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A new national poll shows another drop in President Trump's
approval rating, just shy of his first one hundred days
in office. The NBC News Stay tuned poll found fifty
five percent of Americans disapprove of how Trump has handled
the presidency, while forty five percent approve. On immigration, one
of his strongest issues during the twenty twenty four election,
the poll found just over half disapprove of his policies,

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while only forty nine percent approve. Meantime, the economy proved
to be his weakest issue, with only thirty nine percent
satisfied with his economic agenda and sixty one percent voicing
their opposition.

Speaker 1 (00:41):
A major DEA raid resulted.

Speaker 2 (00:42):
In more than one hundred arrests at an illegal Colorado
Springs nightclub overnight. The DEA says undocumented immigrants and Act
of Duty service members were among those detained. Special Agent
in charge Jonathan Polland said cops found pink cocaine and
other drugs, along with weapons and evidence of prostitution at
the underground nightclub. Many of those taken into custody were

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legal aliens who were turned over to ice. Senate Minority
Leader Chuck Schumer is criticizing President Trump after allegations that
his administration deported an American child without due process. Sarah
Lee Kissler reports.

Speaker 3 (01:15):
Appearing on CNN's stated the Union New York senior senator
said the Trump administration is violating the rule of law,
not just in this case in which a toddler was
reported to Honduras, but in others.

Speaker 1 (01:28):
This is not the only instance. There are reportedly other
instances where US citizen children were deported without any due process.

Speaker 3 (01:35):
Schumer made the comment after a Louisiana judge ruled that
a two year old US citizen was deported with no
due process. I'm Sarah Lee Kessler.

Speaker 2 (01:46):
A massive explosion killed at least forty people and injured
more than twelve hundred others at a key shipping port
in southern Iran. Officials raised the death toll in Saturday's
explosion at the port in Bandar a Boss and said
it was likely caused by hazardous chemicals at storage facility.
The blast happened as Iran began a third round of
nuclear talks with the US.

Speaker 1 (02:04):
In Oman. I'm Chris Karagio.

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New data from lending Tree shows a growing number of
Americans relying on loans to buy groceries. A survey of
two thousand consumers ages eighteen to seventy nine found that
half reported using credit to help cover the cost of food.
Lending Trees had twenty five percent of those surveyed said
they used by now pay later loans to buy groceries.
A new study by researchers at the University of Oxford

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found that heart disease in kids is more likely if
the mother has anemia during pregnancy. The study analyzed data
from over sixteen thousand mothers. If a mother was anemic
in the first one hundred days of pregnancy, chances of
having a child with congenital heart disease was forty seven
percent higher. The study estimates that a third of pregnant
women globally have anemia, which is usually caused by a
lack of iron. Gen Z is struggling financially and it

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is stressing them out. A Harvard survey found that over
fifty percent of gen Zers are struggling to stay afloat financially.
The financial insecurity among gen z is severe for women, Hispanics,
and those without a college degree. The field is set
for the one hundred and fifty first running of the
Kentucky Derby.

Speaker 1 (03:06):
Paul Miles reports from Churchill Downs eight Journalism umberto Orspole.

Speaker 4 (03:11):
Trainer Michael McCarthy's journalism has won his past four starts,
highlighted by the Santa Anita Derby. The Cult is the
three to one morning line favorite. Where that horse belongs.

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He's I believe his body of work, his resume has
been exemplary this year.

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He trains like horses should be the right favorite.

Speaker 4 (03:28):
Second choice on the boarding line at five to one
is Sovereignty trained by Bill Mott. Third choice at six
to one is Arkansas Derby winner Sandman, trained by Mark Cassie.

Speaker 2 (03:39):
Texas lawmakers are series about changing the name of the
New York Strip Steak. A hearing was held last week
on legislation that seeks to turn it into the Texas
Strip Steak. State Senator Kevin Spark says that Texas is
tops in the country when it comes to beef production,
with more than four million heads of cattle. The bill
encourages restaurants and grocery stores to adopt the Texas Strip
Steak name and calls on the act culture department to

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adjust their marketing materials to highlight the change.

Speaker 1 (04:03):
I'm Chris Karaji,