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Oct 14, 2026 · 4m

Summary

This episode covers a bipartisan Senate letter urging Trump to rescind a Russian diesel deal, Pope Leo’s lung cancer diagnosis, and Anthropic’s warning about self-replicating AI bots. It also reports on violent clashes during student protests in France and deadly flooding from Hurricane Simon along Mexico’s Pacific coast.

Topics discussed

Sponsor: Google Workspace with Gemini Senators urge Trump to rescind Russia diesel deal Ukraine warns of lack of advance notice on strikes Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer Anthropic warns of self-replicating AI bots Violence breaks out in French student protests Hurricane Simon hits Mexico's Pacific coast Sponsor: KeyBank business services
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