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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
is planning to hold a vote later on a Republican
back measure that would end the federal government shut down.
The GOP legislation has already gained approval in the House. However,
it's expected to fail as both Democrats and Republicans have

(00:21):
remained steady in their stances. The next phase of President
Trump's twenty point Middle East Plan is expected to begin
now that all living Israeli hostages have been returned. Ofi
Racunu's Acting Council General of Israel and Miami, says the
next phase hinges on Hamas laying down its weapons and
it will take time.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
Unfortunately.

Speaker 1 (00:40):
If they will dare to do something against this one,
I think that it won't be only an American response,
he says. The Arab nations have signed on to back Israel.
Gaza is set to become a demilitarized zone once the
remains of all the dead Israeli hostages are returned and
all Palestinian prisoners are released. The Supreme Court has rejected

(01:01):
an attempt by conservative media personality Alex Jones to block
a one point five billion dollar defamation judgment against him.
Jones was hit with the massive judgment over his false
claims that the twenty twelve Sandy Hook school shooting was
a hoax. The parents of the child victim secured the judgment.
The White House will hold a celebration of Charlie Kirk's
life today on what would have been his thirty second birthday.

(01:23):
President Trump says he will posthumously award Kirk the Presidential
Medal of Freedom. The event will take place later at
the White House in the East Room. Kirk's wife, Erica,
will be in attendance. Kirk, a conservative activist, was shot
and killed while speaking at a rally in Utah last month.
Google's Freightgeist is keeping tabs on the most popular Halloween
costumes in the country. The site uses search data from

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Google Trends to determine which costumes are coming up most
often in a given city. Nationally, the top five most
popular costumes for this year are all from K pop,
Demon Hunters, the Booboo, the highly sought after collectible dolls.
All ranks high for popular costumes for kids, dogs, and
overall decor I'm Chris Caraccio AMC theaters will be screening

(02:08):
two Diane Keaton movies in tribute to the late actress
hur oscar winning performance in Annie Hall in two thousand
and threes, as Something's Got to Give or Set to
Return to one hundred screens. The showings will start Friday,
u last for a week. Keaton died Saturday at the
age of seventy nine. The union representing musicians on Broadway
has authorized to strike. The musicians have been trying to
negotiate a new contract, and sticking points appear to be

(02:30):
over wages and healthcare benefits. No word yet if a
strike will indeed happen, but yesterday it was authorized through
a vote and it would impact a lot of shows
if there is a strike. Meanwhile, the Broadway League has
been struggling to get a new contract in place for
actor and stage manager unions. A mediator will be brought
in Friday for their negotiations. No matter where you are,
today has the makings of a great day. Pree tennis

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with more.

Speaker 2 (02:53):
Today you have permission, maybe an obligation, to indulge. As
we celebrate National Dessert Day. The endless var can be overwhelming.
Ice cream, pie cake, candy, crembrewlet, flawn cookies, cheesecake, too
many to name, and they're not just good, they're good
for you. Sugar makes your brain release endorphins and serotonin,
and those make you feel good. So after a meal,

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take a moment and half dessert, you know, for your health.

Speaker 1 (03:18):
Los Angeles County is home to the most burgularized city
in the US. Security research company safewise gives the distinction
to the city of Vernon. Safewise compile a list using
publicly available FBI crime data from twenty twenty three showing
burglaries per one hundred people. More than half of the
residents of Vernon were burglarized that year. The city as
a population of two hundred and eight but saw one

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hundred and ten burglaries. That gives it the highest burglary
rates of all cities in the country. Amazon is hiring
two hundred and fifty thousand people in the US ahead
of the holidays. It's looking for full time, part time,
and seasonal workers for its fulfillment and transportation teams. Employees
can earn an average of twenty three dollars an hour
plus benefits, The company says. New job opera tunities are
posted weekly from October through December. I'm Chris Krajhio