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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):
Millions of Americans are hitting the road for the Labor
Day holiday. TRIPLEA expects today to be the busiest travel day,
with gas prices at their lowest level since twenty twenty. Meantime,
the TSA says it'll screen more than seventeen million people
over this holiday period. New Orleans is marking the twentieth
anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The powerful storm made landfall on
the US Gulf Coast on August twenty nine, two thousand

(00:29):
and five. Katrina remains one of the most devastating natural
disasters in US history, killing over eighteen hundred people. A
federal judge has yet to rule after today's court hearing
on whether Fed Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can remain on
the job while her lawsuit against President Trump plays out.
The lawsuit asks the court to bar Trump from firing
her over accusations that she committed mortgage fraud. The judge

(00:49):
is now asking for both sides for follow up filings
to be provided Tuesday. Former VP Kamala Harris is acknowledging
her Secret Service protection has been pulled typically, former vps
gets six months of Secret Service detail after leaving office,
and former President Biden extended Harris's for an additional year.
President Trump has now revoked the extension, just as she
prepares to go on a nationwide tour for her upcoming book.

(01:12):
Harris's office put out a statement that simply read, the
Vice President is grateful to the US Secret Service for
their professionalism, dedication, and unwavering commitment to safety. Consumer sentiment
fill in August on worries about the economy, Matt Mattinson
has details.

Speaker 1 (01:25):
The University of Michigan's final reading for the month slipped
about six percent from July. The decline was noted across
all age and income groups, as inflation expectations rose for
the year ahead. The survey's chief economists said buying conditions
for durable goods dropped to their lowest level in a
year due to growing concerns about high prices.

Speaker 2 (01:44):
North Carolina head football coach Bill Belichick's girlfriend wants to
trademark the term gold Digger for a line of jewelry
and keychains. Twenty four year old Jordan Hudson is forty
nine years younger than her boyfriend. The former New England
Patriots head coach who's about to lead his first season
at Chapel Hill. The trademark application was filed through TCE
Rights Management, at the company Belichick owns and Hudson manages.

(02:05):
I'm Chris Krasio. We are celebrating a national day today
that may send you on a restaurant mission. Pre Tennis
now with more.

Speaker 3 (02:13):
It's safe to say no one would go into a
restaurant and order a plate of mixed up scraps, but
today you should, as it's National Chop Suey Day. And
that's the literal translation. It's a plate of meat and
veggies and a light sauce that once dominated American menus
in the twenties. But it's hard to find now, and
you won't find it in China because the dish is American.

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So grab a fork, not chopsticks.

Speaker 2 (02:36):
I'm pre Tennis, a longtime cast member of Saturday Night Live,
is leaving the show. Heidi Gardner joined SNL back in
twenty seventeen and has been on the comedy program longer
than any other female cast member. Her celebrity impressions include
Kim Kardashian, Christy Noman, Taylor Swift and her character of

(02:59):
the Boxers Wife gained much attention early in her SNL career.
Gardner is the fourth SNL cast member to announce their departure,
following Devon Walker, Emil Wacom, and Michael Longfellow executive producer
Lorne Michaels said last week that these cast changes were
likely ahead of the new season. The fifty first season
of SNL premieres on October fourth. Selena Gomez is welcoming

(03:22):
her bestie Taylor Swift to the fiancee club following the
singer's engagement to football star Travis Kelcey. Gomez reacted to
Swift and Kelsey's engagement by sharing a photo from the
couple's announcement to her Instagram stories, along with the caption
when Bestie's get engaged and Queen's hit You're My Best Friend.
Added to the post. Swift and Kelsey announced on Tuesday
that they got engaged after two years of dating. Gomez

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got her own proposal last year when her now fiance
Bennie Blanco popped the question after a year of dating
and a music history news on this date. Back in
nineteen ninety, Elton John checked himself into a rehab center
in Chicago. He went in for treatment of drug abuse, alcoholism,
and bollimia. He's been sober ever since. I'm Cris Caraggio.