The Refresh from Insider

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Goodbye from The Refresh — Dec 16

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! A thank you to our team and our listeners [Share] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

02-13
04:35

Fed raises interest rates...again — Dec 14

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Interest rates rise again… but not by as much [Share] Trump Organization repeatedly ignored orders for evidence [Share] SBF used his vegan diet to try to be released from jail [Share] Reflecting on 10 years since Sandy Hook [Share] The Refresh is ending this week [Share] Latest on COVID [Share] Stephen “tWitch” Boss dead at 40 [Share] Nearly half of young adults live at home with their parents [Share] Library of Congress adds 25 new movies to its collection [Share] Thanks for listening! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12-14
07:36

AM Edition: Drone attack over Kyiv — Dec 14

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Russian drones were shot down over Kyiv this morning [Share] Congress reaches a deal to avoid government shutdown [Share] Latest on COVID [Share] Reflecting on 10 years since Sandy Hook [Share] The Refresh is ending this week [Share] DeSantis wants to investigate COVID-19 vaccines [Share] Massive storm sweeps through the US [Share] Megan Thee Stallion takes the stand [Share] Kate Winslet breaks Tom Cruise’s record [Share] Thanks for listening! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12-14
07:02

Final Edition: SBF blames everyone else — Dec 13

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Sam Bankman-Fried blames everyone in leaked testimony [Share] SEC hits Sam Bankman-Fried with fraud charges [Share] Listen to a dust devil on Mars [Share] Elon Musk is no longer the world’s richest man [Share] The Refresh is ending this week [Share] Report: Patriot Missile system headed to Ukraine [Share] Iran sentences 400 protesters to prison [Share] European Parliament strips VP of her role [Share] New Zealand moves to ban cigarettes [Share] Moderna cancer vaccine shows promise [Share] G7 diplomats talk Ukraine aid [Share] Thanks for listening! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12-13
08:22

AM Edition: SBF arrested, charged with fraud — Dec 13

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! SEC hits Sam Bankman-Fried with fraud charges [Share] Inflation shows more signs of slowing in November CPI report [Share] Louisville PD pays Kenneth Walker $2 million settlement [Share] BTS’ Jin enlists in South Korean army [Share] The Refresh is ending this week [Share] Sexual abuse exposed in federal women’s prisons [Share] Twitter disbands Trust and Safety advisory group [Share] Winter weather across the country [Share] 90-year-old finally graduates from college in Illinois [Share] Thanks for listening! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12-13
06:52

Final Edition: Ticketmaster offers Swifties a second chance — Dec 12

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Report: SBF’s ex Caroline Ellison hires an attorney [Share] G7 diplomats talk Ukraine aid [Share] Last Confederate statue in Virginia is removed [Share] Central Park entrance renamed “Gate of the Exonerated” [Share] The Refresh is ending this week [Share] Dating scammer sentenced to prison [Share] BLM steps up to help with debt relief [Share] Iran is working around a UN rule on selling missiles to Russia [Share] Ticketmaster gives some Swifties a second chance [Share] Thanks for listening! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12-12
06:27

AM Edition: Iran executes second protestor — Dec 12

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Lockerbie bomb-maker in US custody [Share] Golden Globe nominations are announced [Share] Four more Oath Keepers go on trial [Share] Report: Scientists crack nuclear fusion energy [Share] The Refresh is ending this week [Share] Iran executes second protester [Share] Karen Bass is sworn in as Los Angeles mayor [Share] China eliminates Covid-tracking app [Share] Elon Musk booed loudly at Dave Chappelle set [Share] Thanks for listening! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12-12
07:03

Final Edition: Two headlines and a lie — Dec 9

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome Report: Sam Bankman-Fried secretly funded The Block [Share] A year before Club Q shooting, the suspect was accused of threatening to kill their grandparents [Share] Biden backs African Union joining G-20 [Share] World Cup stadium being dismantled [Share] Taylor Swift making feature film director debut [Share] The Refresh from Insider is ending [Share] US commits another $275 million to aid Ukraine [Share] Young people in France will get condoms for free [Share] UN chief: 60% of Haiti’s capital is run by gangs [Share] CA girl given unicorn license [Share] Two Headlines and a Lie [Share] Thanks for listening! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12-09
12:19

AM Edition: Sinema goes Independent — Dec 9

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome Kyrsten Sinema registers as Independent [Share] Brittney Griner returns home [Share] DOJ wants Trump held in contempt for Mar-a-Lago docs [Share] Weird moment at the Game Awards [Share] The Refresh from Insider is ending [Share] Sam Bankman-Fried agrees to appear at Congress hearing [Share] Musk’s Twitter to double down on transparency [Share] Meta plans to double bad performance review numbers [Share] Trevor Noah says goodbye [Share] Two Headlines and a Lie [Share] Thanks for listening! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12-09
13:13

Final Edition: FTC sues Microsoft to block Activision deal — Dec 8

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! House passes legislation that protects same-sex and interracial marriages [Share] FTC sues Microsoft to block Activision acquisition [Share] House passes bill eliminating military vaccine mandate [Share] Paul Whelan is frustrated [Share] South Koreans to de-age by one to two years [Share] We've changed our hours! Report: US hospital beds fullest they’ve been during COVID [Share] Elon Musk needs more money for Twitter [Share] Olive Garden manager fired after telling employees they can’t take time off [Share] "Alexa, thank my driver” [Share] Talk to you soon! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12-08
06:33

AM Edition: Brittney Griner is coming home — Dec 8

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Brittney Griner is coming home [Share] NYT workers go on strike [Share] Biden to bail out Central States Pension Fund [Share] Celine Dion diagnosed with a rare, incurable disease [Share] We've changed our hours! Iran executes protester [Share] ‘Don’t Say Gay’ lawmaker indicted on fraud charges [Share] At least five substations allegedly attacked in the Northwest [Share] It's Trevor Noah’s last day on The Daily Show [Share] Talk to you soon! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12-08
07:24

Brown bans caste discrimination — Dec 7

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! SCOTUS hears key election case [Share] Donald Trump’s lawyers find 2 more confidential documents [Share] Should the global COVID vaccine program come to an end? [Share] Virginia restaurant refuses service to a Christian group [Share] The oldest recorded DNA fragments suggest lush life on Greenland [Share] We've changed our hours! Sunny Balwani faces sentencing [Share] Peru’s president calls to dissolve Congress backfires [Share] Court dismisses case against Saudi Crown Prince [Share] Brown is first Ivy League school to ban caste discrimination [Share] USA Track and Field invalidates world record ultra marathon win [Share] Talk to you soon! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12-07
07:53

Jury finds Trump Org guilty of tax fraud — Dec 6, Final

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Trump Organization found liable for tax fraud [Share] Colorado Springs shooter charged with 305 counts [Share] Jan 6th officers receive Congressional Medals of Honor [Share] Jan 6th Committee looks to make criminal referrals [Share] Morocco beats Spain [Share] We've changed our hours! Warnock v Walker in Georgia runoff vote [Share] 5 women sue Bill Cosby in New York [Share] GE buys out all ads in the New York Times [Share] Facebook could remove all news if bill passes [Share] Scientists may know why we get sicker in winter [Share] Talk to you soon! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12-06
07:16

Final Edition: OED's 'Goblin Mode' is word of the year — Dec 5

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome Strike erupts in Iran over ‘morality police’ confusion [Share] Delta pilots reach tentative contract deal [Share] Supreme Court hears LGBTQ rights case [Share] Taylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster [Share] GMA benches Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes [Share] We've changed our hours! FBI investigates power outages in North Carolina [Share] Sesame Street founding member Bob McGrath dead at 90 [Share] Real ID deadline pushed again [Share] The oldest living land animal turns 190 today [Share] “Goblin mode” is Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year [Share] Talk to you soon! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12-05
08:09

Now hiring: Rat Czar — Dec 2

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Senate votes through rail deal to prevent strike [Share] Court blocks Trump from using Special Master [Share] Alex Jones files for bankruptcy [Share] There are more than one million same-sex households in the US [Share] Markets close mixed after strong jobs report [Share] Britney Spears musical coming to Broadway [Share] We've changed our hours! Tesla delivers its first electric semi-truck [Share] 2,000 experts meet to discuss plastic pollution [Share] Balenciaga's creative director apologizes [Share] The pandemic aged teenagers’ brains [Share] Now hiring: rat czar [Share] Thanks for listening! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12-02
08:13

Investors are anxious ahead of jobs report — Dec 1

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Investors are cautious ahead of November jobs report [Share] Uvalde school shooting survivors file $27 billion lawsuit [Share] Iranian man reportedly killed celebrating World Cup knockout [Share] 6,000+ immigrants affected by ICE data leak [Share] EU settles $60-a-barrel cap for Russian oil [Share] We've changed our hours! Is the Chinese government listening to protestors? [Share] The European Union issues an ultimatum to Twitter [Share] Native tribes awarded millions to relocate [Share] Sam Bankman-Fried ignores lawyers and speaks publicly [Share] Bad Bunny tops global Spotify streams [Share] Two Headlines and a Lie [Share] Talk to you soon! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12-01
13:09

Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie dead at 79 — Nov 30

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! First Black American elected to lead major party in Congress [Share] Markets jump on Powell speech [Share] Jack Ma resurfaces in Japan [Share] Biden preserves sacred tribal land [Share] A Pakistan city makes two-thirds of the world’s soccer balls [Share] We've changed our hours! San Francisco legislators approve killer robots [Share] Americans are spending less time with friends [Share] Buckingham Palace staffer asks Black charity boss where she’s really from [Share] Minerals never seen on Earth found in crashed meteor [Share] Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie dead at 79 [Share] Talk to you soon! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

11-30
08:31

Investors have all ears on Fed Chair's speech — Nov 29

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Markets edged lower ahead of Fed Chair Powell talk [Share] Elon Musk is going to war with Apple [Share] Lawsuit alleges VA denied benefits based on race [Share] Senate has final vote on codifying same-sex and interracial marriage [Share] News outlets want Julian Assange off the hook [Share] Did you know you can share any of our segments on social media? Mother of Uvalde victim files lawsuit [Share] NYC to force hospitalization for mental-health patients [Share] Motorcycle rallies benefit transplant patients [Share] Daughter kidnapped more than 50 years ago reunited with parents [Share] Wordle gets less random [Share] Talk to you soon! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

11-29
07:15

BlockFi files for bankruptcy — November 28

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome The white teenager who killed Black shoppers in Buffalo grocery store pleads guilty [Share] Cryptocurrency firm BlockFi files for bankruptcy [Share] Republicans see Twitter followers increase [Share] Both parties seek to win over Asian Americans in Georgia [Share] Prince William and Kate Middleton head to the US [Share] We're refreshing our headlines Rare protests across China called for Xi to step down [Share] Irish watchdog fines Meta millions [Share] Man in France wins legal right to not be fun at work [Share] Bob Dylan admits to using an autopen to sign books [Share] Woman suing Kraft Heinz Co. over mac and cheese [Share] Talk to you soon! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

11-28
07:20

Two Headlines and Lie, plus changing dating norms - Nov 25th

Welcome! Two Headlines and a Lie [Share] This 62 year old only dates men in their 20s [Share] Thanks for listening! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

11-25
13:07

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