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This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour in just four minutes. Democrat and
Republican senators are exiting an Intel briefing on the Iran
strikes with vastly different takeaways. Tom Cotton of Arkansas says,
between the Israeli and US strikes, Iran's nuclear ambitions were

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dealt a serious blow. Do you look at the whole
span of what happened over twelve days. That's why we're
confident that we have had an extraordinary success. Cotton added,
the vital components within the chain for Iran to build
a nuclear weapon, we're destroyed. Meantime, Connecticut's Chris Murphy says
Iran's nuclear program has been damaged, but not obliterated, as

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President Trump maintains. Murphy noted Director of National Intelligence Tulca
Gabbard was notably absent from the briefing. The Supreme Court
says states can now cut off Planned parenthoods medicaid funds.
The High Court blocked the organization today from suing South
Carolina over the matter. The state cut the funding because
of the abortion care Planned Parenthood provides. President Trump is

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holding an event at the White House in an effort
to get his Big Beautiful Bill readied for his signature.
The measure passed the House and now sits in the Senate,
where Republicans can afford to only lose three votes. Democrats
say the bill cuts Medicaid and other social safety nets
by billions of dollars, while Republicans say there are much
needed reforms to the programs that will cut the deficit.

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The wife of the Minnesota lawmaker shooting suspect is speaking out.
Jenny Belt released his statement today through her lawyer, offering
her sympathies to the victims and their families. She added
that she is cooperating with authorities as they investigate her husband,
Vance Belter. The NFL is suspending free agent kicker Justin
Tucker without pay for the first ten weeks of the
upcoming season. Multiple reports say the suspension stems from violations

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of the league's personal conduct policy following an investigation. The
former Baltimore Raven, who is released by the team in May,
is accused of sexual misconduct by more than a dozen
massage therapists in the Baltimore area. Tucker's representation says he
stands by his previous statements denying all accusations. I'm Chris Garagio.
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 honu 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 to 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 the first
three seasons. For those who are new to the show,

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I'm Chris Karagio.