Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Hostages Freed, Federal Layoffs & Hollywood’s Farewell 

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All the news stories mentioned in today's episode are listed with links below, so you can spend as much -- or as little -- time as you want to review the latest happenings... 

Read more about the stories in today's show:

Israeli Hostages/Palestinian Prisoners Freed: NY Times, AP, Reuters, Axios

Trump’s Mideast Visit: The Hill, WSJ, Politico, WaPo

Third Week of Gov’t Shutdown: CBS News, Politico, AP, WSJ, CNN, ABC News

Federal Layoffs Begin: WaPo, Reuters, Fox Business, Axios

Anti-ICE Protests/Clashes: Axios, NPR, CBS News, WGN, The Guardian, KPTV,  NBC News

SC Bar Mass Shooting: ABC News, NY Post, AP, Fox News

TN Plant Explosion: The Tennessean, NBC News, CBS News, NY Post

East Coast Nor’Easter: TWC, WaPo, NBC News, USA Today

Nobel Peace Prize Winner: Reuters, NY Times, CNN, Bloomberg, CBS News

New Port Fees Kick in Today: Politico, CNBC, Bloomberg, Reuters

Diane Keaton Dies: NPR, ABC News, NY Times, AP

Aces Win WNBA Championship: ESPN, AP, NBC News, Fox News

Trivia Tuesday: Which animal gets smarter in the fall? 
Last Week’s Q: Where in the world is it still 2018? 
Last Week’s A: Ethiopia
Read More: Ethiopian Embassy, BBC, Times of India