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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. Today, classified
briefings related to the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities
are being given to senators. The House will be brief tomorrow.
This comes after a classified initial intelligence assessment indicated the

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strikes only set back Around's nuclear program by a few months,
not total obliteration like the Trump administration claims. A dozen
House Democrats who are all veterans, have sent a letter
to President Trump demanding more conversations before any further military strikes.
It on and its proxies pose a serious threat to
our nation, and American people are looking for measured leadership

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to protect our national security. They're not seeing it. California
Congressman Derek Tran says there is no doubt that Iran
wants to destroy Israel and the United States, but he
says only Congress has the power to declare war. Republicans disagree.
Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina set on social media
that those accusing Trump of overstepping his authority are dead wrong.

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The Supreme Court is rejecting Planned Parenthood's efforts to sue
South Carolina over Medicaid funding cuts. The organization was looking
to challenge the state from banning it from taking part
in the medicaid program because of the abortion care it provides.
The decision opens the door for other conservative states to
go after planned parenthood. A heat dome impacting millions across

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the central and eastern US is starting to lift. Forecaster
state temperatures will start falling in the Northeast, where places
like New York and New England have been reporting record heat.
High temperatures will start tapering off in the mid Atlantic
and the Southeast through tomorrow. New data reveals that the
US economy shrank more than previously estimated in the first

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three months of twenty twenty five. The GDP fell and
an annual rate of zero point five percent from January
through March. The surge of imports into the US before
the Trump administration's tariffs went into a effect is thought
to have weighed down first quarter growth. I'm Chris Caracio.
Hawaii is seeing an explosion of sea urchins that are

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threatening to push the coral reef past the point of recovery,
according to a study in the Plus one Journal. Researchers
say that honou Now Bay has seen an increase of
sea urchins in an area that's already suffering. They say
the bay now has an average of fifty one sea
urchins per square meter, which is considered to be the
highest recorded density on coral reefs anywhere in the world.

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A decline in the triggerfish, which feeds on sea urchins,
has led to the issue. Joe Rogan says a man
known as the liver King is, in his words, significantly unstable.
The liver King, real name Brian Johnson, was arrested in
Austin Tuesday after allegedly making threats aimed at the podcaster,
UFC commentator and former Fear Factor host. Johnson had posted

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videos challenging Rogan to a fight and traveled to Texas,
where police say they were made aware of the threats.
Rogan told police that he had been told that Johnson
also has a serious drug issue. Johnson faces one charge
of terroristic threat, a misdemeanor. He was released on bond
and ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation. The first
trailer for the film Roofman, is out. The film is

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based on the true story of a former army ranger
who decides to rob McDonald's restaurants by cutting holes in
the roof while hiding in a Toys r us. After
escaping prison, Roofman falls in love with a single mother,
but his criminal past complicates things. The cast includes Channing
Tatum and Kirsten Dunst. Roofman hits theaters on October tenth.

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Season four of The Bear is now streaming. The hit
drama has won twenty one Emmy Awards, including two for
star Jeremy Allen White, who plays a chef running a
Chicago sandwich shop. The entire cast has returned for season four,
which debuted yesterday on FX. All ten episodes can also
be seen on Hulu, which is also streaming, being the
first three seasons. For those who are new to the show,

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I'm Chris Karagio.