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The Senate is hoping to start debate on President Trump's
Big Beautiful Bill on Friday, but there are new speed bumps.
The Senate parliamentarian, also known as the referee, rejected key
medicaid provisions in the GOP's tax and spending bill. That
means the measure is still being worked on, and several
Republicans say they won't debate it until they see the

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final version. Democrat and Republican senators are speaking following and
Intel briefing on the Iran strikes, but with vastly different takeaways.
Tom Cotton of Arkansas said, between the Israeli and US strikes,
Iranians nuclear ambitions were dealta a serious blow.

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You look at the whole span of what happened over
twelve days.

Speaker 1 (00:52):
That's why we're confident that we have had an extraordinary success.

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Meanwhile, Connecticut's Chris Murphy said Iran's nuclear program has been damaged,
but not obliterated. As President Trump maintains, a heat dome
impacting millions across the central and eastern US is starting
to lift, Forecasters say temperatures will start falling in the Northeast,
where places like New York and New England have been

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reporting record heat. The judge in the Brian Coburger case
has denied emotion from the defense to delay the trial.
Brad Ford has the details.

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Ryan Coburger's legal team wanted a delay because of the
volume of evidence that needed to be reviewed, potentially prejudicial
media coverage, and preparations for the penalty phase. The judge
ruled the defense had time to review materials and the
delay would not reduce media coverage. The trial is set
for August. Coburger is accused of the murders of four
University of Idaho students in twenty twenty two.

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Police say Brad Pitt's Los Angeles home was ransacked by burglars.
It happened on Wednesday night. Pitt was not home at
the time doing publicity for his new movie f One.
It's not known how much was taken from the home.
I'm Brian Shook. A big question now for New York
City voters ahead of the November election is just who

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is Zoran mom Donnie the mayoral candidate who's declared victory
in Tuesday's Democratic primary. Sarah Lee Kessler reports.

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Zoran mam Donnie is a Democratic socialist. He's been a
State assemblyman for five years. His vision for New York
City the.

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City that every New Yorker could afford.

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That includes affordable childcare, free buses, and stabilized rents, best stance,
and the thirty three year old's charisma. TV ads and
debate performances boosted his profile and appeal, not with moderate
so concerned about his lack of experience, pro Palestinian remarks
and criticism of Israel. If he wins the general election,

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he'd be New York's first Muslim mayor. I'm Sarah Lee Kessler.

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The fortieth edition of the iconic Air Jordan shue will
release next next month. Matt Mattinson has more.

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The shoe is not the shoes shoe marks.

Speaker 3 (03:04):
What about the shoes?

Speaker 2 (03:05):
No mark, Money's.

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Gotta be the shoes. 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 colorway of the Air Jordan forty will go on
sale July twelfth for two hundred dollars. A total of
nine unique colorways will be released over the coming year.

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I'm at mattin Zen.

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Fortnite gamers could be getting a refund this week. The
Federal Trade Commission is sending out one hundred twenty six
million dollars in refunds to nearly a million gamers who
were charged for unwanted purchases while playing Fortnite online. The
FTC said Wednesday it's sending about nine hundred seventy thousand
checks and PayPal payments to gamers who filed a valid claim.

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The refunds are part of a settlement over charges that
Fortnite developer Epic Games use deceptive practices to trick online players.
I'm Brian Shook.