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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
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Speaker 2 (00:05):
In just four minutes, the Senate has denied both Democratic
and Republican backed funding bills to end the government's shutdown.
The GOP measure has already made it through the House.
The Chamber will now be adjourned until Monday. This means
the shutdown will last at least six days. The Shawn
Didtycombe sentencing hearing is under way. New York prosecutors are

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calling for Combs to get at least eleven years in prison,
while defense lawyers say the maximum should be fourteen months.
A jury convicted the rapper on two prostitution related charges
in July. His sentencing also comes days after a judge
denied his legal team's request for an acquittal or retrial.
The White House says the Justice Department will launch an
investigation into the arrest of a conservative personality in a

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protest outside of Portland Ice Facility. Press Secretary Caroline Levitt
said Nick Sorder was defending himself from being assaulted by
members of Antifa. The police arrested a journalist who was
there trying to document the chaos, and everyone in this
room should be extremely concerned about that Sorder was arrested
on suspicion of second degree disorderly conduct. He was released
without bond. Portland has become a focal point of President

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Trump's crime crackdown efforts, with him directing National Guard troops
to be sent to the city. Des Moines Public Schools
is suing the firm responsible for vetting a recently detained
former superintendent. It comes after Ice agents arrested Ian Roberts,
who has resigned from his position as the district's leader.
According to the school's board chair, the district is now
suing JG Consulting because the search firm failed in their

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duty to properly vet the candidates and Ian Roberts should
have never been presented as a potential superintendent. The Smashing
Machine is off to a decent start at the box office.
The film, starring Dwayne the Rock Johnson as former UFC
fighter Mark Kerr, made eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars
from Thursday previews. Meantime, the re release of Avatar The
Way of Water made about three hundred and fifty thousand

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dollars Thursday night. The films will all fall in line
behind Taylor Swift's the official release party of a Showgirl,
which had come companies her new album, which was released
at midnight. I'm Chris Krajio. More and more families struggle
to pay for groceries. Rory O'Neill reports.

Speaker 1 (02:12):
Just under half of those surveyed in Na Harris Axios
Vibes polls say groceries are harder to afford than they
were a year ago. A third say they're about the same,
nineteen percent say groceries are cheaper, More Democrats and independent
voters say costs are going up. Findings also show about
eight to ten Americans believe President Trump has significant influence

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over the economy, but just forty seven percent say that
impact has been positive. I'm Rory O'Neil.

Speaker 2 (02:41):
Coney Island's iconic Wonder Wheel is being recognized for its
place in history. The ride, which has been a fixture
at Coney Island for more than one hundred years, has
now been added to the New York State Historic Business
Preservation Registry. State Senator Jessica Scarcellis Spantan says it deserves
to be protected, noting that millions of visitors from around
the world have come to Coney Island, specifically to ride

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the famous ferris wheel. Created in twenty twenty. The registry
highlights businesses in the state that have been in operation
for at least fifty years and have contributed to their
community's history. Tesla sales have now hit a new record.
The electric car company sold more than four hundred and
ninety seven thousand vehicles in the third quarter, beating its
previous record. Taylor Swift's new album is out. The Life

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of a Showgirl was released at midnight, and in Garner,
North Carolina, Hailey Mays stood in line for hours at
a Target store to secure a special edition copy. I
mean She's got me through everything. I mean like girlhood,
womanhood Now. Some online express frustration that Spotify appeared to
be down as they tried to stream the album right

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at midnight. Swift's twelfth album features a guest appearance from
fellow pop stars Sabrina Carpenter. Sunday, Swift will be releasing
a video for the lead single, The Fate of Ophelia.
The new album will also be promoted on The Big
Score Reading this weekend. I'm Chris Kraggio