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

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

Speaker 1 (00:09):
The Pentagon says the US bombing of Iran was an
incredible and overwhelming success. In a news conference this morning,
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Iran's nuclear ambitions have been obliterated.

Speaker 3 (00:21):
Many presidents have dreamed of delivering the final blow to
Iran's nuclear program, and none could until President Trump. The
operation President Trump planned was bold, and it was brilliant.

Speaker 1 (00:36):
The US struck three Ormanian nuclear facility Saturday, including the
forty five Phodoh facility. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin netnyaho is
thanks President Trump for attacking Iran in a recorded address.
Netnyah who said the decision to strike Iran will change history.
As leaders from around the world have a mixed reaction,
the UK is supporting the US, urging Iran to show

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restraint and reach a diplomat solution to end the crisis.
The Foreign Minister of France says they're convinced that a
lasting resolution to the issue requires a negotiated solution. China
strongly condemns the US attack and calls on parties to
end the conflict, especially Israel. Japan's Prime minister says a
de escalation as soon as possible is more important than anything.

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Over one hundred and forty million Americans could end up
under the highest levels of extreme heat alerts today. The
National Weather Service says major to extreme heat risk is
spreading into the Midwest and East Coast, calling it the
first significant heat wave this season, with high temperatures in
the mid to upper nineties, possibly the triple digits, especially
in the central US. One person is dead after a

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mass shooting in South Carolina. Sheriff's deputies in Anderson County
say it happened last night at a VFW post during
a Juneteenth celebration. They say there were a total of
ten victims. The last game of the NBA Finals is tonight.
The Oklahoma City Thunder hosts the Indiana Pacers in a
winner take all Game seven. Tip Off is eight pm Eastern.

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I'm Scott Carr. About sixteen billion passwords are reportedly compromised
now after one of the largest data breaches in US history.
Matt Mattinson has details.

Speaker 2 (02:16):
According to cybernews, logins to social media VPNs and user
accounts for companies like Apple and Google had been left exposed.
The passwords are often put up for sale on the
dark web and can be used for identity theft, fraud,
and blackmail. The Data watchdog said it's been monitoring the
exposed passwords since the start of this year.

Speaker 1 (02:35):
Kroger Stores is downsizing, the Ohio based grosser shared in
first quarter earnings reports it'll take a one time charge
of one hundred million dollars as it plans to close
sixty stores over the next eighteen months. This month's after
the former head of the company, Rodney McMullen, resigned after
a Bord investigation found his personal conduct was inconsistent with

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Kroger's policy and business ethics. The company says Kroger workers
at close locations will be offered positions in other stores.
Prosecutors say they're expected to rest their case Monday, and
the Sean Ditty comb sex trafficking trial in New York
City Kristin Marx is there a.

Speaker 4 (03:12):
Summary when this is expected to return to the stand
after testifying Friday that he looked over documents linked to
a hotels day that described damage left by what appeared
to be a freak off. This after former Didy personal
assistant Brendan Poll took the stand and said he worked
constantly to fulfill Ditty's needs, which included buying drugs and
setting up and cleaning up sex marathons with Escortz. The

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defense expects to rest its case by Wednesday, and the
judge says closing arguments could start Thursday. Did He is
not expected to testify, According to reports.

Speaker 1 (03:41):
The billionaire founder of Telegram says he's leaving his fortune
to his over one hundred children. Pa Vel Durroff says
the inheritance will go to the six children he's the
official father of and the roughly one hundred others born
through his sperm bank donations. Dirrov says the sperm clinic
told him he helped conceive over one hundred babies across

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twelve countries. I'm Scott Carr