Attorney General William Barr’s summary of Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report is out and it did not find evidence that President Donald Trump’s campaign “conspired or coordinated” with Russia to influence the 2016 election but it also did not make a conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice.  The president was very happy and declared it a “complete and total exoneration.”  While this is a victory for the president, the fight still continues as Democrats are demanding that the full report made public.  I’ll break down what we know so far.

Next, you’ve heard of genetically modified foods, we now have the first gene-edited food being served in the Midwest, but no one knows exactly where just yet. A product known as Calyno oil which was made from gene-edited soybeans to have fewer saturated fats and zero trans fats is being served as some Midwestern restaurants. Megan Molteni, science reporter at Wired, joins us for how this gene-edited soybean came to be.

Finally, we have been told for years to watch what we post on social media to protect your privacy and you data.  Now posting suspect behavior could make your insurance more expensive. Insurers are likely to add social media to the data they review before issuing policies.  Ellen Byron, reporter for the WSJ, joins us for why it might not be a good idea to post pics of your latest rock climbing adventure or even happy hour.

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