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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):
The nation's top military officer says the US studied the
underground nuclear plant in Iran for fifteen years before bombing
the site. Speaking in a news conference at the Pentagon,
Dan Kane said the bombs hit at the speed intended
and added they use vents to deliver them. His comments
come after a classified initial intelligence assessment indicated the strikes
likely only set back Iran's nuclear program by a matter

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of months, not total obliteration like the Trump administration claims. Today,
Senators are being given classified briefings by top national security
officials related to the US air strikes, and the House
will be brief tomorrow. Closing arguments are underway in New
York City and the sex trafficking trial of Sean Diddy
Comb's NBC's j Gray reports the prosecution is going first
and is expected to spend about four hours today wrapping

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up its case against the hip hop mogul.

Speaker 1 (00:54):
CON's defense team will get their last chance with George
tomorrow morning, and then the judge will give in st
auctions to the jury before deliberations began either Friday afternoon
or more likely on Monday morning.

Speaker 3 (01:05):
Yesterday, the prosecution announced it would toss out some counts
related to attempted kidnapping, attempted arson, and aiding at a
betting sex trafficking. Comb still faces charges that include racketeering, conspiracy,
sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution. If convicted
on all counts, he could face up to life in prison.
Reaction to New York City's Democratic primary upset continues as

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Mayor Eric Adams moves to launch his re election campaign.
So Ron mom Donnie maybe the Democratic candidate for New
York City mayor, but New Yorkers are not ruling out
incumbent Adams, who is running as an independent. I mean,
I just felt that he had the short end of
the stick since he got into office because of you
know what New York is.

Speaker 1 (01:44):
You know, I like Adams.

Speaker 2 (01:46):
I think he's a cool cat.

Speaker 3 (01:47):
Oun't know with Derek Adams, He's better for the city,
So I'm all for him. Meantime, President Trump is called
mom Donnie a one hundred percent lunatic communist, accusing Democrats
of crossing the line. Despite Andrew coulm was long his
campaign says he hasn't ruled out on an independent run
and is evaluating the landscape of the general election. I'm
Chris Karagio. Krispy Creme and McDonald's are ending their partnership.

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The Hamburger chain will stop offering Krispy Kreme donuts in
its restaurants beginning on July second. The decision comes after
the two companies pause their partnership in May. The deal
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 Kreme's CEO Josh Charlesworth said

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the partnership became unsustainable due to costs.

Speaker 1 (02:33):
The shore is not the shoes for shoe Mars.

Speaker 2 (02:36):
What about the shoes?

Speaker 3 (02:37):
No marks, Money's.

Speaker 2 (02:38):
Gotta be the shoes.

Speaker 3 (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. A total of

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

Speaker 2 (03:18):
The City of Brownsville and the Ford Motor Company of
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 a Mark Mayfield.

Speaker 3 (03:42):
And 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 like appearance. I'm Chris Caroscio