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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 voted down a
Republican back spending measure aimed at ending the government shut down.
It's the eighth time lawmakers have turned away the bill
that's been approved by the House. Democrats have remained focused
on healthcare issues and want Obamacare subsidies to be extended.
Like the Democrats, Republicans are refusing to budge. Israel is

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cutting the amount of aid allowed into Gaza following the
cease fire with Hamas. More from Mark Mayfield, the.

Speaker 1 (00:36):
Israeli organization that oversees aid into Gaza is having the
number of eight drugs allowed into the enclave. Israel blames
a reduction in aid on the slow release of bodies
of hostages held by Hamas. The group says locating the
bodies is difficult, while the Red Cross says it could
take days or weeks to find remains that are buried
in the rubble in Gaza.

Speaker 2 (00:53):
A Mark Neefield, President Trump and FBI Director Cash Battel
are set to hold a press conference today at three
pm Eastern in the Oval Office. Details on the topics
to be discussed are unclear. Instagram is putting guardrails on
what teens can see on its app. Instagram CEO adam
Asseeri was on The Today Show to explain what.

Speaker 3 (01:15):
We're announcing today is that we've revamped all of our
guidelines about what teens can and cannot see on Instagram
in a way that is guided by the PG thirteen
rating that was pioneered by the movie industry.

Speaker 2 (01:27):
Wesari says, using the PG thirteen rating as a guide,
teens will be limited to sexualized content or other similar
material deemed inappropriate. The changes apply only to teen specific accounts.
Investors believe Jerome Powell is suggesting another interest rate cut soon.
Speaking at a conference in Philadelphia Tuesday, the Fed chair

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warned key economic reports are being delayed due to the
ongoing government shutdown, but added US economic growth may exceed expectations.

Speaker 1 (01:56):
Data available prior to the shutdown, however, show that growth
with an economic activity maybe on a somewhat firmer trajectory
than expected.

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I'm Michael Kassner. The entertainment industry is paying tribute to
the late Dangelo. The R and B legend was considered
a pioneer of the neo soul movement and had two
albums considered by Rolling Stone to be among the best
of all time. Dangelo died Tuesday at the age of

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fifty one after a long cancer battle, and his fellow
musicians are now paying tribute on Instagram. John Legend called
him one of our generation's greatest artists, and Jamie Fox
said his impression will be felt for generations to come.
Tributes also came from Jennifer Hudson Maxwell and Jill Scott,
who called D'Angelo a genius and wrote this loss. Hurtz

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Laiz is joining the company rebranding movement Jim Roop with
more The chip giant, owned by Freedo Lay, joins the
rebranding Tree with a new logo and a bag design
with an emphasis on its main ingredient, real potatoes. It's
also paying homage to the company's longevity it started making
chips in nineteen thirty eight. Laz calls this next chapter

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the company's biggest redesign in nearly a century. As we
move into the spooky season of Halloween, a new study
finds a large number of adults are afraid of the dark.
Pree Tennis with.

Speaker 4 (03:25):
More Researchers say being afraid of the dark starts around
age three, and it's something most of us outgrow by
our teen years. But a new study from Talker Research
shows nearly one third of adults are still afraid of
the dark. More men report being afraid than women. Psychologists
say it's okay, it's a primal fear, and there's no

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judgment on the twenty four percent of adults who still
use a night light.

Speaker 2 (03:50):
Bellan H. Oakes is the new head of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. He most recently
served as a first counselor under President Russell M. Nelson,
who died last month. Oakes is ninety three years old
and a former Utah Supreme Court Justice. I'm Michael Cassner.