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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. President Trump
says strikes on Iran were a spectacular military success. He
addressed the nation just hours after the US attack three
Iranian nuclear facilities.

Speaker 2 (00:18):
Our objective was the destruction of Iran's nuclear inrichment capacity
and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the
world's number one state sponsor of terror.

Speaker 1 (00:30):
Trump said, the bully of the Middle East must now
make peace. The attack came after Israel and Iran had
been trading air strikes for more than a week earlier.
This week, Trump said he would decide within two weeks
if the US would get directly involved in this conflict.
A majority of Republicans are lining up in support a
President Trump's strike against Iran. Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton

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was Donald Trump who sent our men and women tonight
to once and for all destroy Iran's deep underground bunkers.
Cotton warned Iran not to retaliate against America. At least
one Republican is not on board with the strike. Congressman
Thomas Massey of Kentucky posted this is not constitutional. Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Nenyah, who is thanking President Trump for
the US's attack. In a recorded address, he said Trump's

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decision to strike Iran will change history. The House's top
Democrats says President Trump has misled the country about his
intentions when it comes to Iran. In a statement, New
York Congressman Hakim Jeffrey said Donald Trump promised to bring
peace to the Middle East. He has failed to deliver
on that promise. He went on to say the risk
of war has now dramatically increased. Other Democrats have also

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criticized Trump's decision. However, Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman posted that
this was the right move. California Congresswoman Sarah Jacobs called
the move unconstitutional and an escalation that risks bringing the
US into another endless and deadly war. Tomorrow, the NBA
Finals will feature its first Game seven and nine years.
The Thunder and Pacers will each be vying for their

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first NBA title. Indiana won Game six on their home
floor Thursday. Game seven is in Oklahoma City. I'm Chris Caragio.
Honolulu is once again the most desirable city in the
US to live in, but it isn't among the top
twenty in the world. The rankings come from the Economist
Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Index and are based on stability, healthcare, culture,

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and environment, plus education and infrastructure. Honolulu tops the country
ranking for the third straight year. Atlanta comes in second,
while Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Washington, DC round out the US
top five. Worldwide, Honolulu comes in at number twenty three.

Speaker 3 (02:38):
What Your Maga.

Speaker 1 (02:49):
Bruce Springsteen is calling the Trump administration an American tragedy.
The rock star has long been a critic of Trump
and didn't mince words. In an interview published Wednesday in
The New York Times. Springsteen called Trump a demagogue and
said he came to power because of the de industrialization
of the country and what he called the incredible increase
in wealth disparity that's left so many people behind. On Wednesday,

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the first trailer was also released for the new Springsteen biopic,
Deliver Me from Nowhere, which comes out in October. The
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers currently on tour across
Europe with his E Street Band. A singer who made
waves last weekend when she sang The Star Spangled Banner
in Spanish before a Dodgers game, is getting a new audience.
Columbian Dominican entertainer Neza attended Wednesday's La City Council meeting,

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where she sang the national anthem in Spanish once again.
She made headlines when she sang the song in Spanish
last weekend after being told by a Dodger representative to
sing it in English. She has said, with all the
immigration issues going on in Los Angeles currently, she had
to do what she felt was right. Neza has claimed
that the Dodgers have told her representatives that she's not

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welcomed back, though the Dodgers claimed no such conversation happened
and they are not mad atness's decision to sing the
anthem in Spanish. I'm Chris Carraggio.