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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:08):
Pope Francis has died from a stroke. The Vatican released
the eighty eight year old's death certificate today. It says
Francis died in his apartment at seven thirty five am
Local time from a cerebral stroke, coma, and irreversible cardio
circulatory collapse. It also listed previous health issues that also
contributed to his death. Tributes worldwide are flooding in for

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the Pontiff san Antonio. Catholic Archbishop Gustavo Garcia Sierre spent
time with him and called him a humble servant.

Speaker 3 (00:39):
He taught us to leave the values of the Gospel
with fidelity and universal love, especially in favor of the
poorest and most marginalized.

Speaker 2 (00:49):
He says. The Pope would often speak of immigrants, even
holding mass on the Texas border with Mexico, and President
Trump took a moment to remember the late Pope, saying
flags will be flown at half staff, calling him a
good man that loved the world. Stocks are down sharply
on Wall Street as President Trump ramps up his attacks
on Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. The Dow fell more

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than twelve hundred points after Trump used a truth social
post to push for an immediate rate cut and called
Powell a major loser. Tariff concerns also continued to rattle markets,
as the S and P five hundred and the Nasdaq
have been down over three percent as well. Justice Samuel
Alito is dissenting with his fellow Supreme Court justices on

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a ruling that temporarily halts deportation under the Alien Enemies Act.
Alito sent out his dissent after the High Court agreed
to block any additional flights that would deport migrants to
a prison in l Salvador. Alito said the court issued
unprecedented and legally questionable relief without giving lower courts a
chance to rule, without hearing from the opposing party, and

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without providing any explanation. Ryan Coogler's Sinners is the winner
of the weekend box office. The thriller film about vampire
starring Michael B. Jordan made forty five million bucks in
its first weekend. I'm Lisa Carton. President Trump's Border z
Are says the administration followed the law when it deported
a Maryland man to El Salvador, details from Mark Mayfield.

Speaker 1 (02:15):
In an interview with ABC's This Week, Tom Homan defended
the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, repeating allegations that he's
a gang member. And we have followed the constitution, we
have followed law.

Speaker 2 (02:26):
I am confident that everything we've done has followed laws
within the constitutional constricts absolutely.

Speaker 1 (02:31):
Whoman 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.
Homan went on to criticize US Senator Chris van Holland
for going to El Salvador to meet Abrego Garcia, calling
the deported man a terrorist.

Speaker 2 (02:48):
Jury selection continues today in Lower Manhattan for the sex
crimes retrial for Harvey Weinstein. Scott Pringle reports.

Speaker 3 (02:56):
So far, nine of twelve jurors have been picked, six alters,
and it still have to be chosen as well. Meanwhile,
a judge last week did honor the former Hollywood producer's
request to move out of the Rikers Island jail complex
and into a hospital because of Weinstein's health issues. Weinstein
is facing one count of rape two counts of criminal
sexual acts connected to three alleged incidents. Weinstein's previous conviction

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was tossed due to errors in how the witness process
was handled.

Speaker 2 (03:21):
A University of Massachusetts student has been arrested for allegedly
firebombing at Tesla dealership. Here's Jim Forbes.

Speaker 4 (03:29):
The Department of Justice said nineteen year old Owen McIntyre
was arrested on the UMass Boston campus. McIntyre has been
charged with unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device and
malicious damage by fire of any property used in interstate commerce.
A federal criminal complaint says McIntyre was in his hometown

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of Kansas City for spring break when he allegedly set
the dealership on fire.

Speaker 2 (03:55):
Three more states are reporting their first measles cases of
the year. Louisiana, Virginia, and Missouri reported cases over the weekend,
all linked to international travel. I'm Lisa Carton.