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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
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Speaker 2 (00:08):
A federal judge is temporarily blocking Kilmore brego Garcia's deportation
to Uganda. Abrego Garcia's lawyers filed a challenge to the
Trump administration's efforts to deport him for a second time
after he was detained by Ice again. The judges order
prevents a Brego Garcia from being deported before August twenty eighth,
with her adding that she's inclined to extend the stay

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until she's made a ruling in the case. A hearing
has been set for Friday. The administration has been trying
to deport him for alleged ties to the gang m
S thirteen claims, which abrego Garcia denies. The courts have
determined he's neither a danger to the community nor a
flight risk. President Trump is ordering the Defense Department to
establish special National Guard units that are specifically trained to

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deal with public order issues. The executive order Monday came
as Trump has floated the idea to use the military
to enforce law and order in American cities across the country,
such as Chicago or Baltimore. He's already done so in Washington,
d C. But as a special district, the rules there
are different than what they would be in other parts
of the country. SpaceX will have to wait a bit

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longer for the latest test flight of Starship. Monday's launchless
postponed because of bad weather in South Texas. The massive
rocket was set to lift off shortly before seven pm
local time. The tenth test flight had originally been set
for Sunday, but it was scrubbed because of a technical issue.
SpaceX says it's determining the next best available opportunity to fly.

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Friday marks the twentieth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The storm
made landfall on the US Gulf Coast on August twenty
ninth of two thousand and five. Katrina remains one of
the most devastating natural disasters in US history, killing over
eighteen hundred people. Most of those deaths were in New Orleans,
particularly in low lying areas like the Lower ninth Ward,

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after the city's levee system failed. Images of thousands of
stranded people living in squalor for days waiting for basic
supplies stun the nation. I'm Tammy Trhio. The Republican Ledhouse
Overside Committee is issuing a new subpoena for documents held
by the estate of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Brian
Shook reports.

Speaker 1 (02:15):
The committee is moving ahead with its probe into the
disgraced financier, with the request for his will, any documents
resembling a client list, any black books containing Epstein's contacts,
flight logs, and an alleged book of birthday letters from
Epstein's friends. According to a letter from committee chair James Comer,
the Epstein estate is ready and willing to provide these documents.

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I'm Brian Shook.

Speaker 2 (02:40):
President Trump says he's going to put substantial tariffs on
countries that do not remove digital taxes. Posting on truth
Social Monday, Trump said he's going to restrict chip exports
to those nations as well. Digital taxes are imposed by
several countries on companies like Meta, Amazon, and Alphabet. Countries
that impose digital taxes argue that companies like Amazon operate

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within their borders, taking huge profits from citizens while paying
nothing to the government. Today is National Dog Day, celebrating
the bond between humans and canines. Pree Tennis has more.

Speaker 3 (03:13):
Rover says Americans treat our dogs like a member of
the family. We spend over three thousand dollars a year
on food, care, and clothing. We talk to them like
they're humans, saying things like get out of my spot
on the couch and no, you can't drive. And in return,
they give us the side eye, stick their nose up
to pet food because people food is so much better,
and offer us oodles of love. And that's what today

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is about, appreciation of dogs. Just don't tell the cat.
I'm pre tennis.

Speaker 2 (03:41):
The Powerball jackpot is rolling over once again with no
grand prize winner on Monday night. The jackpot now jumps
to a staggering eight hundred and fifteen million dollars. The
next drawing is set for Wednesday night, and if you're wondering,
the cash option on that is just shy of three
hundred and sixty eight million. I'm tammag for heo