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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):
The Windy City may be the next focus of an
immigration crack down as teams prepare for increased operations in Chicago.
Rory O'Neill reports.

Speaker 3 (00:18):
A naval base near North Chicago could be activated for
a deportation campaign after a Labor Day White House borders
are Tom Holman telling reporters that a large contingent of
ICE agents could potentially be housed at Naval Station Great Lakes.
He said Chicago is specifically being targeted because it still
has a crime problem and because of its status as

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a sanctuary city.

Speaker 2 (00:40):
Investigators are learning more about the twenty three year old
who open fire on Catholic school students attending mass at
a Minneapolis church. Chaquille Brewster says investigators have been sifting
through Robin Westman's journal writings as they try to determine
a motive.

Speaker 4 (00:55):
The shooter writing of being suicidal since childhood and repeatedly
used anti Semitic and racist rhetoric. Back in July, General
Entry showed the shooter identified a Nunciation Catholic school as
a target and mentioned doing reconnaissance trips past the school,
where authorities confirmed the shooter had once attended.

Speaker 2 (01:11):
Police believe Westman legally purchased the weapons used to kill
two children and injury eighteen others in Wednesday's attack. Acting
US Attorney from Minnesota, Joe Thompson said Robin Westman expressed
hate toward many groups, including black people, Mexicans, Christians, and Jews.
Thompson added that the shooter was obsessed with killing children

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and wanted to watch them suffer. President Trump is revoking
former Vice President Kamala Harris's Secret Service protection. The move
becomes effective on September one. Former Vice presidents are automatically
granted six months of protection after leaving office, meaning Harris's
detail was set to be eliminated last month anyway, but

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it was extended by former President Biden. The decision comes
as the former VP and unsuccessful Democratic presidential nominee is
preparing to kick off a high profile book tour for
her book One hundred and seven Days, I'm Michael Kassner.
The US global tariff exemption for low cost goods is
now over Tammy Treheo with the latest It's.

Speaker 5 (02:13):
The nearly century old deminimous exemption. Which allowed items worth
less than eight hundred dollars to be shipped to America
duty free or without having to pay any tariffs. Japan, India,
and many European nations already announced suspensions of US bound
shipman's Shoppers in the US who order goods from overseas
may soon start seeing cancelation notices. I'm Tammy tricheo.

Speaker 2 (02:35):
A late summer surge of COVID nineteen cases is underway
in the US. Chris Caragio with.

Speaker 6 (02:41):
More tracking from the CDC found Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
and Texas have reported that fifteen percent of COVID tests
are turning up positive. Texas was also one of the
five states where wastewater data found very high virus activity levels.
Despite the surge, reporting from the New York Times suggests
the rise in cases is not surprising. Rather, it's a

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pattern that has occurred every summer since the beginning of
the pandemic.

Speaker 3 (03:06):
I'm Chris Kraji.

Speaker 2 (03:07):
Artificial intelligence is posing a threat to entry level jobs.
Brian Shook with more.

Speaker 1 (03:13):
A Stanford University study found entry level jobs for workers
between twenty two and twenty five years old have declined
by thirteen percent since the widespread adoption of the technology.
According to researchers, declines in employment are happening in jobs
that are most exposed to AI, which can include software developers,
customer service representatives, computer programmers, receptionists, and others. I'm Brian Shook,

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a long time.

Speaker 2 (03:43):
Cast member of Saturday Night Live, is leaving the show.
Heidi Gardner joined SNL in twenty seventeen and has been
on the comedy show longer than any other cast member.
Her celebrity impersonations have included Kim Kardashian, Christynaum, and Taylor Swift.
The fifty first season of SNL premiers October fourth, A

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Michael Cassner