July 21, 2025 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update. The
latest use this hour at just four minutes.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Harvard University and the Justice Department are presenting arguments over
research funding cuts. A US district judge in Massachusetts is
hearing the case over Harvard's request that the funding freeze
be declared unlawful. The Trump administration has said the school
has failed to address anti Semitism on campus since the
Israel Hamas War began in twenty twenty three. Gaza's Health
(00:29):
ministry says dozens of Palestinians are dead following an attack
on people waiting for United Nations food supply trucks yesterday.
NBC's Matt Bradley reports it comes in mid reports that
more than a thousand people have been killed since the
latest round of aid distribution began in March.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
According to officials, yesterday was the deadliest day of these
aid distribution sites, and not just for the Gaza Humanitarian
Foundation that US and Israeli backed group, but also for
United Nations aid distribution in that is where this latest
incident occurred.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
Meanwhile, Israel Is continued to expand its operations, issuing a
new evacuation order that could displace tens of thousands of
people in Central Gaza. A Delta Regional jet heading to
North Dakota made an aggressive maneuver to avoid colliding with
a B fifty two bomber. The airline said. The close
call happened on July eighteenth, as the plane was headed
to miy Not. It's unclear just how close the two
(01:20):
aircraft got to one another. Mino Air Force Base is
home to a fleet of B fifty twos. The brother
of the late NFL star turned Army ranger Pat Tillman
is facing charges after a fiery crash in San Jose.
USPS official say Richard Tillman drove into an area post
office early Sunday morning, triggering an explosion that caused the
(01:40):
post office to go up in flames. Authorities believe Tillman
drove into the post office intentionally, and he's being booked
into jail on numerous charges. And The COSB Show actor
Malcolm Jamal Warner has died at the age of fifty four.
TMZ reports he died after drowning. Warner was known for
his role as Theodore Huxtable in the hit sitcom. He
(02:00):
had recently been hosting a podcast called Not all Hood.
I'm Chris Kraju, the CEO of data tech company Astronomer,
has resigned after being caught on a kisscam and a
recent Coldplay concert. Tens of millions of people have viewed
the now viral video of the kisscam featuring Andy Byron
and the company's HR chief, who is not Byron's wife.
(02:21):
Over the weekend, Colplay frontman Chris Martin played his first
show since the incident. He kicked things off with a
nod to the kisscam and a warning to fans to
be ready for primetime. Players in Saturday night's WNBA All
Star Game are demanding higher pay. The stars wore T
shirts during warmups with the message pay us what you
owe us. The move comes as the players are in
(02:42):
collective bargaining agreement talks. They argue that the league is
making more money now through a new two point two
billion dollar rights deal and the two hundred and fifty
million dollar expansion fee teams have to pay to get
into the league. The WNBA reportedly lost forty million dollars
last season. The twenty twenty five Florida pythe On Challenge
has come to a close. The ten day event took
(03:02):
place in the Everglades and wrapped up yesterday. A Python
Challenge is held each year to help the state battle
the growing number of invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida.
Last year, Florida Wildlife officials say nearly two hundred snakes
were removed from the Everglades. A new and serified survey
says dual income couples with no kids or going into
debt for their pets. Mark Mayfield explains.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
The survey found that ninety four percent of these couples
view their pets as family members, with sixty eight percent
of these pet parents saying they have made financial sacrifices
to cover pet essentials. The couple surveyed spent an average
of nineteen hundred a year on their pets. Only eleven
percent of those surveyed said that they don't splurge on
their pets.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
Phillie Eilish has announced she is working with filmmaker James
Cameron on a three D project. Eilish mentioned the projects
Saturday during a show in Manchester, England, where Cameron was
in attendance. Eilish told the crowd, I'm working on something
very very special with somebody named James Cameron and it's
going to be in three D. Is known for the
films The Terminator, Titanic, and Avatar. I'm Chris Kraju.
This is your twenty four to seven use update. The
latest use this hour at just four minutes.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Harvard University and the Justice Department are presenting arguments over
research funding cuts. A US district judge in Massachusetts is
hearing the case over Harvard's request that the funding freeze
be declared unlawful. The Trump administration has said the school
has failed to address anti Semitism on campus since the
Israel Hamas War began in twenty twenty three. Gaza's Health
(00:29):
ministry says dozens of Palestinians are dead following an attack
on people waiting for United Nations food supply trucks yesterday.
NBC's Matt Bradley reports it comes in mid reports that
more than a thousand people have been killed since the
latest round of aid distribution began in March.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
According to officials, yesterday was the deadliest day of these
aid distribution sites, and not just for the Gaza Humanitarian
Foundation that US and Israeli backed group, but also for
United Nations aid distribution in that is where this latest
incident occurred.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
Meanwhile, Israel Is continued to expand its operations, issuing a
new evacuation order that could displace tens of thousands of
people in Central Gaza. A Delta Regional jet heading to
North Dakota made an aggressive maneuver to avoid colliding with
a B fifty two bomber. The airline said. The close
call happened on July eighteenth, as the plane was headed
to miy Not. It's unclear just how close the two
(01:20):
aircraft got to one another. Mino Air Force Base is
home to a fleet of B fifty twos. The brother
of the late NFL star turned Army ranger Pat Tillman
is facing charges after a fiery crash in San Jose.
USPS official say Richard Tillman drove into an area post
office early Sunday morning, triggering an explosion that caused the
(01:40):
post office to go up in flames. Authorities believe Tillman
drove into the post office intentionally, and he's being booked
into jail on numerous charges. And The COSB Show actor
Malcolm Jamal Warner has died at the age of fifty four.
TMZ reports he died after drowning. Warner was known for
his role as Theodore Huxtable in the hit sitcom. He
(02:00):
had recently been hosting a podcast called Not all Hood.
I'm Chris Kraju, the CEO of data tech company Astronomer,
has resigned after being caught on a kisscam and a
recent Coldplay concert. Tens of millions of people have viewed
the now viral video of the kisscam featuring Andy Byron
and the company's HR chief, who is not Byron's wife.
(02:21):
Over the weekend, Colplay frontman Chris Martin played his first
show since the incident. He kicked things off with a
nod to the kisscam and a warning to fans to
be ready for primetime. Players in Saturday night's WNBA All
Star Game are demanding higher pay. The stars wore T
shirts during warmups with the message pay us what you
owe us. The move comes as the players are in
(02:42):
collective bargaining agreement talks. They argue that the league is
making more money now through a new two point two
billion dollar rights deal and the two hundred and fifty
million dollar expansion fee teams have to pay to get
into the league. The WNBA reportedly lost forty million dollars
last season. The twenty twenty five Florida pythe On Challenge
has come to a close. The ten day event took
(03:02):
place in the Everglades and wrapped up yesterday. A Python
Challenge is held each year to help the state battle
the growing number of invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida.
Last year, Florida Wildlife officials say nearly two hundred snakes
were removed from the Everglades. A new and serified survey
says dual income couples with no kids or going into
debt for their pets. Mark Mayfield explains.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
The survey found that ninety four percent of these couples
view their pets as family members, with sixty eight percent
of these pet parents saying they have made financial sacrifices
to cover pet essentials. The couple surveyed spent an average
of nineteen hundred a year on their pets. Only eleven
percent of those surveyed said that they don't splurge on
their pets.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
Phillie Eilish has announced she is working with filmmaker James
Cameron on a three D project. Eilish mentioned the projects
Saturday during a show in Manchester, England, where Cameron was
in attendance. Eilish told the crowd, I'm working on something
very very special with somebody named James Cameron and it's
going to be in three D. Is known for the
films The Terminator, Titanic, and Avatar. I'm Chris Kraju.
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