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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:08):
The new executive orders signed by President Trump will establish
specialized units in the National Guard to hit the streets
of American cities. Rory O'Neill reports.

Speaker 1 (00:19):
The Defense Department is now under orders to create Guard
units specifically trained to tame civil unrest. Monday's order comes
as the President considers deploying Guard troops to cities like
Chicago and Baltimore as part of a crackdown on crime.
President Trump declared an emergency in Washington and used his
authority to take over the police there temporarily. Some local

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leaders are pushing back, saying the President doesn't have the
same authority in their communities. I'm Rory O'Neil.

Speaker 2 (00:48):
President Trump says he will fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa
Cook from her position. Trump said on true social there
is sufficient reason to believe Cook made false statements on
one or more mortgage agreements. Cook said in a statement
last week that she had no intention of being bullied
to step down. A federal judges halting Kilmar Abrego Garcia's

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deportation to Uganda for now. Abrego Garcia's lawyers filed the
challenge of the Trump administration's efforts to deport him for
a second time after he was detained by Ice again.
The judge's order prevents Abrego Garcia from being deported before
August twenty eighth, with her adding that she's inclined to
extend this day until she is made a ruling in

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the case. Southwest Airlines is changing its seating policy for
larger customers Temi trehil with more.

Speaker 3 (01:38):
According to the Dallas based airlines, larger passengers who cannot
be accommodated in a single plane seat will be required
to purchase a second seat ahead of time and can
then request a refund after the flight. Refunds can only
be issued if both seats were in the same fair class,
the refund request is made within ninety days, and the
plane would have taken off with at least one extra
open seat. The changes are part of southwest broader shift

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to assigned seating. They're set to take effect on January
twenty seventh.

Speaker 2 (02:03):
The next year, I'm Michael Kasner, travelers will pay a
little less for their Labour Day weekend trips this year.
Maggie Vespa reports and According to Triple A, the price
of a domestic round trip airline ticket is about six
per cent lower than last year at this time, and
hotel rates are eleven per cent cheaper.

Speaker 3 (02:21):
The cost of renting a car down two for road trippers.
There's more good news. Gas prices remain low, matching the
summer average from twenty twenty one.

Speaker 2 (02:31):
Triple A expects a national average price for a gallon
of regular grade gasoline to be under last year's three
dollars thirty three cents, and says prices should remain relatively
low for the rest of the summer as long as
Gulf Coast refineries are not hit by hurricanes. Labour Day
is for many the last big holiday weekend of the summer.
The vice president of Triple A Travel says some of

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the top destinations of the holiday weekend this year are
Seattle and Vancouver, both port cities for Alaska cruises. Gold
is seeing gains and the dollar is down after President
Trump announced his decision to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa
Cook from her position.

Speaker 4 (03:09):
Rebecca Bunden reports gold is seen as a safe haven
asset which investors flopped to amid economic uncertainty. Therefore, prices
of the precious metal gained a boost from President Trump
saying he would immediately remove Federal Reserve official Lisa Cook
from her position. This is seen as a major escalation
in his battle against the US Central Bank. Gold prices

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have risen sharply this year amid uncertainty over global trade
and geopolitical instability.

Speaker 2 (03:40):
Rapper Lil naz X is facing multiple felony charges following
his bizarre arrest in southern California. The Old Town Road
singer appeared in a Van Ey's courtroom Monday and pleaded
not guilty the charges of felony battery with injury against
a police officer. As bail was set at seventy five
thousand dollars and the judge said the rapper would have
to attend for narcotics and hoom Miss meetings per week

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if he was freed to on bail. I'm Michael Cassner.