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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.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
The US Senate has again rejected a measure that would
end the government shutdown after Oregon Democrat Jeff Berkeley spoke
on the floor for more than twenty two hours. Senate
Democrats refuse to vote for a House funding resolution unless
it extends health insurance subsidies used by over twenty million people.
Democratic leaders have demanded a meeting with President Trump to
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resolve the issue. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump
will meet with Democrats as soon as Senator Chuck Schumer
reopens the government. Construction crews are demolishing the east wing
of the White House, making room for President Trump's new
ninety thousand square foot ballroom. Trump downplays the significance of
tearing down the historic structure, calling it very small and
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never thought of being much. Trump now projects the construction
of the ballroom at about three hundred million dollars, higher
than the two hundred million estimate he gave in July.
The suspect accused of threatening to kill Democratic House Minority
Leader Jakim Jeffries is scheduled to be in court today,
we get more from Tammy Tririo.
Speaker 3 (01:08):
According to authorities, Christopher moynihan said he was going to
eliminate the New York Democrat, and officials were notified of
the threat by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. Moynihan
was previously involved in the January sixth, twenty twenty one
Capitol riot. He's leaded guilty and was ordered to spend
twenty one months in prison before being pardoned by President Trump.
I'm Tammy Trio.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
A federal judge is extending her restraining order banning President
Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Illinois. Judge April
Perry rules the band will stay in effect until a
final judgment is reached, possibly by the US Supreme Court.
Some recent lottery winners say they used AI to pick
their numbers. Two power ball players, one in Virginia, one
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in Michigan say they used chat gpt to pick their
six figure prize winning numbers, and reports say more AI
powered apps are now popping up. Advertise to analyze any
patterns and drawings. None of them promise a lottery win
I'm Scott Carr Elon Musk says, says Tesla robotaxis will
be unsupervised by the end of this year. The Tesla
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CEO making the claim on an earnings conference call Wednesday,
saying the self driving taxis will expand to up to
ten metro areas by the end of the year and
that safety drivers will be taken out within two months
in Austin, Texas. Some of the new markets include Florida, Arizona,
and Nevada. The University of Virginia has struck a deal
with the Trump administration over funding. Mark Mayfield has details.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
The Department of Justice announced Wednesday the school is agreeing
to DOJ guidelines on federal funding and discrimination while avoiding
the finds that other universities have had to pay as
part of similar agreements. As part of the deal, UVA
pledges to not engage in unlawful racial discrimination and agree
to provide quarterly updates to the DOJ through twenty twenty eight.
The DOJ has also agreed to Paul's investigations into UVa's
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admiss policies. This comes shortly after the university rejected a
compact proposed by the Trump administration that would have given
it priority for federal funding.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
Archaeologists in Oklahoma have uncovered dozens of new unmarked graves
at Oaklawn Cemetery and their latest search for possible victims
of the nineteen twenty one Tulsa Race massacre.
Speaker 4 (03:18):
We have now documented thirty one new graves that were
not previously recorded or otherwise marked, and so this is
this is important because we didn't otherwise necessarily know that
they were there.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
That State archaeologist Kerrie Stacklebeckers has two sets of remains
have been exhumed so far with more possible.
Speaker 4 (03:35):
Potential candidates as massacre victims and are worthy of going
through the remaining portions of our process.
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The area where the unmarked graves were found is known
as Black Potter's Field. Ketamine appears to be safe in
treating chronic pain. While it's not approved by the FDA
for that use, new research from the Cleveland Clinic shows
people who got low dose ketamine infusions reported an improvement
in their chronic pain and quality of life. The clinic
looked data from more than a thousand people with chronic
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pain for the study. I'm Scott Carr