Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

From the newsroom of WBAI 99.5FM in New York City, Pacifica Headlines provides a 5-minute rundown of the most important stories from around the world. Priority is given to subjects that may be underreported in mainstream news coverage.

Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent is a news podcast hosted by Jesse Lent, with 87 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Jesse Lent hosts Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent, a news show with 87 episodes published.

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  Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

  Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | September 29, 2026

  Sep 29, 2026—

  Head of UK Counter Terrorism Policing Lawrence Taylor announces that the 5 suspects arrested in connection with the attempted attack on a US-controlled airbase in England have been released, President Trump denies claim made by his ambassador to China on Fox News Sunday that he had asked Chinese President Xi Jinping if he would like to purchase US weapons, US armed forces abandon last remaining bases in Iraq, Russia's round-the-clock bombardment of targets in Ukraine reportedly kills at least 7 people and wounds over 80, criminal F.B.I. hack of massive amounts of personal data of tens of thousands of former and current F.B.I. employees appears to be one of the worst breaches of sensitive government information in history, FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey announces that he is departing the bureau roughly a year in the role. From the newsroom of WBAI 99.5FM in New York City, Pacifica Headlines provides a 5-minute rundown of the most important stories from around the world. Priority is given to subjects that may be underreported in mainstream news coverage.

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  Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

  Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | September 28, 2026

  Sep 28, 2026—

  British police detail 5 men on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offenses after receiving a tip that 3 large white vans were seen heading to the military airfield RAF Fairford, a U.K.-owned base operated by the US Air Force, President Trump rejects Iran's latest proposal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says his country is open to diplomacy but will stand firm "even if it comes to a doomsday war," Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping if he would like to purchase US weapons, New York City Housing Authority confirms 56-year-old employee Leighton Brown was struck and killed Saturday by a falling tree during the powerful storms that hammered the east coast over the weekend. From the newsroom of WBAI 99.5FM in New York City, Pacifica Headlines provides a 5-minute rundown of the most important stories from around the world. Priority is given to subjects that may be underreported in mainstream news coverage.

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  Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

  Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | September 25, 2026

  Sep 25, 2026—

  From the newsroom of WBAI 99.5FM in New York City, Pacifica Headlines provides a 5-minute rundown of the most important stories from around the world. Priority is given to subjects that may be underreported in mainstream news coverage.

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  Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

  Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | September 24, 2026

  Sep 24, 2026—

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says his country is open to a limited ceasefire with Russia on energy and grain targets, US invites Russian President Vladimir Putin to take part in the G20, Ukrainian officials send 2 captured North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian calls out US government over attacks on civilians in UN speech, Israeli forces reportedly blow up the house of a Palestinian prisoner Dawas Hassoun jailed for the last 6 months for allegedly killing an Israeli, OpenAI confirms its AI went rogue this year in at least 4 previously unreported incidents, federal judge orders Trump administration to temporarily restore White House access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico saying the President's ban on the 3 media outlets was likely unconstitutional. From the newsroom of WBAI 99.5FM in New York City, Pacifica Headlines provides a 5-minute rundown of the most important stories from around the world. Priority is given to subjects that may be underreported in mainstream news coverage.

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  Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

  Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | September 23, 2026

  Sep 23, 2026—

  President Trump threatens to "annihilate" Iran in address to the UN general assembly hours before US and Iranian officials meet for diplomatic talks, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and French President Emmanuel Macron call for an end to Israel's ongoing attacks targeting Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, US, Denmark and Greenland sign defense deal allowing the US to build two new military bases in Greenland while reaffirming Denmark's sovereignty over the island territory, AI corporate leaders to address UN Security Council today about the dangers of the emerging technology while Trump attempts to rebrand artificial intelligence as super intelligence. From the newsroom of WBAI 99.5FM in New York City, Pacifica Headlines provides a 5-minute rundown of the most important stories from around the world. Priority is given to subjects that may be underreported in mainstream news coverage.

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