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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 now looking to release some of the documents related
to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. NBC's Ryan Noblest says
Trump made the announcement on truth Social.

Speaker 2 (00:18):
President Trump posting overnight quote based on the ridiculous amount
of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein. I have asked Attorney
General Pam Bondy to produce any and all pertinent grand
jury testimony, subject to court approval.

Speaker 1 (00:31):
Trump also claimed the Epstein case was a scam perpetuated
by Democrats. Bondi later wrote on X the DOJ was
ready to move the court today to unseal the grand
jury transcripts. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal report of that
Trump sent a letter to Epstein for his fiftieth birthday
in two thousand and three that allegedly featured typewritten text
surrounded by a drawing of a naked woman. Trump said

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it was fake and now says he plans to sue.
Flood alerts are an effect along the Gulf Coast and
the mid Atlantic Arkansas, Florida, and Louisiana, along with areas
in the Midwest were hit overnight with heavy rains. Today,
rain from tropical moisture will impact parts of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi,
and Alabama. Floodwatches are in place in the mid Atlantic
and areas of Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia. A

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deadly explosion killed three sheriff's deputies at a Los Angeles
County Sheriff's Department compound. It happened early this morning in
East LA. ABC seven says it looks like something exploded
next to a bomb squad vehicle at a training facility.
Ag Bondi said she's been informed of the horrific incident
and federal agents are on the scene. Congress has approved
nine billion dollars in DOGE spending cuts. Lawmakers voted two

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sixteen to two thirteen overnight to approve the cuts to
public broadcasting, global health programs, and foreign aid. This after
Republican senators narrowly passed the package yesterday. The bill now
heads to President Trump's desk for his signature. The MLB
is resuming play today after taking a few days off
of the All Star break. All thirty teams are in action.
Big matchups include the Giants at the Blue Jays, the

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Reds are visiting the New York Mets, and the Astros
are taken on the Mariners in Seattle. Also, the Dodgers
will host The Brewers. I'm Chris Caraji. Minnesota's Twin cities
top the list of the best cities for work life
balance for the second consecutive year. Minneapolis ranks number one
in Saint Paul's number two in a new report by
Coworking Cafe. The report compares one hundred major cities based

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on metric like the average number of work hours, commute times,
and opportunities for remote work, as well as cities that
put a priority on mental health. Omaha, Raleigh, North Carolina,
and Boise, Idaho round out the top five. CBS is
canceling The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Natalie miglories More.

Speaker 3 (02:37):
The network says the final show will be in May.
Next year will be our last season. The network will
be ending The Late Show in.

Speaker 1 (02:45):
May, and.

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Colbert, who's hosted the show since twenty fifteen, said he
just learned the news Wednesday night. The network says it's
purely a financial decision and not related to the show's
performance content or other matters happening at Powermount cbsas it
considers Colbert irreplaceable and will retire the Late show franchise.
I'm Natalie Migliori, se La.

Speaker 1 (03:14):
Dame You Wood Now in the Morning US. A JumboTron
at a Coldplay concert appears to have caught a Tech
ceo and what can definitely be described as a compromising position.
The band did a show in Boston this week which
featured their kiss cam roving Gillette Stadium for affectionate couples
in the audience. It landed on the CEO of Tech company,

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astronomer Andy Byron, who was caught snuggling with his chief
people officer, Kristen Cabot, who is not his wife. A
clip of the embrace went viral on TikTok, and after
receiving more than twenty million views, Byron's wife removed her
husband's last name from her Facebook profile and then deleted
her account. Peacock is raising its subscription rates by three
dollars a month. The streamer from NBC Universal has been

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a huge success thanks to its hit reality series Love Island,
and expects a lot more viewers when the NBA season
begins this Fall I'm Chris Kaji