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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. President Trump
won't share any possible deals he may have in mind
when he meets with Russian President Putin in Alaska tomorrow.
Trump said, this is the first step.

Speaker 2 (00:18):
I think it's going to be a good meeting. But
the more important meeting will be the second meeting that
we're having. We're going to have a meeting with President Putin,
President Zelenski myself.

Speaker 1 (00:27):
Reports have been rampant regarding Russia Ukraine land swaps and
the possibility of the US offering Russia a rare earth
mineral deal if it leads to peace. When asked today
at the White House, Trump would only say, we'll see
what happens. The first Atlantic hurricane of the twenty twenty
five season could form by tomorrow. Tropical Storm Erin is

(00:47):
expected to generate life threatening surf and rip currents this
weekend in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Erin is
then forecast to veer north before reaching the Bahamas and
could hit category three strength. Texas House Democrats are announcing
two critical conditions that need to be met before they
will return to the state The lawmakers are calling for

(01:09):
adjournment without a definite future date to reconvene, as well
as the introduction of redistricting maps in California that would
neutralize proposed changes. The teacher accused of fatally stabbing an
Arkansas couple is pleading not guilty to two capital murder charges.
Chris Keraggio has the details.

Speaker 3 (01:29):
Andrew James McGann was arrested last month in connection to
the murder of Clinton and Christian Brink, after they were
stabbed to death while hiking with their two daughters and
Devil's Den State Park. The Washington County Prosecuting Attorney's office
has said that the state continues to pursue the death
penalty McGann's case. A motive for the attack remains unknown.
I'm Chris Karaji.

Speaker 1 (01:50):
At the closing bell today, the Dow Jones Industrial average
lost eleven points to forty four nine to eleven, the
S and P five hundred gained a point to sixty
four sixty eight, and the Nasdaq fell by two points
to twenty one seven ten. I'm Brian Schuk. The US
is imposing visa restrictions on multiple Brazilian officials. Mark Mayfield reports.

Speaker 2 (02:13):
In a statement Wednesday, the State Department announced that had
revoked the visas of two former officials with Brazil's Ministry
of Health. They're among the list of people now facing
visa restrictions over their connection to a Cuban medical program
that sends doctors overseas. The state Department is accusing the
program of using coercive labor practices.

Speaker 1 (02:32):
A Mark Mayfield Elon Musk is losing his XAI partner.
Igor Babushkin, who led the engineering teams along with helping
to launch Xai in twenty twenty three, posted on x
that he's leaving the company. Tech Crunch reports Babushkin is
leaving to launch his own venture capital firm, Babushkin Ventures.

(02:53):
Babushkin says the new company will support AI's safety research
and back startups that advance humanity and unlock the mysteries
of our universe. People in northern Colorado are reporting horned rabbits.

Speaker 4 (03:07):
Tammy Triheo explains residents in some parts of the state
have taken photos recently of wild rabbits that appear to
have black horns and tentacles growing out of their heads.
A spokesperson for Colorado Parks and Wildlife say the horn
like growth so the result of a benign virus commonly
referred to as SPV, which will sometimes affect rabbits and
parts of the Central Us during the summer months. They

(03:29):
say there's no risk of the virus spreading to humans
or other animals, that they recommend avoiding contact with the
horned rabbits. I'm Tammy Tricheo.

Speaker 1 (03:37):
Today is National Navajo Code Talkers Day. There are only
a couple of these World War II heroes still alive,
and today is set aside to remember their contributions and sacrifices.
Code Talkers were instrumental in replaying coded messages during the
war with their use of Native American language. National Code

(03:58):
Talker's Day was established by then President Ronald Reagan in
nineteen eighty two. I'm Brian Shook.