In the 7 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Bethany Mandel discussed:
WMAL GUEST: 7:05 AM - INTERVIEW - NICK MINOCK - WJLA ABC 7 Reporter

SOCIAL MEDIA: https://x.com/NickMinock

Nick Minock on X: "🚨New: Hours after a Loudoun County Public Schools employee allegedly hit and killed a student while driving a maintenance vehicle, the Loudoun County School Board didn’t discuss a plan to improve student safety, ask questions about how to make students safer walking to school,
"Roma Daravi on X: "In less than 1 year, Trump has balanced the budget, raised over $130 million from donors, and secured $257 million from Congress. We are financially stable yet the building is still physically in trouble. Decades of gross negligence left this institution with a broken budget," 
WMAL GUEST: 7:35 AM - INTERVIEW - ANTHONY HUSTON - (Hew-ston) - CEO of Graphite One, a graphite/critical minerals company in Alaska

WEBSITE: https://www.graphiteoneinc.com/

SOCIAL MEDIA: https://x.com/GraphiteOne

TOPIC: Trump launches ‘Project Vault’ — $12B rare earth stockpile to reduce US reliance on China

FLASHBACK: NOVEMBER 2025: New Arctic discovery could deal massive blow to Chinese dominance of rare earth minerals
Savannah Guthrie set to pull out of hosting Winter Olympics opening ceremony as mom Nancy remains missing
Blood found in Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom’s home, which showed signs of forced entry: report

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Episode: Tuesday, February 3, 2025 / 7 AM Hour 

In the 7 AM Hour: Larry O&rsquo;Connor and Bethany Mandel discussed:
<ul>
<li>WMAL GUEST: 7:05 AM - INTERVIEW -&nbsp;NICK MINOCK - WJLA ABC 7 Reporter</li>
</ul>
 SOCIAL MEDIA: <a href="https://x.com/NickMinock">https://x.com/NickMinock</a>
<a href="https://x.com/NickMinock/status/2018426340970578033">Nick Minock on X: "🚨New: Hours after a Loudoun County Public Schools employee allegedly hit and killed a student while driving a maintenance vehicle, the Loudoun County School Board didn&rsquo;t discuss a plan to improve student safety, ask questions about how to make students safer walking to school,</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://x.com/NickMinock/status/2018426340970578033">"</a><a href="https://x.com/romadaravi/status/2018412537197568338">Roma Daravi on X: "In less than 1 year, Trump has balanced the budget, raised over $130 million from donors, and secured $257 million from Congress. We are financially stable yet the building is still physically in trouble. Decades of gross negligence left this institution with a broken budget,"&nbsp;</a></li>
<li>WMAL GUEST: 7:35 AM - INTERVIEW - ANTHONY HUSTON - (Hew-ston) - CEO of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.graphiteoneinc.com/">Graphite One</a>, a graphite/critical minerals company in Alaska</li>
</ul>
WEBSITE:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.graphiteoneinc.com/">https://www.graphiteoneinc.com/</a>
SOCIAL MEDIA:&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/GraphiteOne">https://x.com/GraphiteOne</a>
TOPIC:&nbsp;<a href="https://nypost.com/2026/02/02/business/trump-to-launch-12b-rare-earth-stockpile-to-blunt-us-reliance-on-china/">Trump launches &lsquo;Project Vault&rsquo; &mdash; $12B rare earth stockpile to reduce US reliance on China</a>
FLASHBACK: NOVEMBER 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-arctic-discovery-could-deal-massive-blow-chinese-dominance-rare-earth-minerals">New Arctic discovery could deal massive blow to Chinese dominance of rare earth minerals</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://pagesix.com/2026/02/02/entertainment/savannah-guthrie-pulling-out-of-winter-olympics-coverage-after-mom-goes-missing/?utm_term=Autofeed&amp;utm_campaign=pagesix&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter#Echobox=1770061769">Savannah Guthrie set to pull out of hosting Winter Olympics opening ceremony as mom Nancy remains missing</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nypost.com/2026/02/03/us-news/blood-found-in-savannah-guthries-missing-moms-arizona-home-report/">Blood found in Savannah Guthrie&rsquo;s missing mom&rsquo;s home, which showed signs of forced entry: report</a></li>
</ul>
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Episode: Tuesday, February 3, 2025 / 7 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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Nick Minock, Trump Kennedy Center Renovations Update, Anthony Huston, Heartbreaking Missing Mother Story

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