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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven US update. The
latest use this hour in just four minutes.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
A mass shooting played out inside a midtown Manhattan high
rise on Monday, leaving five dead, including the shooter and
an NYPD officer. The New York City Police Commissioner says
that officer was a heros.

Speaker 1 (00:22):
He was doing the job that we asked him to do.
He put himself in harm's way. He made the ultimate sacrifice,
shot in cold blood.

Speaker 2 (00:31):
Jessica Tish said, Dida rule Islam and four other people
were killed Monday night when a man armed with an
M four rifle opened fire and a midtown Manhattan high
rise office building. The officer was a thirty six year
old father of two and expecting a third child. The gunman,
twenty seven year old Shane Tumura, reportedly drove in from
Las Vegas carrying an assault rifle. Another victim remains in

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critical but stable condition, and several others suffered minor injuries
while escaping. Two major is Raleigh human rights groups are
accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. Genocide their citing
mass deaths, destruction, displacement, and block day Israeli government denies
the claims. Meanwhile, former President Obama says Gosins are dying

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of starvation and is calling for immediate humanitarian access. President
Trump said this on Monday.

Speaker 3 (01:24):
Some of those kids are at real starvation stuff. I
see it, and you can't fake that.

Speaker 2 (01:30):
Jeffrey Epstein co conspirator Gielan Maxwell is asking the Supreme
Court to overturn her sex trafficking conviction. In a new
brief filed Monday, Maxwell's lawyers argue an agreement made by
Epstein and the US government shields her from prosecution. Maxwell
is currently serving a twenty year sentence in federal prison,
and football legend Dion Sanders announced that he's now cancer

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free after undergoing surgery for high risk bladder cancer. Doctors
found the tumor during a routine checkup, and Sanders had
his bladder removed and reconstructed in one procedure. I'm Michael Kassner.
Several new studies being presented at the Alzheimer's International Conference
in Toronto this week deal with reducing the risk of
developing the brain disorder tammy TRIHEO with details.

Speaker 3 (02:18):
One study conducted over ten years shows that people in
their seventies who walk daily can reduce the risk of
cognitive decline. Another major study demonstrates the importance of healthy
activities including good nutrition, playing computer brain games, and socializing
in addition to exercise. That research was done across the
US in five locations and is the biggest randomized trial

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to look at how healthy behaviors can protect your brain.
I'm Tammy Triheo.

Speaker 2 (02:43):
McLaren has broken ground on its first US processing plant
in Baltimore's Trade Point Atlantic. The new facility will handle inspection, customization,
and distribution for McLaren's more than two dozen locations across
the country. The vehicle processing center is set to open
next year. There's a big new trend in weddings that's
all about the word small pre tennis with details.

Speaker 1 (03:07):
According to the not dot Com, the average cost of
a wedding for one hundred guests is now thirty three
thousand dollars, with nearly thirty four percent of couples paying
for some of the wedding about seventeen percent paying for
all of it. With that, the Wedding Report says eighteen
percent of all weddings are now going micro. That's a
guest list of fifty or less and That reduction is

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reflected in the cost, with the average micro nuptials running
less than ten grand. I'm pre Tennis This Saint Texas,
No Hold.

Speaker 2 (03:39):
Beyonce is breaking big records thanks to her Cowboy Carter Tour.
The singer's tour, which wrapped up over the weekend, has
become the highest grossing country tour of all time. According
to Billboard box Score, the thirty two shows on the
Trek gross four hundred seven point six million dollars and
one point six million tickets sold. The tour consisted of

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thirty two shows and just nine markets. I'm Michael Kassner.