Elon Musk is 1st trillionaire after SpaceX IPO; reports of progress in U.S.-Iran peace talks; DNI Gabbard says U.S. funded dangerous biolab research
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The episode discusses Elon Musk becoming the world's first trillionaire after SpaceX's IPO, progress in U.S.-Iran peace talks, and allegations of U.S. funding for biolab research.
SpaceX begins trading above its listing price following a record-setting IPO, making founder Elon Musk the world's first-ever trillionaire; Victims of the deadly Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida are remembered on this 10th anniversary; reports of progress in talks to end the war between the U.S. & Iran. Pakistan's Prime Minister says “final, agreed upon text of the peace deal has been reached” and Iranian Foreign Minister an agreement has “never been closer”; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Sect. 702 spying power is almost certain to expire tonight, after Congress left Washington without renewing it; Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard releases what she says is evidence of U.S. government funding for more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries where research on dangerous pathogens took place and that previous administrations covered it up; President Donald Trump threatens to revoke Washington, DC home rule if mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George, a self-described democratic socialist, wins; Hillary Clinton & Pete Buttigieg speak about the future of the Democratic party at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition conference in Chicago; FBI Director Kash…
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