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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. President Trump
is not giving many details about what he'll discuss with
Russian President Putin in Alaska tomorrow. Reports have been rampant
regarding Russia Ukraine land swaps and the possibility of the

(00:21):
US offering Russia a rare earth mineral deal if it
leads to peace.

Speaker 2 (00:26):
I think President Putin will make peace. I think President
Zelenski will make peace. We'll see that they can get along.

Speaker 1 (00:32):
Trump is meeting with Putin at a military base in Anchorage.
Tropical storm Rain is expected to become the first hurricane
of the twenty twenty five Atlantic season within hours. The
National Hurricane Center says Aaron could reach hurricane strength by tomorrow.
The storm is less than eight hundred miles east of
the Northern Leeward Islands. The suspect accused of killing Minnesota

(00:54):
politician Melissa Hortman has been indicted on state charges a
grand jury and die Advance Belter on first degree murder
charges on Thursday. Belter is accused of shooting and killing
Hortman and her husband at their home on June fourteenth.
Mars Wrigley is introducing candy without synthetic dies next year.

(01:14):
Chris Keragio reports Health.

Speaker 3 (01:16):
And Human Services Secretary Robert IF Kennedy Junior has set
out to get companies to drop artificial food dies, and
Mars was considered a holdout. According to the company, M
and M's Skittle's original Extra Gum, Spearmint and Starburst original
rout chows will not include synthetic dies, and they'll be
available to purchase online throughout the US. Several food manufacturers,

(01:37):
including General Mills, PepsiCo, Tyson Foods, Hershey, and Moore, have
already announced plans to ditch synthetic colors. I'm Chris Caracio.

Speaker 1 (01:45):
Weapons is expected to take first place once again at
the weekend box office. The Zach Krieger directed thriller is
looking to make between twenty to twenty two million dollars
in its second outing. The action film Nobody Too will
battle it out with Freaky or Friday for second place,
as both are expected to net around ten to twelve million.

(02:05):
I'm Brian Shook, the driver who police say killed a
pedestrian and injured several people last week on Martin Luther
King Junior Boulevard in Portland. Oregon has died. Investigators say
sixty year old Curtis Palmer drove onto a sidewalk and
hit two pedestrians. Forty nine year old Duran Craig was
killed and the other pedestrian was seriously injured. Governor Phil

(02:28):
Murphy has now signed legislation that creates a stronger incentive
for manufacturing in the Garden State. Jonathan o'haleran reports the
new five.

Speaker 2 (02:38):
Hundred million dollar tax credit, the product of a bipartisan
bill from the state House in Trenton, will be available
to give companies long term benefits. It's called the Next
New Jersey Manufacturing Program. Eligible businesses will be able to
receive a tax credit that's worth a percentage of their
new job creation and total capital investments. Murphy says manufacturing

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plays a vital role in New Jersey's economy in future,
and that this program will further build that progress.

Speaker 1 (03:04):
Jonathan o'helleran reporting Grock is touting high ratings on the
App Store and taking aim at other tech giants. After
returning from a brief suspension on x.

Speaker 4 (03:15):
When asked why it's account was removed, the AI chatbot wrote,
the reason remains unclear. However, in now deleted posts, Grok
claimed the suspension was due to comments on Israel and
Gaza that violated x's hateful conduct rules. Czech billionaire Elen
Musk has pushed back on Grock's claims, writing the bot's
account removal was just a dumb error and adding that
Grok doesn't actually know why it was suspended. I'm Tammy Trheo.

Speaker 1 (03:39):
Officials in Maine are issuing a warning after sightings of
a great white shark near the coastline. On Monday, a
report was received about what appeared to be a large
shark near Richmond Island and Scarborough Beach. Drone video footage
showed what may have been as shark, estimated to be
about ten to twelve feet long. Police say the shark

(04:01):
was spotted multiple times this week. I'm Brian Shook.