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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:08):
Jeffrey Epstein associate Geelane Maxwell says she does not believe
he died by suicide while in jail. Transcripts and audio
from the DOJ meeting with Maxwell have been released, So
you think he did not die by suicide?

Speaker 3 (00:23):
Given all the things we.

Speaker 4 (00:24):
Just talked about, I do not believe he died by suicide.

Speaker 2 (00:27):
Maxwell also says she never saw President Trump get a
massage from Epstein's young female victims, adding Trump was a
gentleman in all respects in the interactions she had with him.
A tour bus crash in western New York Friday has
killed five people. Police say the bus overturned on the
eastbound side of the New York State Thruway in the

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town of Pembrooke after the driver lost control. Police say
the driver was not impaired and is cooperating with the investigation.
Vice President JD. Vance says the FBI did not raid
the home and office of former Trump national security advisor
John Bolton because of Bolton's criticism of the President. In
an interview with NBC's Meet the Press, Vance said while

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classified records are part of the investigation. There's a broad
concern about Bolton. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is signaling
that interest rate cuts could be on the way. He
spoke at the Federal Reserves Conference in Jackson holl Wyoming
on Friday.

Speaker 3 (01:25):
The stability of the unemployment rate and other labor market
measures allows us to proceed carefully as we consider changes
to our policy stance. Nonetheless, with policy and restrictive territory,
the baseline outlook and the shifting balance of risks may
warrant adjusting our policy stance.

Speaker 2 (01:42):
The Fed will meet next month to decide whether or
not to restart rate cuts. A Global Hunger Monitor says
there's famine in the northern Gaza strip and it will
soon spread to the rest of the region by the
end of next month. Israel claims there is no famine
in Gaza and that deaths blamed on malnutrition are actually

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from other medical conditions. I'm Brian Shook. Employment visas for
commercial truck drivers are being put on hold following a
deadly crash. Rory O'Neil has the details.

Speaker 4 (02:15):
The pause comes after a driver who was in the
US illegally was charged in a Florida crash that killed
three people. The Transportation Secretary says this is part of
an effort to enforce English proficiency standards for truck drivers.
On ex Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the increasing
number of foreign drivers operating large tractor trailer trucks is

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endangering American lives. I'm rory O'Neil.

Speaker 2 (02:39):
Gas prices are expected to remain low for the upcoming
Labor Day weekend. Triple A says the national average for
a gallon of regular should stay below last year's average
of three dollars and thirty three cents, and should remain
relatively low for the rest of the summer as long
as Gulf Coast refineries are not hit by hurricanes. Labor

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Day is for many the last big holiday weekend of
the summer. The labuobu craze is proving to be big business.
More from Matt Mattinson.

Speaker 1 (03:10):
Chinese based company Popmart's financial report reveals more than six
hundred million dollars worth of the popular dollars have been
sold so far this year. PopMart first introduced labuoboos as
part of its Monsters line in twenty eighteen. They've recently
soared in popularity after celebrities like Black Pink's Lisa Rihanna
and Madonna have been spotted with them. Ten million Labu

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boos are expected to be sold each month for the
rest of the year.

Speaker 2 (03:34):
Chipotle is teaming up with Zipline to test drone delivery.
Select customers in the Dallas area now have the option
to use Zippoltle Delivery. Zipline's autonomous aircraft will deliver orders
two customers home from a Roulette, Texas Chipotle location. The
drone delivery service will cost three dollars, with a fifteen

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percent service fee capped at six dollars. Zipline said it
will be working with Sweet Green to determine a future launch.
I'm Brian Schuck.