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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. President Trump
is touting his Big, Beautiful Bill, calling it the most
important piece of legislation in US history. At an event
meant to drum up support for the bill, Trump was
flanked by working Americans wearing the uniforms of their employers.

(00:23):
Trump said the spending bill would benefit the middle class
Americans joining him, The President says he expects the bill
to be on his desk by the fourth of July.
Democrat and Republican senators spoke following an INTEL briefing on
the Iran strikes with vastly different takeaways. Tom Cotton of
Arkansas said between the Israeli and US strikes, Iranians nuclear

(00:45):
ambitions were dealt a serious blow. However, Democratic Senator Chris
Murphy of Connecticut walked away with a different take I
just do not the expressive was selling the truth when
he said this program was obliterated. Murphy also noted that
Director of National and Intelligence Tulci Gabbard was notably absent
from the briefing. The prosecution is resting its case in

(01:07):
the sex trafficking trial of Sean Ditty Combs in New York.

Speaker 2 (01:10):
After twenty nine days of testimony, the prosecution told jurors Thursday,
it's time to find Ditty guilty. The government argued that
hip hop mogul led a criminal enterprise in order to
conduct illegal activity like kidnapping, drug deals, forced labor, and
sex trafficking, and that he used his power intimidation, violence,
and drugs to force two ex girlfriends to take part

(01:31):
in free gops. The defense will make its case Friday. Afterward,
the government will get to speak to the jury again
before jury deliberations. Ditty's pleaded not guilty to all charges
and decided against taking the stand in his own defense.

Speaker 1 (01:43):
Kristin Marx Reporting, Emmy Award winning journalist and former White
House Press Secretary Bill Moyers is dead at the age
of ninety one. His family said Moyers died at a
New York hospital after a long illness. He also worked
as a network TV news comment for ten years with
multiple organizations, including NBC News and CBS News. I'm Brian Schuck.

(02:07):
Congresswoman Lamonica McIvor, a New Jersey Democrat, is pleading not
guilty to three federal assault charges. Sarah le Kessler has
the details.

Speaker 3 (02:18):
Those charges stem from Maciver's visit to an ICED detention
center last month in Newark, the district she represents. There
was a rowdy protest going on, and the Feds are
accusing the congresswoman of assaulting ICE agents, charges that could
mean eight years in prison if convicted. Mcgiver is certain
sh'll be vindicated, but we look forward.

Speaker 4 (02:37):
To the next time at court. They know they're wrong
and we're going to pull them onco the effects on
our side.

Speaker 3 (02:42):
Mcgiver outside the Federal courthouse in Newark on Wednesday, joined
by Mayor Ross Barocco, who was initially arrested, but his
charges were later dropped. The congresswoman's trial is tentatively set
for early November. I'm Sarah Lee Kessler.

Speaker 1 (02:56):
The Social Network is getting a sequel. The twenty ten
film Films starred Jesse Eisenberg as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg
and earned three Oscars, including one for screenwriter Aaron Sorkin.
Sorkin will now direct The Social Network Part two. There's
no word yet on if Eisenberg will be returning as Zuckerberg.

(03:17):
Drag out the hand Sanitizer Today is National Handshake Day.
Pre Tenna says more.

Speaker 4 (03:23):
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.

Speaker 1 (03:47):
YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul is becoming a Georgia resident.
Paul has purchased a five thousand acre ranch near Lake
Seminole in Decatur County. He said he used nearly thirty
million dollars from his fight with Mike Tyson last year
to purchase the property. I'm Brian Schuck.