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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update. The
latest use this hour at just four minutes.

Speaker 2 (00:09):
It's best to hit the road before lunchtime if you're
traveling for the Labor Day holiday. According to tripaa, the
best time to drive to and from your Labor Day
destination is Tomorrow between six and ten am, also Sunday
before eleven am and Monday before noon. Gas prices are
around the lowest level since twenty twenty. Lisa Cook's emergency
hearing is over without a ruling. The Federal Reserve governor

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sued President Trump after she was fired for cause. Trump
says a DOJ investigation into her over mortgage fraud is
reason enough. Cook's lawyer wants a temporary restraining order to
block Trump's firing, arguing that he doesn't have the authority
to remove her. The judges asking for both sides for
follow up filings to be provided Tuesday. Many economists expect

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to FED to lower interest rates after the release of
a key inflation report today.

Speaker 1 (00:58):
The Personal Consumption Spenditure's Price Index, a key inflation gage
used by the Federal Reserve, rose two tenths of a percent,
in line with expectations.

Speaker 2 (01:07):
That report coupled with new data showing American consumers spending
more in July, has raised hopes of a cut. The
Fed will decide at next month's policy meeting. Texas Governor
Greg Abbott is signing legislation that will redraw the state's
congressional boundaries in order to make the more GOP friendly.

Speaker 1 (01:24):
It ensures fair representation in the United States Congress for Texans.

Speaker 2 (01:29):
The map, which is backed by President Trump, aims to
flip five congressional districts that have been held by Democrats.
The bills author says it's needed to address a shift
in voting patterns. He pointed to blue border districts that
voted Republican in the last two presidential elections. A pair
of lawsuits have already been filed to stop redistricting. And
the Powerball jackpot is at one billion dollars that comes

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with a cash option of over four hundred and fifty
million four tomorrow's drawing. It's the sixth jackpot in the
game's history to reach the one billion dollar mark. The
drawing takes place just before eleven pm Eastern tomorrow. I'm
Chris Karajia. It looks like it'll be a low key
end of the summer at the box office. After taking
a step back last weekend to a limited release of

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K pop Demon Hunters, a sing a long event, Zach
Gregor's Weapons is looking to get back into first place
and it's fourth week with an estimated fourteen point three
million dollars over the four day holiday weekend. This Is
a True Story That Happened in My Town. Disney's Freakier
Friday is projected to take in eleven point four million dollars,

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followed by new release The Roses and then See.

Speaker 1 (02:37):
We Hate each Other espect Sometimes I Do Hate You
Ah Speradic Hatred.

Speaker 2 (02:44):
That Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Coleman comedy could bring in
as much as ten million dollars. The biggest hit by
the police is reportedly at the center of a lawsuit
involving the former members of the trio. Mark Mayfield explains.

Speaker 1 (02:58):
Reversume commer Stewart Copeland and the guitarist Andy Summers are
suing frontman Sting over millions in lost royalties where their
nineteen eighty three smash Every Breath You Take. Summers says
he deserves a co writing credit due to what he

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calls a unique guitar riff that he contributed to the song.
According to The Sun, Sting receives nearly three quarters of
a million dollars annually in royalties. Details of the lawsuit
were not made available.

Speaker 2 (03:30):
The new album by Sabrina Carpenter is now streaming. Man's
Best Friend is Carpenter's seventh album and features their recent
number one hit Manchild. It also includes the new single Tears,
which is accompanied by a new concept video featuring actor
Coleman Domingo. Carpenter will be promoting the album with a
new tour starting in Austin this October. And WhatsApp is
rolling out a new AI feature that helps users with writing.

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Writing help Let's users get AI generated suggestions that rewrite
messages in reportedly a professional, funny, or supportive way. The
AI can also to rephrase a message to change its tone.
I'm Chris Kragio