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This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour.

Speaker 2 (00:05):
In just four minutes.

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Democrat and Republican senators are exiting and Intel briefing on
the Iran strikes with vastly different takeaways. Tom Cotton of
Arkansas says he learned that the US air strikes on
Iranian nuclear facilities were an extraordinary success. Cotton added the
vital components within the chain for Iran to build a
nuke were destroyed. Meantime, Connecticut's Chris Murphy says Iran's nuclear

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program has been damaged, but not obliterated, as President Trump maintains.
Murphy noted Director of National Intelligence Tulsea Gabbard was notably absent.
President Trump is standing by his fourth of July deadline
to have his Big, Beautiful Bill on his desk today.
Spokesperson Caroline Levitt said she anticipates the spending bill to
be ready for the President's signature by the holiday. The
measure passed the House and now sits in the Senate,

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where Republicans can only afford to lose three votes. New
York City Mayor Eric Adams is officially kicking off his
re election campaign. Adams, who announced that he would run
as an independent in April attack the perceived front runner
in the mayoral.

Speaker 3 (01:03):
Race a choice between someone who delivered lower crime, the
most jobs in history in the most new housing built
in decades, and an assembly member who did not pass
a bill.

Speaker 1 (01:14):
Tzauran Mandani, a socialist Democrat, has declared himself the winner
of Tuesday's mayoral primary. Former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who conceded
on Tuesday night, is also deciding if he will run
as an independent. Tariffs are being blamed for the US
economy shrinking faster than expected. The Commerce Department revised the
first quarter GDP growth today, reporting that it fell at

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an annual rate of zero point five percent from January
through March. The surge of imports into the United States
before the Trump administration's tariffs went into effect is thought
to have weighed down first quarter growth. Officials are getting
flooded with calls about a fireball shooting across the sky
in the Southeast. People in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina,
and Tennessee are reporting sightings on social media. The American

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media or society is calling it a boleye, an exceptionally
bright meteor that can be accompanied by a sonic boom.
I'm Chris Crossio. Krispy Creme and McDonald's are ending their partnership.
The Hamburger chain will stop offering Krispy Kream donuts in
its restaurants beginning on July second. The decision comes after
the two companies pause their partnership in May. The deal

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was first announced in late twenty twenty three, with the
aim of making Krispy Kreme donuts available at McDonald's locations
nationwide by next year. Krispy Creme's CEO Josh Charlesworth said
the partnership became unsustainable due to costs.

Speaker 2 (02:33):
The shore is not the shoes for shoe Mars.

Speaker 1 (02:36):
What about the shoes?

Speaker 2 (02:37):
No Mars. Money's gotta be the shoes.

Speaker 1 (02:40):
The fortieth edition of the iconic Air Jordan's shoe will
release next month. Jordan Brand unveiled the next edition of
Michael Jordan's signature line on Wednesday. The shoes design takes
inspiration from some of the line's most popular models, including
the Air Jordan three and Air Jordan five. The first
color way of the Air Jordan forty will go on
sale July twelve, four to two hundred dollars. A total

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of non unique colourways will be released over the coming year.
Tina Turner is getting a statue in her Tennessee hometown,
Mark Mayfield fills the sin.

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The City of Brownsville and the Ford Motor Company have
announced the company is going to contribute one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars towards the statue as part of the
Good Neighbor Plan for West Tennessee. The seven foot bronze
statue is going to be installed at Heritage Park, just
steps away from Carver High School, where the singer once attended.
The artwork is sent to be unveiled during the Tina
Turner Heritage Days this September. I'm Mark Mayfield and.

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In other music history news. On this date, in nineteen
seventy five, Cher and Sonny Bono divorced after ten years
of marriage, and on this date two years later, in
nineteen seventy seven, Elvis Presley gave a concert at Indianapolis's
Market Square Arena, which ended up being his last public appearance.
I'm Chris Carasco