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Today's top stories, with context, in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: 1) The Pentagon is deploying an additional aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Persian Gulf, giving American commanders more options if President Donald Trump chooses to escalate attacks on Iran. The USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier is headed to the Middle East, and when it arrives, the US could again have three carrier strike groups in the region. The US has sent two additional missile batteries to protect oil and gas facilities in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, and the USS Makin Island amphibious readiness group has set sail to the Middle East, giving Centcom additional options. 2) Broadcom's Wall Street syndicate are starting to gather $60 billion of fresh AI chip financing to benefit Anthropic PBC and other companies. Banks are poised to send out syndication letters for a $42 billion Class A senior-secured tranche, and Blackstone Inc. is leading an $18 billion tranche of Class B junior debt. The fi

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