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This since your twenty four to seven use update the
latest views this hour in just four minutes. Mike walt
is being picked to become the US ambassador to the
United Nations. President Trump announced the nomination on the same
day reports surface that Waltz would resign as his National
security advisor. Walt's face scrutiny for mistakingly adding a reporter

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to a signal group chat that discussed plans for a
military strike. Over sixty nine million people are dealing with
the threat of severe weather from Texas to Pennsylvania. A
storm system neighboring heavy winds, hail, im possible tornadoes to
several states. The strongest possibility of storms will be in
western Kentucky in the southern parts of Ohio and Indiana.
The White House says that the policies of former President

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Biden and Vice President Harris continued, it would have ended
the American Republic. That's what Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen
Miller said during a press briefing this morning. He criticized
the previous administration's border and economic policies. Alleged CEO shooter
Luigi Mangioni is at the center of a new musical
in San Francisco, New Yorkers are reacting. Peter is art,

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and I think that if folks want to express themselves
in a healthy manner about the situation, then I think
that's perfectly fine. It's insane, that's crazy. Why why give them? No? Yeah, no,
it's crazy. I don't know. I wonder who's writing the musical.
That seems like a quick turnaround. The twenty six year
old accused of shooting United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in

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Midtown Manhattan late last year as the subject of the
sixty minute musical called Luigi. Creators say the musical will
follow Mangioni's time at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn,
with real life cellmates Sam Bankman, Freed and p Diddy
by his side. For anyone who likes comedy and show tunes,
they say, Luigi will be your new favorite felony. The
show runs from June thirteenth to the twenty eighth. Sean

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Colmes is going to stand trial after officially rejecting a
plea deal in his federal sex trafficking case. A pre
trial conference with a judge, federal prosecutors, and Colmbs lawyers
was held Thursday, in New York. The rapper and businessman
was arrested in September and charged with sex trafficking, transportation
to engage in prostitution, and racketeering inly, said Taylor. Israeli

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya, who is doubling down on his
goal of defeating Hamas. According to the Times of Israel.
Netanyahu spoke during an Independence Day event in Jerusalem and
added that returning hostages held by Hamas is also a
very important goal. However, the hostages and missing families forms
said Netanyahu's comments were alarming given the condition of the
previous release captives. Netanyahu's comments come as Israel's military has

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returned to the Gaza Strip with ceasepire talks seemingly stalled.
The fourth round of nuclear talks between the US and
Iran are being rescheduled. Saturday's discussions in Rome have been
postponed due to logistical reasons, and new dates will be
announced when mutually agreed, to a US official familiar with
the matter set on Thursday. Timing and venue for the
next round have yet to be confirmed. Despite the postponement,

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Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson said to Hran is still committed
to getting to a fair and lasting agreement. A settlement
is reached between the City of Chicago an actor Jesse Smollette,
the former Empire star, was convicted in twenty twenty one
for staging a racist and homophobic attack and then lying
to police. Smalllett's conviction was overturned by the Illinois Supreme

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Court in November. The City of Chicago filed a civil
lawsuit in twenty nineteen against the actor, claiming they spent
one hundred thirty thousand dollars on overtime during the initial investigation.
A status hearing involving the settlement is set for May
twenty ninth in federal court. Republican lawmakers are planning to
introduce legislation that would require age verification on app stores.

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The App Store Accountability Act would require app stores to
verify the ages of all users, signaling the latest congressional
push to boost online safety for kids. If passed, the
bill would mark a major change in the steps app
stores will have to take before users can download apps.
Hershey's is reporting its earnings fell during the first quarter
of the year. The candymaker announced Thursday it posted a

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first quarter profit of just over two hundred twenty four
million dollars. That's down from seven hundred ninety seven and
a half million dollars a year ago. Hershey said it
expects tariffs will cost the company up to twenty million
dollars during the second quarter. I'mly Se Talor.