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Breaking news - that has left Republicans speechless for all the wrong reasons.

Biden's son Hunter pleads guilty to three federal charges. But they are all miniscule. None of the ones the MAGA (Make America Great Again) gang really care about anyway.

Meanwhile, Trump appears on Fox News to explain that he was too busy sorting out his golf shirts from his newspaper clippings to hand back hundreds of boxes of classified highly confidential documents... but does he incriminate himself in the process?

MPs are allowed to donate however much they wish of their private money to whomever they chose.

In 2018, as per The Mirror, when Rishi Sunak was just an MP - the family donated more than 3 million dollars to a private tech college in California - previously attended by his wife.

Fast forward to 2023 where a primary school in his constituency has spent nearly a year fundraising to find 10k to buy school kids computers.

We talk to a mum who's been at the coalface of the bake sales and is wondering why she had to work so hard to drum up a fraction of Sunak's donation.

We also look at the narratives -loud and soft - coming out of Ukraine and ask if the military counter-offensive is finally underway.

The extensive use of the dollar around the world has helped to maintain a strong U.S. economy. But recent discussions about the dollar’s declining use has some people worried that another currency may take its place. We get into what it means for the dollar to be the world’s reserve currency and why the concern might be overblown. Plus, what the economy has to do with a shortage of volunteers. And, why small acts of kindness make us smile.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

• • “The U.S. Dollar as an International Currency and Its Economic Effects” from the Congressional Budget Office

• • “The Offshore World According To FACTA” from the National Bureau of Economic Research

• • “Nonprofits scramble for help amid dearth of volunteers” from AP News

• • “Small acts of kindness matter more than you think” from Vox

• • “Highlights From SpaceX’s Scrubbed Starship Rocket Launch Attempt” from The New York Times

• • “SpaceX calls off today’s launch of Starship” from CNN

• • “George Santos Says He Will Run for Re-election in 2024” from The New York Times

• • “George Santos launches 2024 reelection bid” from Politico

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