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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. President Trump's
White House Cabinet meeting has concluded. During the meeting, he
recognized American workers when noting the upcoming Labor Day holiday.
Every policy of the Trump administration is designed to lift

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up the.

Speaker 2 (00:22):
American worker, promote great paying blue collar jobs, and to
rebuild the industrial bedrock of our nation.

Speaker 1 (00:28):
He said. The average worker has gotten a five hundred
dollars wage increase since he took office. He also claimed
grocery and gas prices are down and factories are booming.
In the US, the case against a Wisconsin judge accused
of obstructing an arrest by ice will proceed. Milwaukee County
Circuit Court judge Hannah Dugan is facing federal charges alleging

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she helped a Mexican man evade immigration authorities when he
appeared in her courtroom back in April. States could lose
federal funding if they don't enforce English language tests for
truck drivers. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the crackdown Tuesday.
The move comes after an Indian immigrant truck driver was
charged for killing three people in a Florida crash after

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making an illegal U turn. President Trump is appealing a
recent court ruling that tossed out a five hundred million
dollar fraud penalty against him. Jonathan o'haleran reports.

Speaker 2 (01:25):
Last week, the New York Appeals Court wiped the penalty,
but upheld the finding that Trump was liable for civil fraud.
It also left in place a penalty barring Trump or
his sons from serving in executive roles at New York
companies in the near future. Lawyers for the president filing
a notice of appeal Tuesday announcing their intention to challenge
that ruling.

Speaker 1 (01:45):
Cracker Barrel is doing a one eighty and ditching its
new logo. Cracker Barrel unveiled its new logo last week
that got rid of an older man leaning against a barrel.
The response was mostly negative, and late Tuesday, the company
said in a statement, our new logo is going away
and our old timer will remain. I'm Brian Shook. The

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Department of Homeland Security is painting new sections of the
border wall black. The idea is that it will make
this steal hotter and thus discourage people who've walked from
Central America across Mexico and through the desert from trying
to get over it. New York City mayoral front runner
Zuren mom Donnie wants to stop the enforcing of all

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misdemeanor offenses. Kristin Mark says. More.

Speaker 3 (02:32):
The New York Post reports mum Donnie is backing the
Democratic Socialists of America, which calls detention and policing instruments
of class war that aim to dominate the working class.
The group is demanding the end to the so called
criminalization of working class survival. Mumdannie has campaigned on the
need for police to stop honing in on lower level
crimes like shoplifting and drug possession, As evident in a

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recent video, police have.

Speaker 4 (02:55):
A critical role to play for right now. We're relying
on them to deal with the failures of our social stay,
which is preventing them from doing their actual jobs.

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The Queen's Assemblymen also wants to make prostitution legal.

Speaker 1 (03:05):
Kristin Marx reporting. Organizers of the Los Angeles Olympic and
Paralympic Games have unveiled their Impact and Sustainability Plan. Tammy
Triheo reports.

Speaker 4 (03:17):
The plan outlines how organizers have committed to supporting local businesses,
expanding youth sports and implementing sustainable solutions. The Olympic Organizing
Committee is expected to launch a Community Resilience Fund early
next year, providing grants to nonprofit groups protecting the environment
in the Los Angeles region. I'm Tammy Triheo.

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WNBA star Caitlin Clark is now a Nike Signature athlete.
The company announced the expanded partnership, revealing a new logo
of interlocking seas for the Indiana Fever player. A collection
featuring Clark's new logo will launch on October first, with
her first signature shoe set to be released next year.

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Clark's deal makes her one of only a few WU
NBA players with a signature shoe line. I'm Brian Chuck