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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour in just four minutes. The Wall
Street Journal's parent company is standing behind the Jeffrey Epstein
birthday letter story. Dow Jones said Friday it has full
confidence in the rigor and accuracy of its reporting, adding
it will vigorously defend against any lawsuit. President Trump is

(00:24):
suing the Wall Street Journal owner Rupert Murdoch and Dow Jones,
alleging defamation and seeking at least twenty billion dollars. Meantime,
the Justice Department is asking a federal judge to unseal
grand jury testimony in the Epstein case. There are reports
it was military style ordinance that killed three La County
Sheriff's deputies Friday morning. The explosion happened at a training

(00:48):
facility and rocked the surrounding East La neighborhood. Sheriff Robert
Luna says the deputies were elite senior members of an
arson investigation unit. Between all three sworn members, they had
served for seventy four years. The Writer's Guild of America
East and West is calling on New York Attorney General
Letitia James to launch an investigation into the cancelation of

(01:11):
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Kristin Marx reports.

Speaker 2 (01:15):
CBS says the final show will be in May. CBS
owner Paramount says the cancelation is due to financial reasons. However,
the Guild is accusing Paramount of offering a bribe to
the Trump administration, citing their recently reached settlement with the
President on his lawsuit filed against CBS News. The Guild
ads at cancelations are part of the business, but a

(01:36):
corporation terminating a show and bad faith due to explicit
or implicit political pressure is dangerous and unacceptable in a
democratic society.

Speaker 1 (01:45):
Kristin Marx reporting 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 Kristin Cabot
were shown on the jumbo truck at a Coldplate concert
in Boston, and they immediately tried to hide their faces
from the camera. I'm Brian Shook. More Americans are delaying

(02:09):
retirement over concerns about the economy and their own finances.
Michael Kassner reports.

Speaker 3 (02:15):
A new survey from FNG Annuities in Life found that
twenty three percent of people over fifty are planning to
hold off. That's up from fourteen percent two years ago.
Another study found that the median savings of fifty five
year olds is roughly fifty thousand dollars. There's also Social Security.
The longer a person wasts to retire, the more benefits

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they'll receive. I'm Michael Kassner.

Speaker 1 (02:39):
OpenAI is releasing a new tool called chat GPT Agent.
The new tool uses artificial intelligence to handle certain advanced
tasks using its own virtual computer. Chat GPT Agent is
reportedly able to look at a user's calendar and brief
them on upcoming meetings, plan and purchase ingredients for meals,

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and put together slideshow presentations. It might not be everyone's
idea of a meal, but you could consume all three
of today's observances in one sitting.

Speaker 4 (03:11):
It's National Caviar Day, celebrating the delicacy that is sturgeon
fish eggs. It's also National Sour Candy Day and National
Tropical Fruit Day. And if you're planning ahead for the weekend,
Saturday is National Play Day. It's simple, doesn't have to
cost much, if anything at all, and give it a
smile on anybody's face, regardless of age. I'm Tammy Truhio.

Speaker 1 (03:31):
Costco's food court is replacing Pepsi products and returning to
Coca Cola options. The retail chain CEO as well as
Coca Cola has confirmed the change, and the rollout began
hitting food courts on July first. The conversation from Pepsi
to Coke products is expected to be completed across fourteen
countries by fall of this year. Pepsi had been at

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Costco food court fountains since twenty thirteen as a move
to help keep its beloved high dog and drink combo
at one dollar and fifty cents. I'm Brian Shuck.