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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour in.
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Just four minutes.
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Recovery efforts are now under wayne Central Texas following the
devastating flooding in Curve vill and surrounding areas. Cruis are
focused on the recovery phase after the historic flooding left
at least one hundred and twenty people confirmed dead and
more than one hundred and seventy still missing. President Trump
and First Lady Millennia Trump are scheduled to visit the
state today to assess the damage firsthand. President Trump and
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Senate Majority Leader John thunor And talks about Senate races.
Brian Shook reports.
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According to The Hill, the two met and broadly discussed races,
including Texas Senator John Cornyn's primary against Texas Attorney General
Ken Paxton. Paxton and Cornyn are both Trump allies, However,
the President has not endorsed either in the primary. Their
meeting comes as polls show Paxton leading Cornan and Cornyn's
allies believe a Trump endorsement would help him close the
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gap with Paxton. I'm Brian Schuk.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
Pro Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is filing a twenty million
dollar false imprisonment claim against the Trump administration. Sarah le
Kessler has the story.
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The claim, which is a precursor to a lawsuit, names
the Department of Homeland Security, ICE, and the State Department. Khalil,
a Columbia University graduate who helped organize pro Palestinian protests
at the Ivy League School, was arrested in New York
by ICE agents last March and held at a Louisiana
detention center for months. He claims he was falsely imprisoned,
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maliciously prosecuted, and smeared as an anti Semite. I'm Sarah
le Kessler, and.
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The federal judge is temporarily blocking President Trump's order restricting
birthrate citizenship from going into effect throughout the country. The
judge also granted class action status in the case after
the Supreme Court limited the ability of judges to bloc
orders nationwide through other means. Thursday's ruling stems from a
lawsuit brought on behalf of a pregnant immigrant immigrant parents
and their infants. The judge has state his order for
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seven days, allowing the government time to appeal. A Mark Mayfield,
Brazil is outwith a warning about retaliation after President Trump
suggested a fifty percent tariff rate in part due to
what he calls a witch hunt against the country's former president,
Jarier Bolsonaro.
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Tony Waterman reports Brazil's President Luez and Nacio Lula da
Silva condemned the threat, saying on social media that Brazil
is a sovereign country and warned against interference in the
nation's judicial system. Like President Trump, Bolsonaro claimed electoral fraud
after he lost his twenty twenty two reelection bid. He
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then tried to convince the military to take control of
the government. Trump has drawn parallels with his own criminal charges,
saying on social media, it happened to me times ten.
The US is Brazil's second largest trade partner, and unlike
most countries, the US enjoys a trade surplus with the
South American nation. Tony Waterman, Washington.
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Harvard University has removed websites for offices related to diversity, equity,
and inclusion efforts. These sites were taken down this week
as Harvard launched a new office for Academic Culture and Community.
Faculty members were informed of the change in an email.
The move comes as the Trump administration has launched an
effort to revoke Harvard's accreditation. Mattel is launching a Barbie
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with type one diabetes and a glucose monitor. Tammy Trujeo explained.
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The toymaker is expanding representation with the new doll and
said that it allows children to see themselves in the doll,
while also encouraging play that extends beyond a child's own
lived experience. According to our release, Barbie partnered with the
nonprofit organization Breakthrough t One d in the development of
the new doll to ensure an accurate reflection of the devices.
The Barbie Fashionistas Doll with Type one Diabetes is available
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for purchase through Walmart and Amazon for ten dollars and
ninety nine cents. I'm Tammy trueO and.
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Authority say five people were hospitalized on Thursday after protesters
clashed with federal immigration agents at a southern California cannabis farm.
I Mark Mayfield