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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:05):
In just four minutes, President Trump's former National security advisor
is handed an eighteen count indictment by the Justice Departments
centered on allegations of mishandling of classified documents, all the
charges connected to the Espionage Act. John Bolton has been
quite critical of mister Trump, saying he's unfit to hold office.

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He left the Trump administration in the first term. There's
no end in sight to the government's shutdown. White House
correspondent John Decker says President Trump is content for now
to have a hands off approach. He's leaving it up
to the leaders of Congress to find some sort of
compromise to fund the government to reopen the government, and
that hasn't happened yet. A shutdown will continue after the

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Senate once again denied a GOP spending measure. House Speaker
Mike Johnson warns that the shutdown may become the longest
in history. President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are
set to meet in Hungary in the next few weeks.
The President announcing the plans in a truth social post
following a call with a Russian leader NBC's Monica Alba
reports the President has grown increasingly frustrated with Putin.

Speaker 3 (01:10):
Saying that he has continued to really launch these strikes
into Ukraine and saying that he really would like to
see them have a conversation to potentially have a path
to end the war. Since that meeting in Alaska did
not yield the kind of breakthrough that the White House.

Speaker 1 (01:26):
Was looking for.

Speaker 2 (01:27):
The call took place a day before Ukrainian President Vladimir
Zelenski is set to meet with mister Trump at the
White House. The two leaders may discuss the possibility of
Ukraine receiving Tomahawk missiles as it's were with Russia continues.
Hamas says it has returned to Israel the bodies of
all hostages that it can. The Palestinian militant group said
that it had abided by what was agreed upon and

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has handed over all the living captives and its possession
and all the corpses it could access. The ceasefire agreement
between Israel and Hamas called on the militians to turn
over twenty eight deceased hostages within seventy two hours, but
they have returned only nine bodies so far. I'm Jim Roop.
Senator Bernie Sanders says, quote, there are good Republicans out there,

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end quote, and he's placing Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green
in that category. Green's been vocal in speaking out against
her party for failing to secure a plan to keep
Affordable Care Act premium subsidies from expiring, and Sanders is
applauding her loyalty to her constituents and not the president.
President Trump, meantime, says he might be in the gallery
who won the Supreme Court here's oral arguments on his

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tariff's policies. Rory O'Neal with Moore.

Speaker 1 (02:37):
President Trump would be the first sitting president to attend
oral arguments as the court considers if any president has
the power to impose tariffs unilaterally. Speaking to reporters in
the Oval Office Wednesday, President Trump said that tariffs are
a very important tool for US defense and national security.
Lower courts have ruled that Trump has overstepped his authority

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issuing tariffs. Arguments will be heard November fifth.

Speaker 2 (03:03):
Nesley is planning on slashing sixteen thousand jobs over the
next two years. Wendy Swanson with this, it.

Speaker 4 (03:10):
Comes as a food giant wants to focus on products
with the highest returns. It's a goal of the new CEO,
who said the food and beverage giant has to change
faster to keep from losing market share. The cuts will
include twelve thousand white collar jobs and four thousand other positions,
for what it estimates will be a savings of nearly
a billion dollars. I'm Wendy Swanson.

Speaker 2 (03:31):
Passengers on one airline will soon have to pay more
if they want their seat to reclinebc's Emily Aketta reports
WestJet will make that change as it refurbishes plane cap.

Speaker 5 (03:42):
The Canadian airline says fixed recline will help preserve personal space,
adding in a statement, our refreshed cabin caters to our
guests diverse preferences, whether they offer premium seating with extra
amenities and leg room, or for more affordable ticket prices
with less space.

Speaker 2 (03:58):
Industry experts say airlines will be watching, and if the
strategy is successful, it could eventually spread to other carriers.
I'm Jim Roup