Inflation Hike, Anti-Immigration Violence in North Ireland, Pope Leo's Bad Bunny Moment and more

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent inflation hike in the US, anti-immigration violence in Northern Ireland, Bill Gates' testimony regarding Jeffrey Epstein, and Pope Leo XIV's comments on Bad Bunny.

US inflation has reached its highest level in years – we’ll tell you how it got there. Bill Gates is testifying about his relationship with the late, disgraced financier, Jeffrey Epstein. Anti-immigration violence is spreading through Northern Ireland after a knife attack. The Trump administration is pushing back against efforts to block a UFC fight on White House grounds. Plus, Pope Leo XIV has some thoughts on sharing the spotlight with Bad Bunny in Spain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• inflation
• anti-immigration violence
• Northern Ireland
• Bill Gates
• Trump administration
• Pope Leo XIV
• Bad Bunny

Keywords

• inflation
• Northern Ireland
• Bill Gates
• Trump administration
• Pope Leo XIV
• Bad Bunny
• violence
• testimony
• UFC fight

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trump administration

Places: Northern Ireland

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