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At just four minutes. Ukraine and Russia are agreeing to
a limited ceasefire deal. That's according to the White House
that said the two countries have agreed to stop fighting
in the Black Sea and will halt any strikes on
energy facilities. This comes after three days of negotiations in
Saudi Arabia, as Ukrainian and Russian delegations met with US
mediators separately. It's not clear when the limited ceasefire would

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go into effect. Democrats are speaking out after a reporter
claimed high ranking members of the Trump administration we're using
a messaging app called Signal to discuss war plans that
included the journalists.

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Secretary of Defense Pete Heseth should resign.

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California Congressman Ted lu who sits on the House Foreign
Affair says the revelation has damaged the nation's reputation our allies,
He fears will no longer share critical information over concerns
that it could be leaked as well. Those comments were
echoed by Senator Mark Warner, who said during a morning
hearing that China and Russia are trying to break into
the encrypted systems. US intel chiefs being grilled by the

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Senate after the reporter claimed he was included on the chat.
Colorado Democrat Michael Bennett had a heated exchange with CIA
director John Ratcliffe.

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That's your testimony today, that's your testimony. No, that's not
my testimony. That's where you say any of those things.

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The Trump administration intelligence officials were scheduled to testify before
a Senate committee on Global Threats against the US. With
the news that reported Group TeX's mistake has taken center
stage today. A Columbia University student is suing President Trump
and others, claiming she's being targeted by immigration officials because
of her participation in campus protests. Junco Chung is a
legal permanent resident and has lived in the US since

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her family moved here from South Korea when she was seven.
Her suit says the Trump administration is impeding her free speech.
An appeal score is set to decide whether the Trump
administration can continue to deport immigrants with the Alien Enemies Act.
The White House has maintained it can use the eighteenth
century wartime law to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members. A
federal judge blocked the effort, claiming the immigrants are entitled

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to individual hearings to determine if they are indeed gang members.
I'mly Sa Taylor. New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is touting
the second month of congestion pricing after it pulled in
nearly fifty two million dollars in revenue. Natalie migliori reports.

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The latest revenue report is the second to be released
since the tolling program to enter below Manhattan sixteenth Street
started back on January fifth. The MTA says the program
raised forty eight point six million dollars in its first month,
with the latest report now bringing the tolling program's revenue
to over one hundred million dollars. MTA officials say ninety
five percent of the revenue has been collected during peak

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tolling hours and sixty six percent of the cars that
enter the zone are private vehicles, while twenty four percent
are taxis and four higher vehicles. It comes as the
Trump administration gave the MTA an extra thirty days to
keep the scanners on. I'm Natalie mcgliori.

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The latest Vegas line is the Dodgers are the heaviest
betting favorite to win the World Series in more than
two decades. This means the Dodgers are the most likely
to win the World Series for a set and straight year,
and that the payout will not be big if you
bet on them, although according to the Las Vegas Review Journal,
the short odds are not keeping people from placing their
bets on the Boys in Blue. Westgate's superbook has taken

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three times as many bets on the Dodgers as it
has on the next best bet according to the book,
the Mets. The Dodgers, who have the highest projected season
win total by far at one oh five, are also
the money leaders at the book. The Jonas Brothers have
released details about there Jonas twenty Living the Dream North
American tour, celebrating the band's twentieth anniversary. Michael Kassner reports.

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The tour will kick off in August with ten large
stadium shows. The band of brothers will then go on
an arena tour set to run through mid November. Special
guests will join the band at select dates, including the
All American Rejects and Boys Like Girls. A press release
for the tour says each concert will take fans on
a full career spanning journey with sets from each Jonas

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chapter the brother's solo works.

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I'mly S Taylor