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Oct 17, 2026 · 4m

Summary

This episode covers a bystander heroically stopping an Oregon school shooting, a report on President Trump's growing pharmaceutical stock holdings, and Anthropic's new rules against abusing its AI. It also discusses the Federal Reserve's likely interest rate hike, the unprecedented effort to restart three shuttered U.S. nuclear plants, and escalating student and Yellow Vest protests in France. Finally, the show notes that the NBA is restricting specific betting types following recent scandals involving league figures.

Topics discussed

Sponsor: Amazon Business Bystander hero in Oregon school shooting Trump's pharmaceutical stock holdings report Anthropic's new AI chatbot abuse policy Fed interest rates and stock market close Reviving shuttered nuclear plants France protests and potential alliance NBA betting restrictions and training Sponsor: CFP Certified Financial Planners
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