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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
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Speaker 2 (00:08):
An historical process that takes place surrounding the death of
Pope Francis is in the early stages. First, the Pope's
chief of staff calls out his baptismal name three times,
and if there's no response, a death certificate is prepared.
The chief of staff then takes the ring of the
Fisherman from France's and destroys it along with papal seal
to ensure there are no forgeries. He then starts planning
for the body to lie in state, makes the funeral arrangements,

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and preps for the election of a successor, which is
done Fifteen to twenty days after the Pope's death. The
Vatican says Pope Francis died of a stroke. It released
an announcement saying the stroke led to a coma and
to irreversible cardio circulatory collapse. The eighty eight year old
pontiff was recovering from double pneumonia, which caused respiratory issues
and kept him hospitalized earlier this year for more than

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a month. A group of House Democrats is in El
Salvador to push for the release of a mistakenly deported immigrant.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was originally deported from Maryland due to
what the White House said was an administrative error, but
has since said he's a member of the MS thirteen gang.
The House group says it wants to bring attention to
President Trump's defiance against the Supreme Court ruling that says
the White House must facilitate a Brego Garcia's return to

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the US. The wife of the Columbia University grad detained
by ICE as he was denied a temporary release for
the birth of his child, Akmud. Khalil's wife said in
a statement she welcomed their son into the world alone,
a decision made by Ice, she says, to make the
family suffer. Khalil has been detained now for over a
month due to his position as the lead negotiator for
the pro Palestinian encampment on Columbia University's campus last year.

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John Cena is now the record holder for the most
wrestling world titles in history. Sena defeated WWE champion Cody
Rhodes to claim his seventeenth world title at Night two
of WrestleMania forty one in Las Vegas on Sunday. The
actor in wrestling Legends here Pastor Claire for most world
title wins with the victory. Sena is operating as a heel,
which is meant to garner negative response from fans operating

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as a crowd favorite babyface for most of his career.
He plans to retire in December. I'm Tammy Trhillo. Carvard
University is suing the Trump administration in an effort to
block the government from freezing funding to the school. Mark
Mayfield reports.

Speaker 1 (02:15):
The lawsuit, which was filed in a U. S. District
court in Massachusetts against multiple federal agencies, is looking to
block the administration from withholding funding for what it calls
leverage to gain control of academic decision making at Harvard.
Earlier Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump
administration is planning to pull an additional one billion dollars
in funding from the university. The White House had previously

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said it was freezing over two point two billion dollars
in contracts and grants after failing to meet demands, including
eliminating DEI programs. Meanwhile, the IRS is moving to take
away the tax exempt status from Harvard am Mark Meefield.

Speaker 2 (02:49):
Colleges may soon be allowed to pay their student athletes directly.
The NCAA Division On Board of Directors has proposed a
leading one hundred and fifty three rules from its handbook
which would allow schools to provide direct financial payments to players,
including for the use of their name, image, and likeness.
The rules are intended to bring clarity and stability to
the NIL environment for all Division I schools. Duke freshman

(03:12):
Cooper Flag is officially leaving college for the next level.
More on that from Lisa Carton.

Speaker 3 (03:17):
Flag is officially declaring for the twenty twenty five NBA Draft.
The national men's College Basketball Player of the Year has
long been projected to be the number one overall prospect
in the draft following a stellar freshman season at Duke,
but I'm.

Speaker 1 (03:31):
Excited to announce it.

Speaker 3 (03:32):
I'll be answering my name into the Tony twenty five
NBA Draft. It was an incredible year, probably the best
year of my life, and I have so much gratitude.

Speaker 2 (03:39):
I feel so blissed.

Speaker 3 (03:40):
The eighteen year old led Duke to an ACC title
and the final four.

Speaker 2 (03:45):
I'm Lisa Carton Instagram is using artificial intelligence in order
to crack down on teens lying about their age. Its
parent company Meta announced Monday it's currently in the testing
phase here in the US. The software is designed to
find a counselor believed to be teenage profiles, which we
then put them into the teen account settings. I'm Tammy Truhio.