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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
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Speaker 2 (00:04):
This hour in just four minutes. The White House says
President Trump has ended Iran's nuclear threat once and for all. Today,
Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said Iran was weeks away from
developing a nuclear weapon before Trump ordered their sites to
be obliterated by US bombers.

Speaker 3 (00:22):
The objective of Operation Midnight Hammer was to destroy the
regime's nuclear enrichment capacity and stop the grave nuclear threat
posed to the United States, Israel, and the rest of
the free world. The mission, which will go down in
the history books, was an overwhelming success.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
Her comments come while questions swirl about the effectiveness of
the strikes. The White House has been playing defense, trying
to debunk a leaked intel report saying Aren's nuclear program
has been delayed, but not destroyed. The White House confirms
the FBI is investigating the leak, and Levitt defended the
President's decision to now limit the sharing of classified information
with Congress, saying very people had access to the report.

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The Supreme Court is backing South Carolina's effort to cut
funds for Planned Parenthood. 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. It
was a six to three vote, with the court's three
liberal justices dissenting. The decision now opens the door for
other conservative states to go after planned parenthood. The Senate

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Majority leader says he will not overrule the Senate referee
involving the Big Beautiful Bill. Republican John Thune comments come
after the Senate parliamentarian rejected medicaid provisions in the Geopese
Tax and Spending Bill. Thune needs to abide by the
parliamentarian's decisions if he wants to get the bill passed
with a simple majority of Republican votes. President Trump will

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try to rally support for the bill later today at
a White House event. Jurors will soon get the sex
trafficking case of Sean Ditty Comb's. That's because they're now
hearing closing arguments in the trial. Combs faces charges including racketeering, conspiracy,
sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He's pleaded
not guilty to all charges and decided against taking the

(02:03):
stand in his own defense. I'm Chris Krasio. The cost
of a fourth of July barbecue is going up. A
new report from the Wells Fargo Agrofood institutes as food
and beverages for a typical Fourth of July barbecue four
to ten people will cost one hundred and thirty dollars
this year. That's up a little over two percent from
a year ago. The increase is due in large part
to the price of ground beef, which has risen over

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seven percent from last year. Another survey from coupon follow
shows one in three Americans will not be celebrating the holiday,
with many saying they aren't feeling patriotic or that they
feel disconnected with American culture right now. Jeff Bezos and
Lauren Sanchez are getting married this week. The Amazon billionaire
and his fiance were seen arriving yesterday in Venice, where
the lavish wedding will be held. Dozens of private jets

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are expected to land at local airports as celebrity guests
start to arrive, including Kim Kardashian, Chris Jenner, and Avanka Trump.
The forty five million dollar wedding will include three days
of parties ending Saturday, Drag out the Hands Sana Tizer.
Today is National Handshake Day Bree tennis with more.

Speaker 1 (03:03):
Shaking hands dates back to the fifth century BC as
a way for soldiers to ensure no hidden daggers were
in another soldier's hands. That simple task morphed into a
gesture of greeting and respect. But it's gross. The American
Journal of Infection Control says a handshake transfers twice as
many bacteria as a high five and about ten times

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as many as a fist bump.

Speaker 2 (03:26):
In June twenty sixth is apparently popular because today is
also National Chocolate Pudding Day as well as National Bomb
Pop Day, and it's also National Coconut Day. The Social
Network is getting a sequel the twenty ten film starring
Jesse Eisenberg as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, and earned three Oscars,
including one for screenwriter Aaron Sorkin. Insider's tail Deadline that

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Sorkin will be back to direct The Social Network Part
two for Sony Pictures. Sorkin also wrote the screenplay for
the sequel, which is based on a series of articles
from The Wall Street Journal about the inner workings of Facebook.
No production data has been set yet. There's no word
if Eisenberg will be returning as Zuckerberg. I'm Chris Karacio,