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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):
The mayor of Washington, DC is ordering the city to
coordinate with federal law enforcement. On Tuesday, Mayor e Muriel
Bowser issued an executive order requiring indefinite coordination with federal
officials amid the Trump Administration's crackdown in the city. The
Trump administration's federalization of the city's police force expires next week.
Trump wrote on truth Social Menda that Bowser's become very

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popular because she worked with him to address crime, while
calling out of the Democrats who have criticized his deployment
of federal troops. Summer recess is over for members of Congress.
Roy O'Neil reports.

Speaker 3 (00:43):
Congress took its August recess early to avoid discussing the
Epstein files, but the issue will be front and center
this week when some of the sex predators victims hold
a press conference on Capitol Hill. A bipartisan group of
lawmakers is trying to force the White House to release
all the Epstein files. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking for
the House and Senate to pass a continuing resolution that

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would avoid a government shutdown when the fiscal year comes
to a close at the end of the month.

Speaker 2 (01:11):
I'm Rory O'Neill, the CEO of Salesforces. AI has helped
his company reduce headcount. Mark denniov said in a podcast
interview that Salesforce has laid off four thousand employees because
he needs fewer people. Salesforce uses an AI tool called
Agent Force, which our customer service bots. He says because
of AI, there has been a decline in the number

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of support cases. In June, he said AI was doing
up to fifty percent of the work at Salesforce. Cardi
B is being cleared of assault in her civil trial
in Los Angeles. The rapper is being sued by a
former security guard at a medical building. The guard in
Moniellas said she was scratched on the face during an
altercation in twenty eighteen that started while she was recording

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Cardi B. The star was four months pregnant at the
time and on her way to a doctor's visit. The
jury took only at an hour to clear the Grammy
winning rapper of the allegations. I'm Tammy Trujillo. Secretary of
State Marco Rubio says the US has conducted a lethal
strike on a drug vessel in the Southern Caribbean. Brian
Shook reports in.

Speaker 1 (02:14):
A post on x Rubio said the drug vessel had
departed from Venezuela and was being operated by a designated
narco terrorist organization. His post came just moments after President
Trump had referenced this strike while speaking in the Oval Office.
Trump said there were a lot of drugs on the boat.
This comes after the US deployed warships near Venezuela. I'm

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Brian Shook.

Speaker 2 (02:36):
President Trump says he saw the rumors of his demise online.
He was asked by reporters about his overall health after
he wasn't seen in public much over the holiday weekend.
Trump said he was surprised by the online chatter because
he hadn't held a press event in two days. He
chied at former President Biden for going months without a
press event. In July, Trump was diagnosed with chronic venus insufficiency,

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a mild but chronic condition common in people over the
u age of seventy. Cool air and fall like temperatures
are expected to be back for millions of Americans this week.
Michael Kassner reports, you know what at.

Speaker 4 (03:08):
Least the weather is turned oh sweat sweat. The blow.
Average temperatures are being caused by an intense dip in
the polar jet stream, and a cold front associated with
that dip will also increase the chance of showers and
storms in the Upper Midwest on Tuesday. Forecasts suggests it's
likely that dozens of places will set record cold temperatures

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on Thursday and Friday afternoon. Temperatures may start to rebound
by next week as the jet stream breaks down and
allows for summerlike conditions to return. I'm Michael Kassner.

Speaker 2 (03:39):
McDonald's is bringing back Extra Value meals starting September eighth.
For a limited time, customers will be able to purchase
a sausage McMuffin meal for five dollars and a big
Mac meal for eight. Then in November, a number of
additional value meals will hit the menu, featuring items like
mcgriddles and chicken McNuggets. Extra Value meals were first introduced
in nineteen ninety one, but phased out in twenty nineteen.

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I'm Tammy Truhio