August 2, 2025 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The latest use this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 1 (00:08):
President Trump is deploying two nuclear submarines closer to Russia
in a post untruth social Friday. The President said he
made the decision due to inflammatory statements made by former
Russian president Dmitri Medvedev. The former Russian leader claimed this
week that Trump's new deadline for Russia to end the
fighting with Ukraine was an additional step towards war. Trump
(00:30):
later told Newsmas in response he moved the submarines closer
to Russia. The president called it a precautionary move, saying
the United States is being careful just in case a
hunger strike at Alligator Alcatraz is in its ninth day.
Detainees are protesting the poor living conditions at the facility.
A group of Democrats held an emergency town hall this
week demanding better conditions and more transparency into the oversight
(00:53):
of the controversial facility. Deportation flights began last week. Jeffrey
Epstein associate Gilain Maxwell has been moved from Florida to
a federal prison in Texas.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Lisa Taylor reports Maxwell is serving twenty years for her
role in recruiting and trafficking miners for sex. Tom Yamas
with the Tails.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
It comes just a week after the Deputy Attorney General
met with Maxwell and her lawyer, and as she is
appealing to the Supreme Court to overturn her conviction. Families
of Jeffrey Epstein's victims outraged, calling it preferential treatment.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
The reason for the move has not been revealed. The
White House says no leniency has been discussed ainly S. Taylor.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
Meanwhile, the House of Representatives has postpone testimony from Maxwell
until after the Supreme Court considers her petition to overturn
her conviction. Dave Edmonds is in critical condition after going
into what his wife calls a major cardiac arrest. Edmunds
(01:51):
hit top five with his first US single, I Hear
You Knocking. It reached number four on the Billboard Hot
one hundred and nineteen seventy. C. C. Edmunds posted on
Facebook on July twenty ninth that her husband of forty
years died in her arms before a nurse was able
to revive him with CPR. I'm rob Martyr. Rome is
welcoming as many as one million young people to celebrate
(02:11):
the Jubilee of Youth this week. Hope Leo the fourteenth
is expected to hold a prayer vigil with the huge
group and celebrate the final Mass for the gathering on Sunday.
The Mega Youth Jamboree is held every twenty five years
and is a week long gathering for Catholic youth. The
estimated million young pilgrims visiting Rome come from one hundred
and forty six countries. The Texas Lottery Commission will pay
(02:31):
almost forty six million dollars to a woman who has
denied her winnings for months. Court records show that an
agreement between the Lottery Commission and Kristin Moriarty were filed
on Thursday. The Lottery Commission said the settlement was reached
with help from Attorney General Ken Paxton's office. Moriarty will
receive forty five point eight million dollars before taxes in
a single lump sum. The payout comes over five months
(02:54):
after Moriarty bought the winning Lotto Texas ticket worth eighty
three point five million in February. She may the purchase
online through the Lottery Courier service. Jack Pocket actor Gary
Busey is pleading guilty to criminal sexual contact in connection
to an incident at a New Jersey convention three years ago.
Jim Forbes has more.
Speaker 4 (03:13):
Appearing virtually at a hearing in Camden County Superior Court
on Thursday, the eighty one year old admitted to groping
a woman at the DoubleTree Hotel in Cherry Hill. In
August of twenty twenty two. Two women alleged Bucy touched
them inappropriately during a meet and greet at the Monster
Media con The Malibu, California resident told the judge it
(03:34):
was not an accidental touching. Bucy was booked as a
guest at the horror themed convention. He faces one to
five years of probation and finds under the plea deal.
I'm Jim Forbes.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
South Park is set to leave HBO Max on August fifth.
I mean, that's the kindest thing you've ever said this
week that done think about. HBO Max has been home
to South Park's entire twenty six season library for the
past five years, but now the streaming rights for the
long running animated comedy have become a global exclusive on
Paramount Plus. I'm Rob Martyr
This is your twenty four to seven use update.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The latest use this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 1 (00:08):
President Trump is deploying two nuclear submarines closer to Russia
in a post untruth social Friday. The President said he
made the decision due to inflammatory statements made by former
Russian president Dmitri Medvedev. The former Russian leader claimed this
week that Trump's new deadline for Russia to end the
fighting with Ukraine was an additional step towards war. Trump
(00:30):
later told Newsmas in response he moved the submarines closer
to Russia. The president called it a precautionary move, saying
the United States is being careful just in case a
hunger strike at Alligator Alcatraz is in its ninth day.
Detainees are protesting the poor living conditions at the facility.
A group of Democrats held an emergency town hall this
week demanding better conditions and more transparency into the oversight
(00:53):
of the controversial facility. Deportation flights began last week. Jeffrey
Epstein associate Gilain Maxwell has been moved from Florida to
a federal prison in Texas.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Lisa Taylor reports Maxwell is serving twenty years for her
role in recruiting and trafficking miners for sex. Tom Yamas
with the Tails.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
It comes just a week after the Deputy Attorney General
met with Maxwell and her lawyer, and as she is
appealing to the Supreme Court to overturn her conviction. Families
of Jeffrey Epstein's victims outraged, calling it preferential treatment.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
The reason for the move has not been revealed. The
White House says no leniency has been discussed ainly S. Taylor.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
Meanwhile, the House of Representatives has postpone testimony from Maxwell
until after the Supreme Court considers her petition to overturn
her conviction. Dave Edmonds is in critical condition after going
into what his wife calls a major cardiac arrest. Edmunds
(01:51):
hit top five with his first US single, I Hear
You Knocking. It reached number four on the Billboard Hot
one hundred and nineteen seventy. C. C. Edmunds posted on
Facebook on July twenty ninth that her husband of forty
years died in her arms before a nurse was able
to revive him with CPR. I'm rob Martyr. Rome is
welcoming as many as one million young people to celebrate
(02:11):
the Jubilee of Youth this week. Hope Leo the fourteenth
is expected to hold a prayer vigil with the huge
group and celebrate the final Mass for the gathering on Sunday.
The Mega Youth Jamboree is held every twenty five years
and is a week long gathering for Catholic youth. The
estimated million young pilgrims visiting Rome come from one hundred
and forty six countries. The Texas Lottery Commission will pay
(02:31):
almost forty six million dollars to a woman who has
denied her winnings for months. Court records show that an
agreement between the Lottery Commission and Kristin Moriarty were filed
on Thursday. The Lottery Commission said the settlement was reached
with help from Attorney General Ken Paxton's office. Moriarty will
receive forty five point eight million dollars before taxes in
a single lump sum. The payout comes over five months
(02:54):
after Moriarty bought the winning Lotto Texas ticket worth eighty
three point five million in February. She may the purchase
online through the Lottery Courier service. Jack Pocket actor Gary
Busey is pleading guilty to criminal sexual contact in connection
to an incident at a New Jersey convention three years ago.
Jim Forbes has more.
Speaker 4 (03:13):
Appearing virtually at a hearing in Camden County Superior Court
on Thursday, the eighty one year old admitted to groping
a woman at the DoubleTree Hotel in Cherry Hill. In
August of twenty twenty two. Two women alleged Bucy touched
them inappropriately during a meet and greet at the Monster
Media con The Malibu, California resident told the judge it
(03:34):
was not an accidental touching. Bucy was booked as a
guest at the horror themed convention. He faces one to
five years of probation and finds under the plea deal.
I'm Jim Forbes.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
South Park is set to leave HBO Max on August fifth.
I mean, that's the kindest thing you've ever said this
week that done think about. HBO Max has been home
to South Park's entire twenty six season library for the
past five years, but now the streaming rights for the
long running animated comedy have become a global exclusive on
Paramount Plus. I'm Rob Martyr
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