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Tributes are pouring in for Pope Francis, who died Monday
at the age of eighty eight. Michael Cassner reports.

Speaker 3 (00:14):
Vice President j D Vance met Pope Francis at the
Vatican on Easter Sunday, just hours before the Pope died.

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Pray for you every day, your friend you join.

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After the news broke, the Vice President said his heart
goes out to the millions of Christians all over the
world who loved him. French President Emanuel Macran said that
Pope Francis always sided with the most vulnerable and the
most fragile, and said a great pain would be felt
in France and around the world. Israeli President Isaac Herzog
called Francis a man of deep faith and boundless compassion

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who fostered ties with the Jewish world. I'm Michael Cassner.

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The College of Cardinals will soon hold several meetings at
the Vatican to start the process of selecting a new
Pope dell prep for the upcoming papal election called a conclave.
Fifteen to twenty days after the Pope's death, depending on
how long it takes for the cardinals to arrive in
Vatican City. The Federal Trade Commission is suing uber over
its subscription program. Mark Mayfield has that story.

Speaker 4 (01:11):
The agency accuses the Ryne Sharing and Delivery Company of
deceptive billing practices tied to uber I subscriptions. The FDC's
lawsuit alleges uber one doesn't give subscribers a simple way
to cancel their membership and charges them without their consent.
FDC Chairman Andrew Ferguson says Americans are tired of getting
signed up for unwanted subscriptions that seem impossible to cancel.

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He adds the Trump Advance FTC is fighting back on
behalf of the American people. I'm Mark Mayfield.

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The wife of former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, has
been found guilty in her federal bribery and corruption trial.
A Manhattan jury found Nadine Menendez guilty on Monday of
all fifteen charges, including conspiracy to commit bribery and extortion.
Several of those charges carry up to twenty years behind bars.
Prosecutors say she was a partner in crime with her husband,
a go between demanding and collecting bribery payments in the

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form of gold cash and the Mercedes Bob and Nandez
was found guilty last year and sentenced to eleven years
in prison. I'm Tammage for Heeo, the Secretary of Defenses,
pushing back against reports he shared more military plans across
another group chat in the Signal app.

Speaker 1 (02:14):
Ryan Shook reports, speaking outside the White House, Pete hegg
Seth said some leakers got dismissed from the Pentagon and
then some hit pieces came out.

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See this is what the media does.

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They take anonymous sources from disgruntled former employees and then
they try to slash and burn people.

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Hag Seth did not directly refute the report, saying he
shared the military plans regarding an operation against Toothy's in
Yemen with his brother, lawyer, and wife. Heg Seth's brother
and lawyer both have jobs at the Department of Defense,
although his wife does not. I'm Brian Shook.

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A watchdog agency says it won't help fire government workers
get their jobs back. The Washington Post reports the Office
of Special Counsel is turning away complaints from thousands of
probationary employees. The agency says their cases have no legal standing.
An email obtained by the Post says the OSC doesn't
have the power to review or reverse those firings. The
wife of the Columbia University grad detained by ICE as

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he was denied a temporary release for the birth of
his child. That story from Andrew Whitman.

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The wife of Mahmud Khalil, said in a statement she
welcomed their son into the world alone, a decision made
by ICE, she says, is to make the family suffer.
Khalil's attorneys wrote Sunday to the director of ICE's field
office in New Orleans requesting a two week release, a
request which was denied about a half hour later. He's

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been detained more than a month due to his position
as the lead negotiator for the pro Palestinian encampment on
Columbia University's campus last year. Andrew Whitman, New.

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York Stevie Nicks has a new album in the works.
The singer shared the news during her Pollstar Hall of
Fame induction speech last week. Nicks revealed that the album
features seven songs, and she described them as autobiographical real stories.
She didn't reach build the title or release date of
the upcoming album I'm Tammy Trhio