# US-Cuba Tensions Escalate; OpenAI ChatGPT IPO; Massive Meta Layoffs; Diet Coke As Indian Status Symbol

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Published: 2026-05-21T08:05:00+00:00
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Headlines: – Welcome To Mo News (00:00) – U.S. Grand Jury Indicts Raul Castro, Ex-Cuban President (07:00) – Sec. Of State Marco Rubio, in Video, Urges Cubans to Align With Trump Administration (11:45) – Trump Says He's “In No Hurry” To Make A Deal With Iran (15:00) – OpenAI Is Preparing to File for an IPO in the Coming Weeks (17:00) – Zuckerberg’s Meta Layoffs Memo: ‘Success Isn’t A Given’ In The AI Era (20:30) – Jeff Bezos Says Bottom Half Of Earners Should Pay Zero In Income Taxes (23:20) – ‘Summer Should Be Fine’ As Europe’s Jet Fuel Fears Ease (28:20) – India’s Diet Coke Shortage Is Turning Soda Into a Status Symbol (32:00) – On This Day In History (36:20) Thanks To Our Sponsor: Today’s episode of the podcast features limited commercial interruptions, brought to you exclusively by the American Petroleum Institute. 🐝 This podcast was recorded from the Mo News office at Industrious at Midtown on 50th St. Mosheh Oinounou (@mosheh) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20 years of experience at networks including Fox News, Bloomberg Television and CBS News, where he was the executive producer of the CBS Evening News and launched the network's 24 hour news channel. He founded the @mosheh Instagram news account in 2020 and the Mo News podcast and newsletter in 2022. Jill Wagner (@jillrwagner) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. She's the Managing Editor of Mo News. Jill previously worked as a correspondent for CBS News, Cheddar News, and News 12. She also co-founded the Need2Know newsletter, and has made it a goal to drop a Seinfeld reference into every Mo News podcast.

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