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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. There could
be a vote today on a Texas Republican redistricting plan.
The state House reconvened today after protests from Democrats that
saw them leave this state to break quorum and delay
a vote. The new congressional map would create five more

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Republican leaning districts. A state of emergency has been declared
for North Carolina's Outer Banks region as Hurricane Aaron moves
through the Atlantic Ocean. North Carolina Governor Josh Stein.

Speaker 2 (00:36):
We're anticipating coastal flooding from massive waves, tropical storm force winds,
and tidal and storm surge for much of the state. Shoreline.

Speaker 1 (00:45):
Swimming at most east coast beaches is being advised against
due to life threatening surf and rip currents. Federal Reserve
officials are concerned over tariffs, inflation, and labor markets. Chris
Keragio has the details.

Speaker 3 (00:59):
Recently released minutes from the fed's July meeting showed a
divided board after two governors voted against the decision to
hold rate steady, marking the first time multiple governors rejected
a rate decision in more than thirty years. The governors
also noted rising threats to the economy that would warrant monitoring,
as well as the possibility of facing difficult trade offs

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due to more persistent inflation and a weakened labor market.
President Trump has pressured the FED for months to cut rates,
criticizing Chairman Jerome Powell on the board.

Speaker 1 (01:29):
Parole hearings for the Menendez brothers will start tomorrow. The siblings,
Lyle and Derek have spent the past thirty years behind
bars for the highly publicized murders of their parents in
nineteen eighty nine. They were re sentenced earlier this year
to allow for the possibility of parole. The Parole Board
will make a recommendation, but the ultimate authority rests in

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the hands of California Governor Gavin Newsom. Tonight's powerball jackpot
is worth an estimated six hundred and forty one million dollars.
That means a lucky winner taking the cash option would
walk away with nearly two hundred and ninety one million.
I'm Brian Schuk. The FDA is giving approval for a
first of its kind glucose monitoring system for weight loss.

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Michael Cassner reports.

Speaker 4 (02:15):
Created by startup Signos. A paid membership gets you an
AI platform and continuous Glucose monitor. The system offers recommendations
for weight management based on real time data. A three
month membership is priced at one hundred and thirty nine
dollars a month. I'm Michael Cassner.

Speaker 1 (02:32):
Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noms says the entire Southern Border
wall is being painted black. No made the announcement Tuesday
at a press briefing near El Paso, and said they're
taking the action specifically at the request of the president.
Gnom explained that when something is painted black, it gets
even warmer, making it even harder for people to climb.

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UK broadcaster British Broadcast Corporation pulled a new Ozzy Osbourne
documentary just hours before it was set to premiere.

Speaker 2 (03:11):
Ozzy Osbourne Coming Home was supposed to air on Monday evening.
A BBC spokesperson told US Weekly that the film premier
date was moved and they'll confirm a new date in
the future. Ozzy Osbourne Coming Home captures an intimate glimpse
into the Oswyne family's journey returning back to the UK.
Osbourne passed away on July twenty second, just over two
weeks after his final performance as a solo artist and

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with Black Sabbath at their back to the beginning concert.
I'm Mark Neefield.

Speaker 1 (03:38):
Scientists have found another moon orbiting Urinus. The new moon
was found by a team from Colorado using NASA's James
Webb Space Telescope. They say that tiny moon is only
about six miles in diameter, which made it undetectable to
other telescopes. It's the twenty ninth moon discovered orbiting Uranus
and it doesn't have a name yet, so now it's

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being called S twenty twenty five U one. I'm Brian Shook.