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Recent Briefings
Today's briefing tracks a significant rebalancing in global travel, as climate, cost, and conflict reshape popular destinations. We're also following major diplomatic progress on the U.S.-Iran front a…
Today on The Golden Hour, we're tracking the tense follow-up negotiations between the U.S. and Iran in Switzerland, as the fragile interim peace deal faces an immediate stress test. Closer to home, we…
Today's briefing opens on a fragile diplomatic footing, with the recently signed US-Iran interim peace deal hanging by a thread amid renewed conflict in Lebanon. Elsewhere, we're tracking a surge in p…
Today's briefing tracks the sudden collapse of the U.S.-Iran peace talks, extinguishing the hopes for de-escalation that had briefly stabilized energy markets. On the healthcare front, a flurry of bre…
Today's briefing brings a formal signing in the US-Iran peace deal we've been tracking, along with a mix of good news on the medical front, a new wave of travel deals, and a look at how rising costs a…
Today's briefing brings a number of healthcare updates, from new cautions around the upcoming Medicare GLP-1 rollout to a shingles vaccine that may lower dementia risk. We're also tracking the impact …
Today's briefing explores a major shift in obesity treatment guidelines that builds on recent GLP-1 drug approvals. We also examine why the housing market remains a tough nut to crack for buyers despi…
Today's briefing leads with a major breakthrough in the Middle East, as the U.S. and Iran formalize the peace deal we've been tracking, sending oil prices tumbling. Elsewhere, we're covering the lates…
Today on The Golden Hour: the U.S.-Iran peace deal we've been tracking hangs by a thread as regional tensions flare. We're also looking at how soaring jet fuel costs are reshaping summer travel, and w…
Today's briefing tracks the economic whiplash from conflicting geopolitical developments, a burst of summer activity in Southern California's events scene, and a series of inspiring wildlife conservat…