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

Speaker 2 (00:08):
Texas Republicans are again being blocked from moving ahead with
their congressional redistricting plan. For the second day in a row,
the House reconvened but failed to reach a quorum. After
more than fifty Democrats fled the state. The Texas House
speakers signed civil arrest warrants for the absent Democrats. Millions
in the Southeast are under a floodwatch as rain and

(00:30):
thunderstorms hit the region over the next few days. The
same cold front that helped develop tropical Storm Dexter off
the coast of the mid Atlantic is bringing a separate
threat to some Southeast states throughout the week and could
stretch into the weekend. A federal judge in New York
is allowing alleged killer Luigi Mangioni access to a laptop

(00:52):
while in jail awaiting trial. Sarah le Kesler reports.

Speaker 3 (00:56):
Luigi mangione, the twenty seven year old Maryland man accused
of gunning down United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in broad
daylight outside of midtown Manhattan Hilton last December, is getting
a laptop not for entertainment, but strictly for looking at
case related documents and videos provided by the government. He'll
be able to use it seven days a week from

(01:17):
eight am to four pm. His lawyers requested it so
he can help them prepare for trial and assist in
his own defense. If convicted, Mangioni is facing a death sentence.
I'm Sarah Lee Kessler.

Speaker 2 (01:30):
President Trump says he's working to make sure wildfires don't
disrupt the twenty twenty eight Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Speaking from the White House, Trump said Governor Gavin Newsom
has to allow more water to flow into California from
the Pacific Northwest.

Speaker 1 (01:46):
I've been fighting with him for a long time about
allowing the watercoat to come down from the Pacific Northwest.

Speaker 2 (01:51):
Essentially, Trump also said California's protection of the Delta smelt
has to stop the cause of the death of Metal Icon.
When Ozzy Osbourne is being revealed Osborne died due to
a heart attack, I'm Brian Shook. The final report is
out two years after five people died aboard a submersible
vessel exploring the wreck of the Titanic.

Speaker 1 (02:14):
Rory O'Neil reports seventeen safety recommendations are included in the
final report into the loss of the Titan submersible operated
by ocean Gate. The report side of the need for
stronger oversight of experimental vessels and more coastguard involvement. Primary
contributing factors included ocean gates inadequate design, certification, maintenance, and

(02:35):
inspection process, citing a previous incident in twenty twenty two
that was not properly resolved. I'm Rory O'Neil.

Speaker 2 (02:42):
A federal judge is pressing pause on a newly passed
law in Arkansas that would require the Ten Commandments to
be posted in public schools. Judge Timothy Brooks blasted what
he called a coordinated strategy to inject Christian religious doctrine
into public place. He sided with families who sued, claiming

(03:03):
that the law is plainly unconstitutional. The government is getting
creative with their strategy to protect cattle herds and scare
off predatory wolves. Mark Mayfield explains, there's so much.

Speaker 1 (03:15):
I didn't do. I can't believe. I can't tell you.

Speaker 4 (03:19):
According to The Wall Street Journal, the Department of Agriculture
is using a recording of Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver
screaming at each other in marriage story to frighten wolves
across the American West. The USDA is reportedly using drones
with speakers to blast that scene, as well as acdc's
thunderstruck fireworks and gunshots. A USDA district supervisor in Oregon

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says the audio is being used to get wolves to
respond and to know that humans are bad. I'm Mark Mayfield.

Speaker 2 (03:48):
Comedian Kat Williams is going to be an no Course
correspondent for a PGA Tour event this weekend. According to
the Hollywood Reporter, Williams will join PGA Tour live for
them a FedEx Saint Jude Championship in Memphis. I'm Brian Shook.