns to the desert [Share]
Jared Kushner says he may be immortal [Share]
What's been happening with streaming lately? [Share]
Have a great weekend!

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Play along with Two Headlines and a Lie — Aug 25 Aug 25, 2022

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Hosts Rebeca Ibarra and Dave Smith are updating the news, all day, every weekday.

Welcome! [Share]
Mar-a-Lago affidavit will be released [Share]
Missouri school district brings back paddling [Share]
Novak Djokovic not playing U.S. Open [Share]
The first Gen Zer in Congress? [Share]
$1.3 billion Mega Millions ticket still unclaimed [Share]
Share your favorite stories
Coming up: two headlines and a lie
California looks to ban sale of gas-powered cars [Share]
Opposing rulings on abortion bans [Share]
Magic mushrooms: the cure for alcohol abuse? [Share]
Vanessa Bryant awarded $16 million [Share]
Batgirl movie gets ‘funeral screenings’ [Share]
Two Headlines and a Lie [Share]
Talk to you soon!

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Who even is Andrew Tate? — Aug 24 Aug 24, 2022

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Hosts Rebeca Ibarra and Dave Smith are updating the news, all day, every weekday.

Welcome!
Biden makes student loan announcement [Share]
Return of the Mack [Share]
Texas judge blocks Biden abortion guidance [Share]
Instagram tests BeReal-like feature [Share]
Biden announces $3 billion in aid to Ukraine [Share]
Share your favorite stories
Coming up: the problem with Andrew Tate
Elton John releases sneak peak of duet with Britney Spears [Share]
Vermont woman escapes bear attack [Share]
It’s almost time for your second COVID booster [Share]
Man implants Tesla key into his hand [Share]
30 minutes of sleep before the French Open final [Share]
Who even is Andrew Tate? [Share]
Talk to you soon!

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Play our new biography quiz — Aug 23 Aug 23, 2022

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Hosts Rebeca Ibarra and Dave Smith are updating the news, all day, every weekday.

Welcome!
Newly revealed letter shows Trump had even more secret documents [Share]
Twitter whistleblower sends warning to Congress [Share]
Guilty verdicts in Michigan Governor kidnapping case [Share]
MoviePass makes a comeback [Share]
Yelp will flag crisis pregnancy centers listings [Share]
Share your favorite stories
Coming up: who wrote what?
Apple expands at-home repair program to MacBooks [Share]
Voting systems info shared with Trump supporters [Share]
Unknown virus kills dozens of dogs in Michigan [Share]
‘House of the Dragon’ premiere breaks records [Share]
Minions movie gets alternate ending in China [Share]
Who Wrote WHAT? [Share]
Talk to you soon!

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The withdrawal from Afghanistan: One year later — Aug 22 Aug 23, 2022

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Hosts Rebeca Ibarra and Dave Smith are updating the news, all day, every weekday.

Welcome!
Markets have worst single day since June [Share]
A new clean energy source? Better be-leaf it [Share]
Dallas area hit with summer’s worth of rain [Share]
Trump PAC pays Smithsonian to fund Trump portraits [Share]
Russia says Ukraine behind car bomb [Share]
Share your favorite stories
Coming up: 1 year since the US left Afghanistan
Chinese woman detained for wearing a kimono [Share]
Dr. Anthony Fauci to leave government in December [Share]
Twitter employees just can’t catch a break [Share]
Zuck updates metaverse avatar after brutal roast [Share]
How to go from banker to baseball pro in one year [Share]
The withdrawal from Afghanistan: One year later [Share]
Talk to you soon!

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House of the Dragon's fiery premiere this weekend — Aug 19 Aug 19, 2022

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Hosts Rebeca Ibarra and Dave Smith are updating the news, all day, every weekday.

Welcome!
Florida arresting 20 people for voter fraud [Share]
Facebook and Instagram ban influencer Andrew Tate [Share]
Scientists discover never-before-seen crater off the coast of West Africa [Share]
Update your iPhone software right now! [Share]
Dermatologists are starting to use pills to treat baldness [Share]
Share your favorite stories
Coming up: House of the Dragon
AirTag on lost luggage leads to baggage handler’s arrest [Share]
Finnish Prime Minister in hot water [Share]
*Two men* allegedly, single-handedly behind elaborate robocall scheme [Share]
Jonah Hill says he won’t do any more media appearances [Share]
Netflix drops surprise “Sandman” episode [Share]
House of the Dragon's fiery premiere this weekend [Share]
Thanks for listening!

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Meta and Apple's different visions of the metaverse — Aug 10 Aug 11, 2022

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Insider's Matt Weinberger tells Dave Smith how the two tech giants view the future of the internet -- short version, Meta favors VR while Apple is going big on AR.

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Meta and Apple are in deep competition over the metaverse [Share]
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Can working less help us be more productive? — Aug 9 Aug 09, 2022

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Enjoy this interview segment. Be sure to listen on weekdays as Rebeca Ibarra and Dave Smith bring you the most interesting news stories, all day, every day.

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