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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:08):
Telsea Gabbard is accusing former officials from the Obama administration
of treason. The Director of National Intelligence claims several former
officials were part of a treasonous conspiracy connected to the
twenty sixteen election, and alleges they withheld intelligence from the
public related to possible Russian interference in the election. The
claim comes as the Trump administration is still dealing with

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the controversy surrounding the Epstein files. The White House says
it will release one point three billion dollars in frozen
federal funding for after school programs. Brian Shook reports.

Speaker 1 (00:40):
The move comes after pressure to release the funds started
coming from within President Trump's own party. The Trump administration
earlier this month announced it was withholding nearly seven billion
dollars in school funding, citing what it called instances of
the money being grossly misused to subsidize a radical left
wing agenda. I'm Brian Shook.

Speaker 2 (01:01):
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department is investigating a news that
was found at the construction side of the Tennessee Titans
new Stadium. Department officials announced the discovery on Friday. Construction
had been halted by the Tennessee Builder's Alliance, which is
leading the stadium project. The alliance is offering a two
hundred fifty thousand dollars reward for information that leads to

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an interest in the case. Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell denounced
the act and confirmed local authorities and the Titans organization
are cooperating fully with the probe. The new stadium is
projected to open in February twenty twenty seven. The cost
of visiting the US is going up. Tourists from other
countries will now have to pay a visa integrity fee

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of two hundred and fifty dollars. The new fee was
included in the recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act
and applies to all visitors who need non immigrant visas
to enter. That includes tourists, business travelers, and international students.
UFC three eighteen is set for two night in New Orleans.
In the main event, BMF champion Max Holloway will put

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his belt on the line against Dustin Pourier. I'm Setaylor.
The Environmental Protection Agency is shutting down its research arm.
Jim Forbes has more.

Speaker 3 (02:12):
The agency announced on Friday it would fire hundreds of biologists, toxicologists, chemists,
and other scientists. This will culminate in the shuttering of
the EPA's Office of Research and Development. The research done
by the office is used to underpin much of the
regulations and policies issued by the agency. The move comes

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amid the Trump administration's efforts to shrink the federal workforce.

Speaker 2 (02:37):
New York is agreeing to a nearly half million dollars
settlement with a woman who accused former Governor Andrew Cuomo
of sexual harassments. Kristen Marx reports.

Speaker 4 (02:46):
Former executive assistant Brittany Comisso filed the lawsuit in twenty
twenty three, accusing Cuomo of groping her and subjecting her
to continuous sexual harassment. The state will now pay four
hundred and fifty thousand dollars to commiss Out. Her lawyers
called settlement complete vindication of her allegations, while Clomo's lawyer
slamme it because it does not include any admission of liability.

Speaker 2 (03:07):
California authorities are investigating an apartment complex in Santa Monica
connected to an explosion that killed three la Sheriff's Deputies.
The explosion happened Friday morning at a Sheriff's Department training
facility and shook the surrounding East La neighborhood. The blast
is being investigated as negligent homicide. Canal A GoFundMe has

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been set up for a paranormal expert who died suddenly
while touring with the Annabel Doll from the Conjuring Movies.
Pennsylvania State Police as there was nothing unusual or suspicious
inside Dan Rivera's hotel room after co workers found the
fifty four year old dead last Sunday night. Rivera was
in Gettysburg as part of a cross country tour with

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the supposedly haunted doll made famous in the horror movie series.
Officials say the doll was not found in the room
with him at the time of deaby. The GoFundMe account
has so far raised more than forty two hundred dollars.
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