Trump Secures Presidential Nomination & A Surge in Fake Ozempic

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On today's podcast:
(1) Donald Trump has clinched the Republican presidential nomination, capping off a stunning political comeback fueled by grievance and vengeance and formally entering what's poised to be the longest and costliest general election in recent memory.

 (2) Polish President Andrzej Duda said Russian President Vladimir Putin will attack other states if the Kremlin wins its war in Ukraine as he sought to convince the US to approve further assistance for Kyiv.

(3) Citadel founder Ken Griffin said the Federal Reserve should move slowly in lowering interest rates to avoid the possibility of having to reverse course later.

(4) TikTok's Chief Executive Officer Shou Chew went to Capitol Hill Tuesday to lobby against a bill that would force the app's Chinese parent to sell it or face a ban in the US.

(5) The UK medicines agency has seized 869 fake Ozempic pens so far — more than its counterparts in Denmark, Ireland, Switzerland, Iceland and the Netherlands combined. The pens found in Britain include crude fakes as well as ones distributed in bulk by more sophisticated criminals. 

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