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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
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Speaker 2 (00:05):
Just four minutes. President Trump is calling this summit with
Russian leader Vladimir Putin productive, but adds no deal was made.
He went on to say that some headway was made
with Russia and the talks will continue. Oh, we'll call
up the various people that I think are appropriated. Of course,
call up President Zelensky and tell him about today's meeting.

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Trump appeared at a joint news conference with Putin. When
he broke the news, Putin said an agreement was reached
and called the talks constructive. It's unclear what agreement Putin
was referring to. Texas Governor Greg Abbott is calling for
a second special session to pass a GOP friendly redistricting proposal. Today,
the Republican controlled House failed to reach a quorum, with

(00:51):
Democrats still refusing to enter the state house. Reports say
Democrats will probably stay in town for a second special session,
which would eventually allow for a vote on the Republican's
redistricting effort. The US is using drones to help catch
people crossing the border illegally. Jack Cronen reports.

Speaker 3 (01:10):
Part of an army base near the border in Arizona's
being used to house drone operations. The LA times as
predator drones with high powered radar helping agents track down
people who initially get away. The report says, with fewer
border crossings these days, the drones have more time to
look for people trying to hide, even in small groups.
The Department of Homeland Securities allocated twelve thousand hours of
drone time for border operations so far this year.

Speaker 2 (01:32):
New York Attorney General Letitia James and New Jersey AG
Matt Platkin are among a coalition demanding Instagram restrict miners
from using location sharing. James notes the Meta owned Instagram
recently made a change to its platform that allows users,
including miners, to share detailed real time locations on a map.

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In a letter to Instagram, James and a coalition of
thirty seven attorneys general assert that the new location sharing
feature creates serious public safety and data privacy concerns. I'm
Brian Schuk. A federal judge, is blocking an effort by
the White House to defund schools with DEI programs. Tammy
Triheo reports.

Speaker 4 (02:15):
Judge ruled the Trump administration can't cut federal funding to
colleges and other schools that have diversity programs, as it
threatened to do earlier this year. The judge said the
administration didn't follow proper procedure and ruled the plan was unconstitutional,
reasoning that it could infringe on the free speech rights
of educators. The ruling also blocks the administration from enforcing
a letter sent by the Education Department says federal law

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bar schools from using race in any educational decisions. I'm
tammy triheo.

Speaker 2 (02:42):
New details are coming to light regarding a tsunami and
landslide that struck southeast Alaska last weekend. The Alaska Earthquake
Center says Sunday tsunami traveled at least one hundred feet
up the hillside near Sawyer Island. The waves were reportedly
as high as fifteen feet by the time the tsunami
reached Harbor Island. The world's first ever humanoid Robot Games

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are underway in China. Mark Mayfield has the details.

Speaker 1 (03:09):
Over five hundred androids from sixteen countries are competing at
the event in Beijing, taking place at a stadium built
for the twenty twenty two Winter Olympics. The games include
traditional sports like track, football, basketball, and kung fu, but
also include competitions for cleaning and other practical tasks. The
Chinese government is supporting the games. In a paper published
on Thursday, the International Federation of Robotics says China has

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put humanoids in the center of their national strategy. I'm
Mark Mayfield.

Speaker 2 (03:37):
The twenty twenty eight Los Angeles Olympics will allow corporate
sponsors for stadium names, a historic first. The International Olympic
Committee and LA twenty eight announced the tradition breaking agreement Thursday.
Corporate sponsors of existing venues like Crypto dot Com Arena,
BMO Stadium and Sofi Stadium will be able to signed

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deals to retain the naming rights during the Olympics. I'm
Brian Shook.