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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):
Texas House Democrats have vowed to keep fighting Republican efforts
to redraw the state's congressional map. Governor Greg Gabbott issued
civil arrest warrants for lawmakers who fled Texas to deny
the chamber a quorum. On Monday, over fifty Democrats went
to Illinois, New York, and Massachusetts to prevent the GOP
from quickly advancing the maps, aimed at adding up to
five seats ahead of the twenty twenty six midterms. At

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a press conference in Illinois, those who left labeled the
proposed map racist, designed to dilute the voting power of
black and Hispanic communities. President Trump is calling last week's
jobs report rigged. In a post on truth Social Trump
compared the numbers to a job's report before the election
in November, which he said was also rigged. The president
said that's why in both reports there were record setting

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revisions in favor of Democrats. Trump fired the head of
the Bureau of Labor Statistics following the week report and
said he'll pick an exceptional replacement for the job. The
report said the USA economy added just seventy three thousand
jobs last month, well below estimates. The acting head of
NASA's calling for a nuclear reactor on the Moon, Mark Mayfield,
has details.

Speaker 3 (01:10):
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sent out a directive last Thursday
saying it's imperative to get it done quickly. Duffy says
a nuclear reactor on the Moon would support a future
lunary economy and strength in America's national security in space.
Duffy said China and Russia are planning to put a
reactor on the Moon by the mid twenty thirties, and
they could declare a keep out zone. He wants proposals

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from commercial companies within sixty days, a Mark Mayfield.

Speaker 2 (01:34):
New research suggests you can take fewer daily steps and
still get health benefits. According to a study published in
The Lancet Public Health last month, seven thousand steps a day,
which is far less than the benchmark ten thousand, is
not only more realistic for some people, but just as beneficial.
Researchers analyzed dozens of studies that have been done worldwide
since twenty fourteen to consider the impact of how many

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steps you take daily and other health outcomes. Whether it's
a step count, a time based goal, or just getting
up and moving during the day, experts say it's important
to do what you can commit to and stay consistent.
I'm Tammy Trio.

Speaker 1 (02:08):
Official say potential engine failure led to a United Airlines
pilot declaring may day. According to United Airlines, last month,
a Boeing seven eighty seven aircraft carrying two hundred nineteen
passengers and eleven crew members had to return to Washington
Dulles International Airport to address some mechanical issue. The pilot

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declared may day before managing to land the plane safely.
Almost sixty percent of millennials and gen zers blame their
social life for hurting their financial goals. Tammy Tricheo explains.

Speaker 2 (02:41):
A new survey from ally Bank also found that forty
two percent of them report overspending on their social budget
several months out of the year. ALI survey revealed most
American adults covet social time, with nearly seventy percent saying
they meet with friends in person at least once a week.
On average, they spent about two hundred and fifty dollars
a month on social activity. Fewer than one in five
say they have a strict budget for activities with friends.

Speaker 1 (03:04):
Today we celebrate National Coast Guard Day and it's more
than fifty one thousand members nationwide. Pre Tennis has more.

Speaker 4 (03:12):
The Coastguard was commissioned in seventeen ninety by President George
Washington with ten high speed at the time, sailing ships
with armed personnel to enforce tariffs and stop smuggling along
our coasts. Today there's more than two hundred and fifty
super high speed vessels on the water and there is
a Hollywood connection. They count Humphrey Bogart, Walter Cronkite, and

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Lloyd and Jeff Bridges as past members. I'm pre Tennis.

Speaker 1 (03:37):
The mascot for the NHL Seattle Kraken, was chased by
a grizzly bear while shooting a promotional video. Cracking Forward.
John Hayden and the mascot Booie, were in a river
fishing when a grizzly entered the water on the other
side of the river. A video posted two act showed
them walking away from the bear, but the bear followed

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and began to chase them before it turned away, allowing
the pair to safely make it to the other side
of the river. I'm Brian Shuck