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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This sin is your twenty four to seven US update.
The latest use this hour in just four minutes. As
a surprise Easter ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine winds down,
both sides are blaming each other for breaking the truce.
Ukrainian President Zelensky accused Russian forces of launching attacks. Despite
the Kremlins claim, Vladimir Putin ordered a thirty hour pause

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in fighting on the front lines. Moscow responded by claiming
Ukraine had launched hundreds of drone attacks. The temporary ceasefire
also included the largest prisoner swap since the war began,
although there were conflicting reports on the number of soldiers exchanged.
President Trump's border czars as the administration followed the law
when it deported a Maryland man to El Salvador. In

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an interview with ABC's This Week, Tom Homan defended the
deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, repeating allegations that he's a
gang member.

Speaker 2 (00:55):
As the US Center trevl Seller on taxpayer dying to
meet with the MS thirt TiO gang member public safety
threat terrorists.

Speaker 1 (01:03):
Holman said the administration was allowed to deport Abrego Garcia
under the Alien Enemies Act, even though the administration admitted
in court he was deported due to an administrative error.
Holman went on to criticize Maryland Senator Chris van Holland
for going to El Salvador to meet Abrego Garcia. At
least two people are dead as severe storms slam parts

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of the nation's midsection. A twelve year old boy and
a woman were killed in Oklahoma after their vehicle was
swept under a bridge by floodwaters. Police in More, Oklahoma
called it an historical weather event that resulted in dozens
of water rescues across the city. The National Weather Service
as more severe thunderstorms are likely to develop across the

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region today, with an increasing risk of tornadoes and possible
flooding this afternoon and tonight. A shooting at Norfolk State
University has left two men injured last night. Police said
it happened around eleven thirty pm on a street that
runs through the university campus. It's unclear if any students
were involved or if a suspect has been identified. I'm

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Lisa Carton. Transgender athletes, ice and a blow to education
takes center stage in a recent poll by the Public
Policy Institute of California. Here's Dina Kodiak.

Speaker 2 (02:16):
According to the data, seventy one percent of adults and
seventy four percent of parents with kids in public school
opposed President Trump's closure of the US Department of Education. Additionally,
sixty five percent of Californians and seventy one percent of
public school parents support requiring transgender athletes to compete based
on their gender assigned at birth. Many also find immigration
and customs enforcement in schools troubling, advocating for local schools

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to be safe zones for undocumented students.

Speaker 1 (02:41):
An Asian student at UC Berkeley is one of four
suing the Trump administration after their student visas were unexpectedly canceled.
Originally from China and living in Oakland, Jouir Chen is
about to earn her master's degree and begin a new job.

Speaker 3 (02:56):
International students are vital contributors to higher education in two
learning in science and research.

Speaker 1 (03:02):
That's professor of sociology at UC Berkeley, mar Loveman, who
says what's even more concerning is the disregard for due
process and the rule of law. Chan's legal team argues
that students do not pose a security threat and their
constitutional rights have been violated, and in another lawsuit, the
American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Trump administration over

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its targeting of international students. Chris Carraggio has more.

Speaker 3 (03:27):
The lawsuit was filed after more than eleven hundred students
from one hundred and seventy universities had their legal statuses revoked.
The ACLU says these students now face detention, deportation, and
severe financial or academic hardship. They added, the unilateral and
unlawful terminations have severely hurt law abiding students who are
simply trying to obtain an education.

Speaker 1 (03:48):
In the US, Spring Skies brings skywatching spectacles as the
annual lyric meteor shower returns. Experts say, look to the
east after dark and you may catch a glimpse of
a meteor streaking a cross the night sky. From now
until April twenty ninth, I'm Lisa Carton