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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.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook is challenging her removal
by President Trump. According to an attorney for Cook, Trump
has no authority to remove her, and the firing lacks
any factual or legal basis. Cook's removal follows a Justice
Department criminal investigation into the Board governor after she was
accused of making false statements on home mortgage applications. Health

(00:32):
and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior is set
to announce causes of autism by September. The HHS Secretary
discussed his intentions to reveal the causes of autism during
a cabinet meeting held by President Trump on Tuesday, finding
interventions certain interventions now that are almost certainly causing autism.

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Kennedy has previously vowed to find the cause of growing
rates of autism, calling it an epidemic at dwarfs the
COVID epidemic. Universities across the nation have been dealing with
false active shooting reports. Active shooter alerts have been sent
out to students at schools like the University of Arkansas,
University of Colorado, Bolter Iowa State University, and Kansas State University.

(01:19):
There might be a connection between popular weight loss drugs
and a reduced cancer risk. Tammy Trehil reports.

Speaker 3 (01:26):
A study published in Jama Oncology over the use of
GLP one drugs like ozempic and wegovi showed the risk
for overall cancer dropped seventeen percent. In fact, the risk
of some cancers dropped even more, with the risk of
ovarian cancer going down forty seven percent. Researchers made clear
the study does not distinguish if the reduced risk was
due to the drug or the actual weight loss.

Speaker 2 (01:47):
Lil Nazas is assuring fans that he'll be okay following
his arrest in Los Angeles last week. The performer, whose
real name is Montero Lamar Hill, was hospitalized over suspicion
of an overdose and arrested after officers found the twenty
six year old walking naked on Ventura Boulevard. I'm Brian Shook.
A majority of voters say transparency related to Jeffrey Epstein's

(02:11):
case is important to how they view President Trump. Chris
Carraggio has.

Speaker 4 (02:16):
More According to a recently released Harvard Capps Harris polls
sixty five percent of respondents find transparency around the late
sex offender's case to be an important factor in their
opinion of Trump, and over forty percent of people were
unsatisfied with his handling of the case's investigation. Twenty two
percent of respondents say the case does not weigh in
on their view, while thirteen percent said they were unsure.

(02:39):
Findings come as both Democrats and Republicans push for more
information regarding the case. I'm Chris Caracio.

Speaker 2 (02:44):
Elon Musk's x and Xai are suing Apple and open Ai,
alleging the two companies conspired to work together to stifle competition.
The lawsuit says Apple has joined forces with open ai,
the company that benefits the moment most from inhibiting competition
and innovation in artificial intelligence. Nevada state leaders say personal

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information was not compromised in a network security incident.

Speaker 1 (03:11):
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is part of the multi
agency investigation into Sunday's network security incident, and an update
from the governor's office says personal database information was not compromised.
The state has paused all in person services to help
the digital recovery effort. The DMV says it will honor
all of today's appointments as walk ins over the next
two weeks. Emergency services are operating as usual. I'm Connor Shreeve.

Speaker 2 (03:36):
United Airlines says it canceled a flight minutes before takeoff
after a passenger smoked marijuana in the bathroom. The flight
had been delayed due to technical issues, and the delay
reportedly made one passenger restless. Due to a concern over
secondhand smoke exposure, the pilot decided to cancel the flight.

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He announced to the passengers he was unwilling to risk
the next thirty years of his career over a drug test.
I'm Brian Shook.