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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. The Justice
Department is asking a federal judge to unseal grand jury
testimony in the Jeffrey Epstein case. In Friday's filing, the
DOJ said releasing the evidence was a matter of public interest.

(00:21):
This comes a day after President Trump directed Attorney General
Pam Bondi to have pertinent grand jury testimony released. Friday's
request was filed in a federal court in Manhattan. The
President is suing the owner of the Wall Street Journal
after the outlet reported he sent Jeffrey Epstein a body
letter for Epstein's fiftieth birthday in two thousand and three.

(00:43):
After the story was published last night, Trump called it
fake and immediately threatened to sue owner Rupert Murdoch. Today,
he followed through on his threat, alleging libel against Murdoch,
the journal publisher, Dow Jones, and the story reporters in
a lawsuit filed in Florida. Three Sheriff's deputies are dead
after an explosion in Los Angeles. It happened at an

(01:05):
LA Sheriff's Department training compound. At this time, we do
not know the cause of the explosion. However, the specific
area has been closed off. Sheriff Robert Lunas said the
deputies were elite senior members of an arson investigation unit.
Wall Street is closing mostly lower to end the week.
Kristin Marx reports.

Speaker 2 (01:25):
Stock slumped following reports that President Trump is pushing for
higher tariffs on the European Union. The Financial Time supported
Trump is demanding a minimum tariff between fifteen and twenty
percent in any deal with the EU ahead of an
August first deadline. At the closing bell, the down Jones
Industrial average fell one hundred and forty two points. The
S and P five hundred lost a fraction of a point.

(01:47):
The Nasdaq rose ten points. I'm Kristin Marx.

Speaker 1 (01:51):
Ten Americans are being set free as part of a
major prisoner swap involving Venezuelan immigrants. The deal includes more
than two hundred venue As Wayland immigrants the Trump administration
had sent to a prison in l Salvador. I'm Brian Shuk.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahoo is apologizing for an attack

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on the only Catholic church in Gaza. The strike was
apparently made by a tank killing three people and drawing
a phone call and criticism from President Trump. Net Yahoo's
office issued the apology Thursday, saying that every innocent life
lost is a tragedy. California's UC system is contemplating raising

(02:32):
tuition fees and lowering the amount those fees contribute to
financial aid. Tammy Trahio has the details.

Speaker 3 (02:40):
In twenty twenty one, the UC implemented a program where
tuition remains fixed for students based on their enrollment years.
Starting in the fall of twenty twenty two. You see
leaders say right now, forty five percent of tuition fund
support financial aid for low income students, with a tuition
increase cap of five percent per year. As the program
ends after the fall of twenty twenty six, you see
plans to raise the cap to seven percent. It also

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plans to reduce its financial aid share to thirty five
percent and introduce an additional yearly increase beyond inflation.

Speaker 1 (03:08):
I'm Tammy trheo OpenAI is releasing a new tool called
chat GPT Agent.

Speaker 4 (03:14):
The tool is an artificial intelligence that can handle some
advanced tasks using its own virtual computer. It can do
things like look at a user's calendar and brief them
on upcoming meetings. It can plan and purchase ingredients for meals,
or put together something like a slideshow for a presentation
at debut Thursday, and it's currently available to chat GPT

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pro plus and Team users. I'm Michael Kassner.

Speaker 1 (03:40):
Tech company Astronomer is launching an investigation after its CEO
was caught on camera snuggling up with the head of
human resources. Andy Byron, and Kristen Cabot were shown on
the JumboTron at a Coldplay concert in Boston, and they
immediately tried to hide their faces from the camera. The
company said it looking into the matter and will share

(04:02):
details very shortly. I'm Brian Shuck