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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. Washington, DC's
police is being placed under federal control by President Trump
as part of his major crackdown on crime. Speaking at
the White House this morning, he said he will rescue Washington,
d C, calling today Liberation Day. DC Mayor Muriel Bauser

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is reacting and while.

Speaker 2 (00:27):
This action today is unsettenly an unprecedented, I can't say
that given some of the rhetoric of the past, that
were totally surprised.

Speaker 1 (00:37):
Three people are dead after a shooting at a target
in Austin. Officers arrived to the store to find three
people shot in the parking lot, with the suspect then
hijacking a car. He crashed, then hijacked another car before
being captured. Officials say the man had a history of
mental health issues and investigation is ongoing. President Trump is

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extending the deadline for tariffs on China to go into effect,
Chris Keiragio reports.

Speaker 3 (01:05):
Multiple reports say he signed an executive order just hours
before his pause on the higher tariffs was set to expire.
The executive order pushes back the deadline ninety days until
November ninth, The extension comes after US and Chinese officials
met last month. Had the pause not been extended, tariffs
on Chinese goods would have gone back up to the
high levels seen in April.

Speaker 1 (01:25):
Forecasters a tropical storm Erin could become a hurricane toward
the end of the week. The storm is currently churning
in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean after forming just west of
the Cabo Verde Islands. The Trump administration is looking at
reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. President Trump said
during a news conference that he estimates his administration will

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make a determination over the next few weeks. Marijuana has
been a Schedule wan drug since nineteen seventy one, and
Trump's potential reclassification would continue efforts started by the Biden
administration to make marijuana a Schedule three drug. I'm Brian Shuk,
New York's Attorney General, is fighting back against a Justice

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Department probe involving her prosecution of President Trump. Sarah le
Kessler reports.

Speaker 4 (02:16):
Federal prosecutors say they want to determine whether Letitia James
violated Trump's civil rights when she sued Trump for three
hundred million dollars for falsifying business records and one they've
issued a subpoena to Tiss James. The AG's office has
issued a statement saying any weaponization of the Justice Department
should disturb every American. Abby Lowell, james personal lawyer, put

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out a statement too, saying we are ready in waiting
with the facts and the law. The DOJ is also
looking at james case against the National Rifle Association. I'm
Sarah Lee Kessler.

Speaker 1 (02:51):
The Japanese boxing world is reeling after not one but
two fighters died from injuries suffered during the same event.
Both men were twenty eight years old, and both died
following their matches earlier this month in Tokyo. They both
underwent brain surgery but ultimately passed away. The president of
the World Boxing Council, Mauriceo Suleiman, is now calling for

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more research to find ways to make boxing safer and
implement prevention programs. The federal government plans to start selling
its ownership in Fannie may and Freddie mack Mark. Mayfield
reports the organizations have been under conservatorship since the two
thousand and eight financial crisis, and now the government plans
to start selling shares to the public later this year.

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While Fanny and Freddie were once publicly traded, it's unclear
what the new process or structure would be. I'm Mark Nepheeld.
If you're a man who reads, chances are women may
find you attractive. A survey conducted by Date Psychology found
that ninety eight percent of women rated reading as attractive.
Following reading to even out the top five hottest male

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hobbies are learning a foreign line language, playing an instrument, cooking,
and woodworking. I'm Brian Schuck.