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

Speaker 2 (00:05):
Just four minutes.

Speaker 1 (00:08):
President Trump says Ukraine's leader will not take part in
his somewhat with Vladimir Putin. Trump says he's unsure on
where Putin stands.

Speaker 2 (00:16):
I believe he wants to get it over with now.

Speaker 3 (00:18):
I've said that a few times that I've been disappointed
because they have like a great call with him, and
then missiles would be lobbed in Tikiyev for some other place.

Speaker 1 (00:27):
Trump says he's going to call Ukrainian President Selensky and
other European leaders after he talks with Putin and possibly
set up a meeting with Ukraine's leader. Trump said he
doesn't anticipate a deal to end the Ukraine Russia war
after meeting Putin, then added that he'll either tell both
signs there's going to be a deal or they can
keep fighting. Trump called his sit down with Putin a
feel out meeting. Washington, DC residents are protesting President Trump's

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decision to deploy the National Guard and take control of
the city's police department. More than one hundred protesters rallied
near the White House Monday, with some denouncing the decision
as fascist and totality. A group that helped organize the
protest called on DC residents to make noise outside their
homes every night that the city remains under federal control.
The owner of a Trump Burger restaurant in Houston is

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out on bond following his arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Speaker 4 (01:14):
Michael Kastner reports Roland Biani came from Lebanon to the
US in twenty nineteen on a visa that required him
to leave the country by February twenty twenty four. ICE
arrested Beyanni in May for overstaying is Welcome, and an
immigration judge granted him bond as he waits for an
immigration hearing. I says the case proves the law applies
regardless of what restaurant you own or political beliefs you

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might have. I'm Michael Kassner.

Speaker 1 (01:39):
An investigation that has been launched after two people were
killed in an explosion at a steel factory near Pittsburgh.
At least ten people were injured in Monday morning's blast
of the Clareton Cooke Works by her and critical but
stable condition, while others were treated at a hospital and
released and officials are confirming that Kelly Clarkson's ex husband
died from melanoma. Brandon Blackstock died last week of the
age of forty eight in his Montana home. Blackstock and

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Clerkson were married for seven years before splitting in twenty twenty.
I'm Mark Mayfield, the mayor of Washington, d C. Is
reacting to President Trump's crime actions in the nation's capital.
Brian Shunk reports.

Speaker 2 (02:12):
Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser spoke out after Trump placed the
DC Police under federal control and activated the National Guard
as part of his major crackdown on crime.

Speaker 3 (02:23):
And while this.

Speaker 4 (02:24):
Action today is unsettingly, I can't say that given some
of the rhetoric of the past that were totally surprised.

Speaker 2 (02:33):
Bowser thinks Trump's current view on crime and DC is
shaped by rising crime rates during his first term, but
she says it's dropped since then. I'm Brian Shook.

Speaker 1 (02:43):
A federal judge is rejecting your request from the Department
of Justice to unseal grand jury materials from Geelane Maxwell's
sex trafficking case. The judge determined that unsealing the materials
in Maxwell's case is not a matter of historical or
public interest, and said much of the material being requested
had already been made public. The Justice Department has also
sought to release grandeury materials from cases involving late sex

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offender Jeffrey Epstein in New York, but it asked judges
overseeing the requests to refrain from issuing a ruling until
August fourteenth. Taylor's Swift fans are speculating that the pop
star is releasing new music after making her first appearance
on the New Heights podcast. Chris Carrajio has more.

Speaker 3 (03:22):
Swift eas began speculating after the Instagram account for New
Heights teased a major guest for its next episode, and
the middle of the graphic features a silhouette of a
woman as the mystery person. The podcast is hosted by
Swift's boyfriend, Kansas City Chief star Travis Kelcey and his brother,
retired NFL star Jason Kelsey, who appeared to be wearing
Swift merchandise from the era's tour in the episode's thumbnail.

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The new episode of New Heights will be released on
streaming services Wednesday, seven pm Eastern, which is also a
departure from the normal morning release.

Speaker 1 (03:52):
I'm Chris Caragio and a new inflation reporter is do
out Tuesday, and most economists are expecting bad news. The
Consumer Price Index is expected to show prices rose at
a faster piece in July compared to June.

Speaker 2 (04:03):
A Mark Mayfield