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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.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
President Trump is staying tight lipped about any potential agreements
he might propose during his upcoming meeting with Russian President
Vladimir Putin in Alaska Friday. Speculation has been going around
about possible Russia Ukraine landswaps and whether the US might
offer Russia access to rare earth minerals in exchange for
steps toward peace. During a briefing at the White House,
Trump reiterated that the ongoing Russia Ukraine conflict is not

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his responsibility, placing blame on former President Biden. Tropical storm
Erin is nearing hurricane strength. Maximum sustained winds hit seventy
miles an hour as of the latest update, with the
storm expected to become the first hurricane of the twenty
twenty five Atlantic season within hours. The National Hurricane centerss
Erin could reach hurricane strength by tomorrow. The storm is

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less than eight hundred miles east of the Northern Leeward Islands.
Heavy rainfall is forecast through the weekend in the Virgin
Islands and parts of porter Rie, Ico. It's still not
clear if Aaron will have an impact on the US
East Coast. Texas House Democrats say two critical conditions need
to be met before they'll return to the state. The
lawmakers are calling for adjournment without a definite future date

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to reconvene, as well as the introduction of redistricting maps
in California that would neutralize proposed changes. Their announcement comes
after more than fifty Democratic lawmakers fled the state earlier
this month to delay a GOP friendly redistricting proposal from
moving through an ongoing special session. Legislators are facing hefty
fines in addition to threats of arrest and removal from

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their seats if they don't return. Drought and ocean patterns
are largely being driven by human activity. That's according to
a new study published in Nature. It said greenhouse gas
emissions generated by humans may have locked in a climate
pattern responsible for long term mega drought across the western US.
Researchers found between eighteen seventy and nineteen fifty, changes to

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the pattern called Pacific decadal oscillation were predominantly fueled by
internal forces, but that's been changing since the mid twentieth century.
I'm Tammy Triheo, the Supreme Court is declining to block
a Mississippi law that imposes age verification across social media platforms.
Ryan Shook reports the law.

Speaker 3 (02:14):
Was enacted last year and requires all users under eighteen
to verify their age, as well as obtain parental consent
to access social media sites. Mississippi's law addresses growing concerns
about the negative impact of social media on young people. However,
the industry group net Choice argues that the restrictions violate

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free speech protections. I'm Brian Shook.

Speaker 2 (02:37):
Air Canada's grounding flights ahead of a potential flight attendant
strike this weekend. The airline will scale up the cancelations
each day, which will result in a total shut down
by Saturday. The airline's ten thousand flight attendants are pushing
for higher wages and better compensation, and say they're ready
to strike. A total shutdown of flights operated by Air
Canada is expected to ground roughly one hundred and thirty

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thousand passengers a day. Mars Wrigley is introducing candy without
synthetic dies next year. Chris Keraggio has more.

Speaker 4 (03:06):
Health 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 root chos will not include synthetic dies, and they'll
be available to purchase online throughout the US. Several food manufacturers,

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including General Mills, PepsiCo, Tyson Foods, Hershey, and Moore, have
already announced plans to ditch synthetic colors.

Speaker 1 (03:34):
I'm Chris Caratio.

Speaker 2 (03:45):
Weimo is upping his music game by now offering Spotify
integration when writing in one of its robotaxis. Waimo's website
explains users and need only do tap Spotify from the
INCR music menu, Verify from their smartphone, and then listen
as Way puts it your ride, your music. I'm Tammy
Truhio