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

Speaker 2 (00:09):
Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana and the Gulf Coast twenty years ago. Today,
it remains one of the most devastating natural disasters in
US history, killing over eighteen hundred people. Most of those
deaths were in New Orleans, particularly in low lying areas
like the Lower ninth Ward, after the city's levee system failed.
Images of thousands of stranded residents living in squalor for

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days waiting for basic supplies stun the country. Plan on
leaving before lunchtime if you're taking a road trip during
the long Labor Day weekend. According to TRIPAA, the best
times to drive to and from your Labor Day destinations
are Tomorrow between six and ten am, Sunday before eleven am,
and Monday before noon. Gas prices are around the lowest
levels since twenty twenty. The House will probably hold a

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vote related to releasing more information about convicted sex offender
Jeffrey Epstein. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson indicated there's
likely to be a vote. He also said he's not
so sure the move will be a priority. Lawmakers have
already begun to collect details from the Department of Justice
and its meetings with Epstein co conspirator Gallaine Maxwell. Texas
Governor Greg Abbott is signing legislation that will redraw the

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state's congressional boundaries in order to make the more GOP friendly.

Speaker 1 (01:16):
It ensures fair representation in the United States Congress for Texans.

Speaker 2 (01:21):
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. Americans
are expected to better record thirty billion dollars this NFL season.

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Estimates by the American Gaming Association found an eight point
five percent increase from a year ago. Fan duel and
DraftKings are still major players in the sport's betting space,
despite growing competition now from BEDMGM and Caesars. The powerball
jackpot is at one billion dollars. It comes with a
cash option of four hundred fifty three million for tomorrow's drawing.
It's the sixth jackpot in the game's history to reach

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the billion dollar mark. I'm Chris Caragio. 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 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

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in My Town. Disney's Freakier Friday is projected to take
in eleven point four million dollars, followed by new release
The Roses and Then We Hate.

Speaker 1 (02:38):
Each Other Espest 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 (03:07):
To 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
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

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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 I can also rephrase a message to change its tone.
I'm Chris Kragio