HOUR 1
- Tom & Tom talk about Halloween candy and shelf life. When is the best time to buy treats...
- "President Joe Biden is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv today to reiterate US support for Israel, while also attempting to iron out a plan to get humanitarian aid to civilians trapped in Gaza." / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/10/18/biden-walks-fine-line-in-israel-visit?
- President Biden doesn't think Israel bombed the hospital in Gaza / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6339387614112
- Piers Morgan debate Mohammed Hijab / (YT) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfBJ5STxDoE
- Congressman Jim Jordan falls 20 votes short pursuing Speakership / (AP) https://apnews.com/article/jim-jordan-house-speaker-mccarthy-trump-f2b2bf9dc834742bde93d5fc918d9940?
- "The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, has welcomed his “dear friend” Vladimir Putin to Beijing, kicking off a multilateral summit overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war." / (Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/17/xi-jinping-welcomes-dear-friend-vladimir-putin-to-beijing?
"India’s top court has declined to legally recognize same-sex unions in a landmark ruling that also emphasized the rights of the LGBTQ community to be free of prejudice and discrimination." / (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/17/india/india-same-sex-marriage-verdict-intl-hnk/index.html? - "Special prosecutors say they plan to present the New Mexico Grand Jury with a criminal case against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of the cinematographer on the movie set of Rust." / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/10/17/1206653370/prosecutors-seek-to-recharge-alec-baldwin-in-the-rust-movie-shooting
- "The Justice Department is reportedly considering legal intervention against the lucrative US real estate commission-sharing system..." / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/doj-considering-lawsuit-broker-commissions?
HOUR 2
- Tom and Tom talk CBI Media fundraising
- "Test strips and naloxone are becoming more and more common on college campuses, and at least one health department has recommended they be added to school packing lists." / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/10/18/1206274353/college-fentanyl-overdose
- "There have been more than 100 people charged with homicide in Anchorage who have not yet completed the entire court process, creating a long backlog of cases for the court system." / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/10/18/104-anchorage-homicide-defendants-included-court-backlog-21-are-released-bail/