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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update.

Speaker 2 (00:03):
The latest use this hour In just four minutes.

Speaker 1 (00:08):
One person has died after an explosion at a reproductive
health center in Palm Springs, California, at the Blast Courage
just before eleven am local time in American Reproductive Centers.
Palm Springs Mayor Ron DeHart told KTLA that the explosion
originated in or near a vehicle parked outside the facility,
and said it was an intentional act of violence. Palm
Springs police say investigators are considering all possibilities, including terrorism.

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Governor Gavenusom has been briefed and said the state's emergency
services are supporting the response. Dozens have died, including at
least eighteen in Kentucky, after tornadoes and violent storms slammed
the nation's heartland overnight. Kentucky Governor Andy Bisheer confirmed seventeen
of the deaths were reported in Laurel County, about one
hundred and fifty miles southeast of Louisville, along with another
fatality in neighboring Pulaski County. Seven people also died in

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Missouri and two in Virginia as a result of the
storm system. There is widespread devastation and hundreds of thousands
of people were reported without power across at least a
dozen states. President Trump is not happy with Walmart after
the retail giant warned this week that it will raise
prices due to the tariffs. Trump wrote on truth Social
Walmart should stop trying to blame tariffs as the reason

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for raising prices and went on to say that they
should eat the tariffs. Walmart's CFO said this week that
the retailer will try to work with suppliers to keep
prices as low as they can. The Preakness was run
today at Pimlico in Baltimore. Journalism who was the Kentucky
Derby favorite one The Derby winner, Sovereignty, did not race today,
but plans to run on the Belmont Stakes next month.
A new study links fiber and carbs to healthy aging.

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It found that older women in midlife who had a
diet high in fiber and high quality carbs experienced healthier aging.
High quality carbs includes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes,
and women who ate those carbs had a six to
thirty seven percent greater chance of healthy aging those who
ate refined carbs including refined grains, potatoes, and starchy vegetables,

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had thirteen percent lower chances of healthy aging. The authors
described healthy aging as the app sence of eleven major
chronic diseases, including cancer, type two, diabetes, heart failure, and stroke.
I'm Chris Krocio. Consumer sentiment fell for the fifth straight
month in May on growing inflation worries. The University of
Michigan's preliminary reading for the month dropped to its second

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lowest level on record. The survey found consumers increasingly worried
that tariffs will lead to higher inflation. Year ahead, inflation
expectations rose to seven point three percent from six point
five percent last month. The survey's chief economist noted uncertainty
over trade policy continues to dominate consumers thinking about the economy.
Border patrol agents in San Diego have stopped two wildlife smugglers.

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Agents arrested a fifty one year old man from Mexico
with six live parrots hidden in his boots and six
other parrots hidden under the seat of his car, with
two of the birds unfortunately dying during the smuggling attempt.
In a second case, a twenty six year old man
from Mexico was arrested for trying to bring sixteen parakeets
across the border. Scientists say New Yorkers should prepare for

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a surge in spotted lantern and flies this season. Not
Onie migliori is more.

Speaker 2 (03:03):
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation says people should
stop the spread by squishing the invasive species. New Yorkers say,
no problem.

Speaker 1 (03:11):
I'm killing them every time I see them. I guess
I'm kidd stomping on some more I was told to do,
so I definitely step on them if I can't. They're fast, but.

Speaker 2 (03:20):
Hey, it comes as The red and tan winged bugs
with black spots show signs of boom and bus cycle
since they eat their main food source one year, leaving
nothing to eat the following year. They're particularly destructive for grapevinds,
so New York's wineries are focused on getting rid of them.

Speaker 1 (03:35):
The FAA is giving SpaceX some good news and some
bad news about upcoming Starship launches. The agency announced yesterday
that it's approved the company's plan to launch up to
twenty five missions a year from its starbase in South Texas.
The FAA also approved modifications planned for the next starship launch.
At the same time, the agency said it won't allow
that mission until a mishap report for the eighth test

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launches completed. A social media post from SpaceX CEO Elon
Musk indicates another starship launch will happen next week. I'm
Chris Kragio.