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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven US update. The
latest use.

Speaker 2 (00:04):
This hour in just four minutes. President Trump says substantial
progress is being made to end the Ukraine Russian war. Today.
He spoke to reporters at the White House prior to
his private one on one meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky
and express confidence that there can be an end of
the war.

Speaker 3 (00:22):
I think we have a good chance of doing it.
It's been almost four years now that a lot of
people were killed last week. A lot of people last week.
I mean millions of people killed, but a lot of
people last week for whatever reason, a big number, a
lot of soldiers, both on both sides.

Speaker 2 (00:38):
Several reports say trumple as Lensky to seed Land or
Russia in exchange for US backed security against any further
Russian aggression. European leaders have also come to the White
House today to show support for Ukraine. This all comes
after trump summit last week in Alaska with Russian President Putin.
Ukraine has publicly called for a ceasefire, but for now
Russia has refused and continues to attack military ands have

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billion targets. Texas Democrats are back of the state capital
after breaking quorum to protest Republican led redistricting. Texas House
Minority Leader Gen Wu said they rallied Democrats across the
country to join this existential fight for fair representation. Meantime,
in California, lawmakers are expected to push for a redrawing
of that state's congressional map to counteract changes that may

(01:21):
be made in Texas. Hurricane Aeron is expected to remain
dangerous through the middle of the week. The category four
storm knocked out power yesterday to tens of thousands in
Puerto Rico and is expected to move past the southern
eastern Bahamas today. The National Hurricane Center says the storm
is likely to bring life threatening surf and rip currents
to the east coast during the week. Newsmax is agreeing
to pay sixty seven million dollars to settle a lawsuit

(01:43):
with Dominion Voting Systems. The cable channel is expected to
pay Dominion twenty seven million this month and another forty
million over the next two years. The lawsuit was filed
against Newsmax in twenty twenty one and stems from debunked
claims that the twenty twenty election results were fraudulent. Fox
News also settled with dominion in a similar lawsuit, which
saw a seven hundred and eighty seven million dollars settlement

(02:04):
in twenty twenty three. I'm Chris Caragio. Stargazing is generally
more popular, but this week you can do a lot
of planet gazing because six planets will be visible in
the sky through Wednesday. Mercury, Venus, a, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune,
and Uranus are aligned and can be seen about forty
five minutes before sunset. Some will be visible to the
naked eye, but binoculars or a telescope will be needed

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for Neptune and Uranus limiting. Alcohol intake is good for
blood pressure. That's according to new guidelines from the American
Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology. The doctors
recommend not drinking at all, but say men should keep
drinks to no more than two a day and just
won drink for women. It's the first time the national
guidelines for minimizing the risk of hypertension have been updated

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since twenty seventeen. The coroner who conducted the autopsy of
Marilyn Monroe is breaking his long silence on the Hollywood
star's reported cause of death. Mark Mayfield fills the sin
the Good Day.

Speaker 1 (03:03):
Missive President Thomas Nogucci, who is now ninety eight, is
offering his account of what really happened in the new
book LA Coroner Thomas Nogucci and Death in Hollywood. He
told author En Son Choi the autopsy was never fully
improperly performed. Nogucci also admitted evidence quickly went missing and
he did not agree with the official ruling of death

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by suicide as the alleged lover of then President John F.
Kennedy Whenroe's death has been the subject of numerous conspiracy
theories for decades. I'm Mark Mayfield.

Speaker 2 (03:33):
Over one hundred and twenty two thousand ladders sold at
home depot or being recalled due to their locking mechanism failing,
putting users at risk of a fall. The recall includes
twenty and twenty four foot MultiMAX Pro models sold between
November twenty twenty one and February twenty twenty four. The manufacturer,
Werner Co. Says owners should stop using the latters immediately

(03:53):
and register online for a full refund. The US Consumer
Products Safety Commission said the company has received eighteen reports
of falls and fourteen reports of injuries. I'm Chris Krajio,