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

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

Speaker 3 (00:09):
Rasident. Trump says he expects that the US will hold
talks with Iran next week. Speaking on Wednesday, Trump said
he'll probably look for Iran to commit to ending any
efforts to obtain a nuclear weapon. The talks come after
last weekend's US strike on three key Iranian nuclear sites.
Trump is continuing to stand by his claims about the

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success of that military action, calling it a total obliteration.
He's been fighting back following multiple reports claiming early Pentagon
intelligence suggested Iran's nuclear program was only set back by
a matter of months. The Trump administration will limit the
sharing of classified information with Congress. Republican Congressman Michael McCall

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of Texas doesn't like the idea.

Speaker 4 (00:54):
We we make the laws here, we're entiled to the
classified information the Intelligence racial Security committees.

Speaker 3 (01:02):
McCall chairs the House Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security committees.
The move comes on the heels of that leaked US
intel analysis claiming that Iran's nuclear program was only set
back months, not years. McCall is speculating that the leak
didn't come out of Congress, noting mostly ex heased scene
have come from the executive branch. Closing arguments begin today.

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In the sex trafficking trial of music Mogul Sean Diddy Combs,
after the prosecution and defense rested their cases yesterday, Erica
Byfield reports the defense called no witnesses and prosecutors offered
no rebuttal.

Speaker 5 (01:36):
After the government rested its case, the defense announced the
government has failed to meet its burden and no jury
could find him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, asking the
judge to toss the entire case. The government saying we
think the case should be presented to the jury. The
judge not making a decision yet.

Speaker 3 (01:52):
Colmbs chose not to testify and told the judge the
decision was totally his. The embattled hip hop Mogul is
pleaded not guilty to sex tracking and other charges. Stock
futures are ticking higher, as the S and P five
hundred years a new record high. I'm Michael Kassner, the
Trump Administration's CDC director nominee, is stepping away from Health
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior over vaccines. Tammy Trehio reports.

Speaker 1 (02:17):
During her confirmation hearing, doctor Susan Minarez was grilled about
vaccines by Democrats, but was consistently clear in her support.

Speaker 4 (02:24):
Vaccines absolutely save lives and if I'm confirmed as CDC director,
I will I commit to making sure that we continue
to prioritize vaccine availability.

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Minars added that she has seen no studies that link
vaccines to autism. Kennedy has expressed skepticism in the past
about the efficacy of vaccines.

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I'm Tammy Triheo. The cost of a Fourth of July
barbecue is going up. A new report from the Wells
Fargo Agrafood Institute says food and beverages for a typical
Fourth of July barbecue for 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,

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which has risen over seven percent from last year. Another
survey from coupon follow shows that one in three Americans
will not be celebrating the holiday, with many saying they
aren't feeling patriotic or that they feel disconnected from American
culture right now. Drag out the hand sanitizer today is
national handshake day more from pre Tennis.

Speaker 2 (03:26):
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. I'm pre tennis.

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Almost two million student lung borrowers could see their wages
garnished this summer. TransUnion reports six million borrowers are classified
as newly delinquent as of April, meaning a borrower is
ninety days behind on their payments. I'm Michael Cassner.