Inside Ilhan Omar Investigation; Inflation Up Again; Ukraine vs Elon Musk; Netflix Job Cuts; Top Trending Halloween Costumes

Jill Wagner (0:00)

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Mosheh Oinounou (1:08)

Hey everybody, it is Thursday, October 15th. You're listening to the MoNews podcast. I'm Mosheh Oinounou.

Jill Wagner (1:13)

And I'm Jill Wagner. This is the place where we bring you just the facts.

Mosheh Oinounou (1:17)

And where we read all the news and read between the lines so you don't have to on this. Apparently, there's a day for this, Jill.

Global handwashing day. Promoting hygiene awareness around the world.

Jill Wagner (1:27)

Moshe, the golden rule that we all learned during the pandemic, sing Happy Birthday twice. And that's how you know you've washed your hands for long enough.

Mosheh Oinounou (1:35)

You really got to scrub there, get the tops of the fingers, etc. There's a song about handwashing, flushing, washing, being on your way.

Daniel Tiger. My daughter listens to Daniel Tiger, watches Daniel Tiger. So she will recite that song to herself every time she uses the restroom. But words of the wise, that's why you never shake someone's left hand in certain parts of the world because the left hand was used for certain activities. The right hand was kept clean. But that was like in the running water and soap. But just FYI.

Jill Wagner (2:08)

Good to know.

All right. Let's get some headlines here. Some new numbers show inflation continues to get worse. Putting a strain on household budgets with little sign of hope in the future.

Mosheh Oinounou (2:20)

We'll dive into the latest data, how the war in Iran is impacting all of this and what this all means for the next time the Fed meets as to whether they're going to increase interest rates again.

Jill Wagner (2:29)

To the war in Ukraine. Ukraine says the US stopped sharing intelligence with them and is also questioning whether the US is limiting a vital satellite technology. Yeah.

Mosheh Oinounou (2:39)

We'll tell you what Elon Musk is saying about this, what President Trump is saying about this, what Zelensky is saying about this. And we'll give you an update on the state of the war and just the horrific number of casualties we've seen on both sides.

Jill Wagner (2:49)

What we have learned about the Justice Department's investigation into Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.

Mosheh Oinounou (2:55)

This is all related to an immigration fraud case and comes down to what her age was when she became an American citizen. They're looking to dive into Somali birth records.

Jill Wagner (3:04)

In business news, Netflix is making its biggest job cuts in years.

Mosheh Oinounou (3:09)

Yeah, apparently cutting down on all that password sharing and making us pay is still not enough right now for the bottom line over there.

Jill Wagner (3:14)

In real estate, it's a great time to buy a house. That is if you can stomach a 7% mortgage rate.

Mosheh Oinounou (3:22)

And it's heading towards 8%.

We'll talk about why those rates are going up, not down. And the impact the credit score you choose to use might have ultimately on your mortgage and how much you pay.

Jill Wagner (3:35)

We're a couple of weeks from Halloween. Google is out with its top trending Halloween costumes for 2026 A lot of pop culture costumes.

Mosheh Oinounou (3:44)

Jill, a lot of people are working on their Kelly Clarkson and Bird couples costume.

Jill Wagner (3:49)

And Mosheh is on the stay in history.

Mosheh Oinounou (3:51)

I forgot to tell you guys that yesterday was 100th birthday of Winnie the Pooh. We'll cover that and another big birthday for another Children's Classic today.