In the 6 AM hour, Larry O’Connor and Mercedes Schlapp discussed:
NY POST: Freed Israeli hostage says Hamas treated him better after Trump was elected — and that terror group wanted Harris to win 
ECONOMIC TIMES: Kamala Harris's went to Australia for the first time and gave a speech that's going viral


WMAL GUEST: SARAH PARSHALL PERRY (Vice President of Defending Education) on IRS complaint against Thomas Jefferson High School
DAILY MAIL: AI has started ignoring human instruction and refuses to turn off, researchers claim

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Episode: Thursday, May 29, 2025 / 6 AM Hour

In the 6 AM hour, Larry O&rsquo;Connor and Mercedes Schlapp discussed:
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<li dir="ltr">NY POST:&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/nypost/status/1927908118031142998" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://x.com/nypost/status/1927908118031142998&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1748614111585000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0-myZX81x5rjVDcxE2Y_Sk">Freed Israeli hostage says Hamas treated him better after Trump was elected &mdash; and that terror group wanted Harris to win&nbsp;</a></li>
<li dir="ltr">ECONOMIC TIMES:&nbsp;<a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/kamala-harriss-went-to-australia-for-the-first-time-and-gave-a-speech-thats-going-viral-heres-what-she-said/articleshow/121445370.cms?from=mdr" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/kamala-harriss-went-to-australia-for-the-first-time-and-gave-a-speech-thats-going-viral-heres-what-she-said/articleshow/121445370.cms?from%3Dmdr&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1748614111585000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2vYst9py1ZkJFdl2HVPcx9">Kamala Harris's went to Australia for the first time and gave a speech that's going viral</a></li>
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WMAL GUEST: SARAH PARSHALL PERRY (Vice President of Defending Education) on IRS complaint against Thomas Jefferson High School
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<li dir="ltr">DAILY MAIL:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14748829/AI-ignoring-human-instruction-refuses-turn-off.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14748829/AI-ignoring-human-instruction-refuses-turn-off.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1748614111585000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3NopdjzFLswWB-qSIUcKqm">AI has started ignoring human instruction and refuses to turn off, researchers claim</a></li>
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Episode: Thursday, May 29, 2025 / 6 AM Hour

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O'Connor & Company

"O'Connor & Company" is Washington, D.C.'s popular morning-drive news-talk radio show on WMAL hosted by LARRY O'CONNOR with co-hosts JULIE GUNLOCK, PATRICE ONWUKA and executive producer HEATHER HUNTER. O’Connor and his team cover all of the top national and local news of the day, including interviews with top newsmakers in Washington, D.C. and around the country. The show airs weekdays in the Washington, D.C. area (DC, VA, MD, WV) from 5-9 AM EST on 105.9 FM, online at WMAL.com, on the WMAL App or on your Amazon Alexa. To join the conversation, check us out on Twitter check us out on Twitter @LarryOConnor @JGunlock @PatricePinkFile @HeatherHunterDC @WMALDC

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"O'Connor &amp; Company" is Washington, D.C.'s popular morning-drive news-talk radio show on WMAL hosted by LARRY O'CONNOR with co-hosts JULIE GUNLOCK, PATRICE ONWUKA and executive producer HEATHER HUNTER. O’Connor and his team cover all of the top national and local news of the day, including interviews with top newsmakers in Washington, D.C. and around the country. The show airs weekdays in the Washington, D.C. area (DC, VA, MD, WV) from 5-9 AM EST on 105.9 FM, online at <a href="http://www.wmal.com">WMAL.com</a>, on the <a href="https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/">WMAL App</a> or on your Amazon Alexa. To join the conversation, check us out on Twitter check us out on Twitter @LarryOConnor @JGunlock @PatricePinkFile @HeatherHunterDC @WMALDC<a href="https://www.cornerstonefirst.com/"></a>
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