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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, the Senate
has denied both Democratic and GOP funding measures once again,
as the government shut down just after midnight. Lummackers held
procedural votes today on both bills, which both failed. Funding
was cut off just after midnight. House Speaker Mike Johnson

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took to social media to declare Democrats have officially voted
to close the government. Democratic leaders had came. Jeffreys and
Chuck Schumer released a joint statement claiming that after months
of making life harder and more expensive, Donald Trump and
Republicans have now shut down the federal government because they
do not want to protect the healthcare of the American people.
This shutdown is likely to last until at least Friday,
as senators have left town in observance of the Jewish

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holiday Yam Kappor. The government shutdown has brought up concerns
about whether the country can continue to keep the southern
border closed. Congressman Henry Quaar says that both the border
patrol and customs agents will still be on the job.

Speaker 2 (00:56):
Whom Land, along with the military and other folks, are
essential employees, so they will continue working.

Speaker 1 (01:02):
The Texas Border. Democrats says they won't get paid though
until federal funding starts flowing again. The union that represents
border patrol agents blasted lawmakers for failing to strike a deal.
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook will be allowed to remain
on the job for now. The Supreme Court announced today
that it will hear arguments in the case involving her firing.
In January, President Trump had urged the High Court to

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allow him to fire Cook immediately. He moved to let
her go in August over mortgage fraud allegations. Hurricane Amlda
has become a Category two storm. It didn't make landfall
in the US, but still impacts have been felt up
and down the East Coast. One person died in Florida
earlier this week after being pulled away by a rip current,
and at least six homes in North Carolina were washed
away yesterday. Emilda is set to hit Bermuda, with a

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hurricane warning in place for the country. At last check,
the storm has maximum sustained winds of one hundred miles
an hour. Primatologist Jane Goodall has died at the age
of ninety one. The Jane Goodall Institute announced her death
on social media. She started her research on chimpanzees in
the wild in nineteen sixty and through observation, was able
to prove the primates display a lot of similar behaviors

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to humans. Of Chris Carraccio. The Vatican is recruiting Arnold
Schwarzenegger to add some muscle to its efforts to combat
climate change. Schwarzenegger will be one of a thousand thought
leaders and activists who will gather for a Vatican sponsored
event this week in Rome. Schwarzenegger says he's proud to participate,
saying every single one of the one point four billion
Catholics can be a crusader for the environment and terminate pollution.

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The movement was inspired by the late Pope Francis.

Speaker 2 (02:31):
Junie Julie Jolie Joy. I'm begging of you, please don't
take moment.

Speaker 1 (02:42):
Dolly Parton will not be attending the Governor's Awards in
Los Angeles next month. The singer songwriter was going to
be honored with the Gene Herschould Humanitarian Award from the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The news comes
after the seventy nine year old postponed concerts scheduled for
December in Las Vegas. Parton cited health issues and said
her doctors advised her to undergo some procedures. The Hersholt

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Award is given to an individual for their contributions to
humanitarian causes. Delta Airlines and shapewear brand Spanks are joining
forces on a travelware collection Tammy Trahio with More.

Speaker 2 (03:15):
Delta's chief marketing officer says the joint partnership will create
clothes designed for travelers who love to explore the world
in style. Delta is celebrating its one hundredth anniversary this year,
and the debut of the clothing line comes as the
company tries to market itself as a lifestyle brand, not
just an airline. Spanks turns twenty five this year. The
collections on sale now in the online Delta shop.

Speaker 1 (03:38):
McDonald's is bringing back its popular Monopoly sweepstakes game for
the first time in nearly a decade. The fast food
chain announced the game will return starting October sixth. Customers
will have the chance to win prizes that range from
free food to one million dollars. This time around, customers
will use the McDonald's app to collect pieces and redeem prices.
McDonald said fans had been clamoring for the return of

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My Monopoly and it's a core memory for so many customers.
Chris Krasi