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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
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Speaker 2 (00:08):
The FBI has agreed to help track down a group
of Texas Democrats who fled the state in protest of redistricting.
The request was made by Senator John Cornyn.

Speaker 1 (00:17):
We cannot allow these rogue legislators to avoid their constitutional
responsibilities and make a mockery out of Texas.

Speaker 2 (00:25):
FBI agents will be assisting state troopers who were ordered
by the governor to arrest those involved in the quorum break.
Civil warrants have been issued, but local law enforcement can't
make arrests outside the state. The Texas House is expected
to try to establish a quorum again tomorrow, after failing
to do so twice this week. President Trump is set
to honor nearly one hundred past Purple Heart recipients. He's

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holding a ceremony at the White House today, marking National
Purple Heart Day. Some recipients and attendance will include three
veterans who gave their Purple Heart medals to the President
following the assassination attempt on his life last year. The
Purple Heart is america oldest military decoration, and it honors
those killed or injured in combat, and President Trump is
set to unveil a deal to end the conflict between

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Azerbaijan and Armenia. CBS News says Trump will speak at
the White House tomorrow, with Azerbaijan's president and Armenia's Prime
minister set to be in attendance. US officials had been
working for months to help the two countries reach a deal.
The two sides have been in a number of conflicts
for over thirty years. A not guilty please been entered
for the man accused of killing a Minnesota state lawmaker

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and injuring another. Vance Bolter is facing federal charges including
murder for allegedly assassinating former Minnesota Democratic House Speaker Melissa
Hortman and her husband Mark in June, as well as
shooting State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvett, who
survived their injuries. Walter was taken into custody after a
two day man hunt. Week one of the NFL preseason

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is here. Tonight, the Colts class with the Ravens in Baltimore,
the Bengals and Eagles square off in Philadelphia, and the
nightcap features the Raiders and Seahawks dueling in Seattle. A
trio of matchups are also on the slate for tomorrow,
while most of the league plays Saturday. I'm Chris Krasi.
United Airlines has resumed flights after resolving a technical issue

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that forced the FAA to issue ground stops for all
United flights. The airline has confirmed that a system error
caused an outage last night, which disrupted flights to Chicago
and several other major hubs. Today is National Sea Serpent Day,
celebrating the first known sighting of a snake like creature
in the ocean back in eighteen forty eight. Pre Tennis

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now with more.

Speaker 1 (02:33):
That serpent was the dentalus in the South Atlantic. There
are sea serpent sightings in every ocean in the world.
Canada has Ogopogo, Scotland the Lochness Monster, there's one in
Japan with eight tails, and don't forget the kraken. But
there's no scientific evidence proving they actually exist because the
government will not fund searches, which means they don't exist

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or they do. I'm pre Tennis.

Speaker 2 (02:59):
Brad Pitt is more owning the loss of his mother.
Jane Pitt, passed away Tuesday at the age of eighty four.
She was a well known philanthropist whose family donated one
million dollars in two thousand and nine to help create
the Jane Pitt Pediatric Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri.
A private celebration of life for Jane Pitt will take
place at a future date.

Speaker 1 (03:19):
I'm going down South. I'm going I have myself time,
friendly faces everywhere, humble both for that damtas Homeland Security
Secretary Christy Nome is the latest target on south Park.

Speaker 2 (03:30):
The satirical cartoon has been taking aim at the Trump
administration in its new season that debuted last month. Episode
one brought in the largest share for south Park in
twenty five years and received more social media posts than
any other show in its history. Episode two aired Wednesday
in feature to cartoon a Christine Nome leading ice raids
and shooting puppies in the street, including Crypto from the

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Superman movie. It also featured mar A Lago as Fantasy Island,
with President Trump as mister O'Rourke and JD Vance as
his tiny assistant. I'm Chris Karraggio.