June 20, 2025 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
The Israel Iran war enters its second week with no
signs of slowing. Israel launched the first strike last Friday
to stop Iran's nuclear program, which Iran insists is peaceful.
Since then, Israeli strikes are reportedly killed over six hundred
in Iran, while Iran's missile attacks have killed around two
dozen civilians in Israel. Today, diplomats from Britain, France, and
(00:30):
Germany met with Iranian officials in Geneva to seek a
path to peace. White House says President Trump has a
timeframe for when he will make his decision about possible
US intervention in the Iran Israel conflict. More from Mark Mayfield.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
Press Secretary Caroline Lovitch said, if there is a chance
for diplomacy, the President will grab it.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
I have a message directly from the President and I
quote based on the fact that there's a substantial chance
of negotiations that may or may not take place with
Iran in the near future. I will make my decision
whether or not to go within the next two.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
Weeks, Levitt said. Correspondence between Iran and the US is ongoing.
There has been widespread speculation where the Trump will authorized
the use of US bunker busting bombs to take out
Iranian nuke facilities. The President has long maintained Iran cannot
have a nuclear weapon.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
The White House says sanctuary cities will be increasingly targeted
by ICE. Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said President Trump is
securing the homeland, noting not a single illegal alien was
released into the US last month.
Speaker 4 (01:31):
According to newly released numbers, last month, Border patrol saw
a ninety three percent decrease of illegal aliens crossing the
southwest border between ports of entry from May twenty twenty
four under Joe Biden, when they encountered more than one
hundred and seventeen thousand illegal aliens.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Temperatures are soaring because of a massive heat wave taking
hold of the US. It affects over two hundred million Americans. Watches, warnings,
and advisories will stretch from the southwest to the northeast,
with record breaking tempts possible today in Nebraska, Colorado, South Dakota,
and Iowa. I'm Michael Cassner. A new coronavirus variant that
(02:09):
causes a severe sore throat is believed to make up
more than one third of COVID cases in the US.
Right now, the highly contagious variant called nimbus as a
symptom that is being referred to as razor blade throat
because it feels like swallowing razor blades. The sex trafficking
trial is shown Ditty Combs resumes today in Lower Manhattan
(02:29):
after it was adjourned early Wednesday due to a sick juror.
Kristen Marx reports.
Speaker 5 (02:34):
Court closed Thursday for the Juneteenth holiday, will go on
Friday morning with a hip hop Mogul's former personal assistant,
Brendan Paul, expected to take the stand. Meanwhile, sources tell
People magazine that Ditty will not testify. The government had
said it would likely rest its case Friday, but that
will now likely happen Monday. The defense is expected to
take two to five days, and the judge says the
(02:55):
trial could wrap before July fourth. The prosecution has been
arguing that Diddy he used his power to coerce women
into having sex marathons with escorts while his employees covered
it up. His lawyers say the activity was consensual.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
A new study claims chat GPT may be doing more
harm than good when it comes to writing. Tami Traheo
with details.
Speaker 6 (03:16):
A new study from the MIT Media Lab reports when
people use the artificial intelligence tool to help write SAT
style essays, they consistently underperformed at neuro linguistic and behavioral levels.
In fact, over time, chat GPT users got lazier with
each essay, many times resorting to copy and paste methods.
Another group was found to exhibit more brain function when writing,
(03:38):
especially around creativity, when not using technological aids.
Speaker 2 (03:41):
Border patrol agents are praising cooperation with Mexican police after
they discovered and shut down a massive drug smuggling tunnel
between Tijuana and San Diego. More from John Fink.
Speaker 7 (03:51):
Discovered Monday, the tunnel was equipped with a rail system,
electricity and ventilation used to transport large quantities of drugs.
The tunnel stretched nearly three thousand feet across the border
and came up into a warehouse in San Diego.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
I'm Michael Kassner.
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
The Israel Iran war enters its second week with no
signs of slowing. Israel launched the first strike last Friday
to stop Iran's nuclear program, which Iran insists is peaceful.
Since then, Israeli strikes are reportedly killed over six hundred
in Iran, while Iran's missile attacks have killed around two
dozen civilians in Israel. Today, diplomats from Britain, France, and
(00:30):
Germany met with Iranian officials in Geneva to seek a
path to peace. White House says President Trump has a
timeframe for when he will make his decision about possible
US intervention in the Iran Israel conflict. More from Mark Mayfield.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
Press Secretary Caroline Lovitch said, if there is a chance
for diplomacy, the President will grab it.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
I have a message directly from the President and I
quote based on the fact that there's a substantial chance
of negotiations that may or may not take place with
Iran in the near future. I will make my decision
whether or not to go within the next two.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
Weeks, Levitt said. Correspondence between Iran and the US is ongoing.
There has been widespread speculation where the Trump will authorized
the use of US bunker busting bombs to take out
Iranian nuke facilities. The President has long maintained Iran cannot
have a nuclear weapon.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
The White House says sanctuary cities will be increasingly targeted
by ICE. Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said President Trump is
securing the homeland, noting not a single illegal alien was
released into the US last month.
Speaker 4 (01:31):
According to newly released numbers, last month, Border patrol saw
a ninety three percent decrease of illegal aliens crossing the
southwest border between ports of entry from May twenty twenty
four under Joe Biden, when they encountered more than one
hundred and seventeen thousand illegal aliens.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Temperatures are soaring because of a massive heat wave taking
hold of the US. It affects over two hundred million Americans. Watches, warnings,
and advisories will stretch from the southwest to the northeast,
with record breaking tempts possible today in Nebraska, Colorado, South Dakota,
and Iowa. I'm Michael Cassner. A new coronavirus variant that
(02:09):
causes a severe sore throat is believed to make up
more than one third of COVID cases in the US.
Right now, the highly contagious variant called nimbus as a
symptom that is being referred to as razor blade throat
because it feels like swallowing razor blades. The sex trafficking
trial is shown Ditty Combs resumes today in Lower Manhattan
(02:29):
after it was adjourned early Wednesday due to a sick juror.
Kristen Marx reports.
Speaker 5 (02:34):
Court closed Thursday for the Juneteenth holiday, will go on
Friday morning with a hip hop Mogul's former personal assistant,
Brendan Paul, expected to take the stand. Meanwhile, sources tell
People magazine that Ditty will not testify. The government had
said it would likely rest its case Friday, but that
will now likely happen Monday. The defense is expected to
take two to five days, and the judge says the
(02:55):
trial could wrap before July fourth. The prosecution has been
arguing that Diddy he used his power to coerce women
into having sex marathons with escorts while his employees covered
it up. His lawyers say the activity was consensual.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
A new study claims chat GPT may be doing more
harm than good when it comes to writing. Tami Traheo
with details.
Speaker 6 (03:16):
A new study from the MIT Media Lab reports when
people use the artificial intelligence tool to help write SAT
style essays, they consistently underperformed at neuro linguistic and behavioral levels.
In fact, over time, chat GPT users got lazier with
each essay, many times resorting to copy and paste methods.
Another group was found to exhibit more brain function when writing,
(03:38):
especially around creativity, when not using technological aids.
Speaker 2 (03:41):
Border patrol agents are praising cooperation with Mexican police after
they discovered and shut down a massive drug smuggling tunnel
between Tijuana and San Diego. More from John Fink.
Speaker 7 (03:51):
Discovered Monday, the tunnel was equipped with a rail system,
electricity and ventilation used to transport large quantities of drugs.
The tunnel stretched nearly three thousand feet across the border
and came up into a warehouse in San Diego.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
I'm Michael Kassner.
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