Mitch McConnell Steps Down; Texas Wildfires; Google Woke Chatbot; South Korea Fertility Collapse; RIP Richard Lewis– Mo News Rundown

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Headlines:
– Mitch McConnell To Step Down As Senate Republican Leader (03:15)
– Old Leaders Run the World—and They’re Not Going Anywhere (07:25)
– Supreme Court Appears Split Over Bump Stock Ban (10:05)
– Government Shutdown Averted… For Now (16:50)
– Supreme Court To Decide Trump’s Immunity Claim in Election Interference Case (18:45)
– Texas Wildfire Becomes 2nd Largest In State History (19:50)
– Biden and Trump Both Plan Trips to the Mexico Border Thursday, Angling For Advantage on Immigration (21:20)
– In South Korea, World's Lowest Fertility Rate Plunges Again In 2023 (23:40)
– Google CEO Calls AI Tool’s Controversial Responses ‘Completely Unacceptable’ (28:00)
– Wendy's Says It Won’t Do Surge Pricing Following Backlash (31:30)
– Richard Lewis Dies: Beloved Comic, ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Actor Was 76 (33:00)
– On This Day In History: Leap Day Factoids (34:45)


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