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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, more than
one hundred people have died and over one hundred and
seventy are missing following the catastrophic flooding in central Texas.
Sheriff Larry Litha gave an update on the hard hit
Kirk County.

Speaker 2 (00:18):
As of eight a m.

Speaker 1 (00:19):
This morning Central Time, there are ninety five deceased i'm adults,
there's fifty nine unidentified.

Speaker 2 (00:25):
Fourteen children, thirty six unidentified.

Speaker 1 (00:29):
Thirty five campers and one councilor are still missing from
a girls camp that was washed away along the Guadeloupe River.
Search and rescue efforts are ongoing today. Forecasts say scattered
showers and storms may impact the region. Officials confirmed three
people have died after flash flooding in New Mexico. Ruidoso
Mayor Lynn Crawford said the three include one adult and
two children. The historic floods hit the small mountain community

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located one hundred and eighty miles south of Albuquerque yesterday.
Russia is increasing its attacks on Ukraine. According to the
Ukrainian Air Force, the Russian military aired seven hundred and
twenty eight drone along with thirteen missiles, and the city
of Lutsk was hit hardest by the strikes. The bombardment
comes less than twenty four hours after President Trump aired
his frustrations with Russian President Putin for making little progress

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towards peace in the more than three year war. Da
Vidia is the first company to be worth four trillion dollars.
The AI chipmaker's market value has smashed the previous record
valuation that was set by Apple. The surgeon value comes
as tech giants race to build massive data centers using
Navidia chips to power their services. The company's CEO also
noted that global demand for Navidia's AI infrastructure is incredibly strong,

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and tech analysts called the milestone a huge historical moment
for the US tech sector. Max is now once again
being called Hbomax. Users will start seeing the name change
reflected throughout the day. The streaming service originally launched as
Hbomax in twenty twenty and later switched to Max in
twenty twenty three after Warner Media and Discovery merged. The

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change was meant to reflect the broad range of content
that is of available. However, the company found users watch
HBO's premium content more than reality programs. I'm Chris Karajio.
This year's edition of NBA two K will feature Oklahoma
City thunderstar Shay Gildis Alexander as its cover athlete. The
soon to be twenty seven year old earned the league
MVP Award in this his title winning season. Gildas Alexander

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recently signed a record breaking two hundred and eighty five
million dollars contract extension with OKC for four years. Today
is National Sugar Cookie Day. Bree tennis with more.

Speaker 2 (02:31):
Sugar Cookies are typically a winter holiday staple, but slap
on some frosting and cheerful sprinkles and you have yourself
a sum retreat. You can bake them on your own
or buy them, no judgment. Crumby Cookie says the average
American nets about two hundred cookies every year. That's nearly
four a week, a lofty but achievable goal.

Speaker 1 (03:02):
The first reactions to DC Superman or Pouring in as
it's set to be released this weekend. Film critic Brian
Sudfield called the movie a bold yet faithful adaptation of
the superhero. Journalist Brandon Davis gave praise to David Krrn's
West's performance as Clark Kent, and said his chemistry with
Rachel Brosnahan's Lois Lane is a big plus for the film. However,

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movie critic Peter Howell so the movie is not the
start to the DC Universe everybody was hoping for, and
added it chose a style over substance. Superman hits theaters Friday.
Back in March, Kiss revealed they were performing at a
special Kiss Army event in Las Vegas in November. Now
that event's been completely revamped into Kiss Cruise land Locked
in Vegas, which references the band's annual cruise and the

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itinerary got an upgrade. Kisses Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, and
Tommy Thayer are now playing two performances, one electric one acoustic,
and they've recruited bands like Rat and Quiet Riot to
perform as well. Kiss Cruise land Locked and Vegas is
set to go down No. Fourteenth through the sixteenth at
Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. I'm Chris Karragio.