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Speaker 2 (00:08):
Vice President Van says that Mike Waltz is not being
fired from his role as National Security Advisor. More from
Mark Mayfield.

Speaker 3 (00:15):
Van spoke Thursday on Fox News, where he sent the
decision for Waltz to leave his position is in fact
a promotion, as President Trump has nominated him to become
the US ambassador to the United Nations.

Speaker 4 (00:26):
I think the media wants to frame this as a firing.
Donald Trump has fired a lot of people. He doesn't
give them senate confirmed appointments afterwards. What he thinks is
that Mike Waltz is going to better serve the administration
most importantly of the American people in that role. And
I haven't agree with him.

Speaker 3 (00:39):
Waltz based scrutiny for mistakenly adding a reporter to a
signal group chat that discussed plans for a military strike
and post Trump said that in the interim Secretary of
State and Marco Rubio will serve as National Security Advisor
while continuing his strong leadership at the State Department. Republican
Congresswoman at least a Fanic of New York was a
un nominee until the White House withdrew it, citing a

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slim House GOP majority. I'm Mark Mayfield.

Speaker 2 (01:04):
Meanwhile, Rubio says Russia and Ukraine are still far apart
on a piece deal. Rubio told Fox News the two
sides have gotten closer to a deal, but there's still
a ways to go. This after the US and Ukraine
signed a minerals agreement that gives the US access to
Ukraine's natural resources. Former President Biden and former First Lady
Jill Biden are sitting down for their first interview together
since leaving the White House. According to ABC, the duo

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is scheduled to appear on the View next Thursday to
discuss topics including life after the presidency, Biden's legacy, Democrats
election losses, and the current political landscape. Microsoft's announcing significant
price hikes for the Xbox. The companies as market conditions
are causing the increases. The consoles are made in China
and tariffs are making parts more expensive. Among the increases,

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prices will go up eighty dollars for the Xbox Series
S and one hundred dollars on the Xbox Series X.
Some controllers will increase by five dollars. First party games
will increase by ten. Prices on other games will stay unchanged.
I'm Tammy Trheo. Republican lawmakers are planning to introduce legislation
that would require age verification on app stores. Ran Shook reports.

Speaker 5 (02:13):
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. It's being introduced
by Senator Mike Lee and Congressman John James, and it
resembles a newly signed law in Lee's home state of
Utah that takes effect next week. If past, the bill

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would mark a major change in the steps app stores
will have to take before users can download apps. I'm
Brian Schuck.

Speaker 2 (02:43):
Sean Diddy Combs will stand trial after officially rejecting a
plea deal in his federal sex trafficking case. A pre
trial conference with the judge, federal prosecutors, and Comb's lawyers
was held Thursday in New York. The rapper and businessman
was arrested in September in charge with sex trafficking, transportation
to engage in prostitution, and racketeering. There are changes in
leadership coming to Cohle's after the company found it's newly

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installed CEO engaged in unethical behavior. Matt Mattinson has details.

Speaker 1 (03:10):
Ashley Buchanan, a former chief executive of Arts and Crafts
chain Michaels, began as Cole's CEO in January with hopes
of turning around the struggling retailer. However, the company says
his tenure has been cut short after an investigation from
an outside council found that he violated company policies by
directing the company to engage in vendor transactions that involved

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undisclosed conflicts of interest. Michael Bender, the current chairman of
the Coles board, will become interim CEO until a replacement
is found.

Speaker 6 (03:40):
I'm at Mattinson, Ryan Coogler's Blockbuster Centers.

Speaker 2 (03:50):
We'll get another Imax seventy millimeter release. The Vampire film
that's become a surprise box office success will return to
nine select Imax seventy million theater theaters in North America
starting May fifteenth. I'm Tammy trhillo