October 24, 2025 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour in.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Just four minutes. President Trump flies out tonight for a
jam packed multi day trip to Asia. White House Press
Secretary Caroline Levitt, though says we'll have to wait until
Thursday for a much anticipated sit down.
Speaker 3 (00:19):
President Trump will participate in a bilateral meeting with President
she of the People's Republic of China.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
China and the US have been involved in a trade
standoff since Trump took office for a second time. Trump
will start the trip in Malaysia, which is hosting a
regional summit. Then he'll go to Japan, where he'll meet
with a new prime minister. The US's largest aircraft carriers
headed to the Caribbean as strikes on drug boats continue.
The Pentagon, said Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ordered the
(00:45):
USS Gerald R. Ford to the Caribbean to help quote
dismantled transnational criminal organizations and counter narco terrorism in defense
of the homeland end quote. It comes as the US
carried out an overnight strike on an alleged trendy og
a drug vote that killed all six on board. Polling
monitors will be sent to California and New Jersey by
(01:06):
the Justice Department ahead of elections in those states. Attorney
General Pam Bondi says, quote, transparency at the poles translates
into faith in the electoral process end quote. California will
vote on Proposition fifty, a measure that aims to redraw
the state's congressional map. Meanwhile, New Jersey will elect a
new governor. Meteorologists say there's a reason why hurricanes have
(01:27):
so far avoided the US mainland this season. Tropical Storm
Melissa is expected to become a powerful hurricane over the
weekend as it lashes Haiti and other parts of the Caribbean,
and like many before at this hurricane season, it's expected
to steer clear of the US. Experts say it's because
the high pressure system behind the steering mechanism for these
storms is weak this season. It also has to do
(01:49):
with storms forming further east of the US. The American
Heart Association is updating its CPR guidelines. The new guidelines
offers ways to recognize opioid overdose and how to administer
the drug nots alone, to reverse its effects. I'm Jim Roop.
Target is cutting eighteen hundred corporate jobs in its first
(02:10):
major layoffs in ten years. Tammy Trijello has to tail.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
The announcement was sent to employees in a memo Thursday
from Target's new CEO, Michael Fiddlekey, who said the layoffs
represent roughly eight percent of the corporate workforce. A company
spokesman's at eight hundred of those positions will no longer
be filled and the affected employees will be notified Tuesday.
I'm Tammy Tricheo.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
Bowing's latest contract offered to thousands of striking workers in
the Saint Louis areas being put up for a vote.
Mark Mayfield with the Tails.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers says members
will vote on the contract this Sunday, after the company
made changes through the offer it presented earlier this week. However,
the bargaining committee will not make a recommendation on how
members should vote. Over thirty two hundred Bowing employees have
been on strike since early August.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
And here's a looming strike. Michael Kashner reports Maurista's as
Starbucks are voting whether or not to walk.
Speaker 4 (03:03):
Starbucks Workers United says a strike authorization vote will remain
open for several days The union says it's also planning
a series of rallies and pickets over the weekend outside
Starbucks locations in dozens of US cities. Workers for the
coffee chain or demanding more hours in higher take home pay.
Starbucks says it tried to negotiate with the union, but
(03:23):
claims it only represents about four percent of the workforce
and yet still chose to walk away from the bargaining table.
The company said, if they're ready to come back, we're
ready to talk. I'm Michael Kassner.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
With Halloween a week from today. A dietician is offering
some tips on incorporating pumpkin into the diet. Taylor Stein
at Mount Sinai Hospital says pumpkins are a squash that
are high in a substance that the body converts into
vitamin A, which is essential to the immune system. She
says one can easily blend canned pumpkin into soups, dips,
and sauces. It could be a healthy substitute for ingredients
(03:57):
in baking recipes, such as heavy cream. Is also a
good source of fiber and low in carbohydrates. I'm Jim
Roop
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour in.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Just four minutes. President Trump flies out tonight for a
jam packed multi day trip to Asia. White House Press
Secretary Caroline Levitt, though says we'll have to wait until
Thursday for a much anticipated sit down.
Speaker 3 (00:19):
President Trump will participate in a bilateral meeting with President
she of the People's Republic of China.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
China and the US have been involved in a trade
standoff since Trump took office for a second time. Trump
will start the trip in Malaysia, which is hosting a
regional summit. Then he'll go to Japan, where he'll meet
with a new prime minister. The US's largest aircraft carriers
headed to the Caribbean as strikes on drug boats continue.
The Pentagon, said Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ordered the
(00:45):
USS Gerald R. Ford to the Caribbean to help quote
dismantled transnational criminal organizations and counter narco terrorism in defense
of the homeland end quote. It comes as the US
carried out an overnight strike on an alleged trendy og
a drug vote that killed all six on board. Polling
monitors will be sent to California and New Jersey by
(01:06):
the Justice Department ahead of elections in those states. Attorney
General Pam Bondi says, quote, transparency at the poles translates
into faith in the electoral process end quote. California will
vote on Proposition fifty, a measure that aims to redraw
the state's congressional map. Meanwhile, New Jersey will elect a
new governor. Meteorologists say there's a reason why hurricanes have
(01:27):
so far avoided the US mainland this season. Tropical Storm
Melissa is expected to become a powerful hurricane over the
weekend as it lashes Haiti and other parts of the Caribbean,
and like many before at this hurricane season, it's expected
to steer clear of the US. Experts say it's because
the high pressure system behind the steering mechanism for these
storms is weak this season. It also has to do
(01:49):
with storms forming further east of the US. The American
Heart Association is updating its CPR guidelines. The new guidelines
offers ways to recognize opioid overdose and how to administer
the drug nots alone, to reverse its effects. I'm Jim Roop.
Target is cutting eighteen hundred corporate jobs in its first
(02:10):
major layoffs in ten years. Tammy Trijello has to tail.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
The announcement was sent to employees in a memo Thursday
from Target's new CEO, Michael Fiddlekey, who said the layoffs
represent roughly eight percent of the corporate workforce. A company
spokesman's at eight hundred of those positions will no longer
be filled and the affected employees will be notified Tuesday.
I'm Tammy Tricheo.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
Bowing's latest contract offered to thousands of striking workers in
the Saint Louis areas being put up for a vote.
Mark Mayfield with the Tails.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers says members
will vote on the contract this Sunday, after the company
made changes through the offer it presented earlier this week. However,
the bargaining committee will not make a recommendation on how
members should vote. Over thirty two hundred Bowing employees have
been on strike since early August.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
And here's a looming strike. Michael Kashner reports Maurista's as
Starbucks are voting whether or not to walk.
Speaker 4 (03:03):
Starbucks Workers United says a strike authorization vote will remain
open for several days The union says it's also planning
a series of rallies and pickets over the weekend outside
Starbucks locations in dozens of US cities. Workers for the
coffee chain or demanding more hours in higher take home pay.
Starbucks says it tried to negotiate with the union, but
(03:23):
claims it only represents about four percent of the workforce
and yet still chose to walk away from the bargaining table.
The company said, if they're ready to come back, we're
ready to talk. I'm Michael Kassner.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
With Halloween a week from today. A dietician is offering
some tips on incorporating pumpkin into the diet. Taylor Stein
at Mount Sinai Hospital says pumpkins are a squash that
are high in a substance that the body converts into
vitamin A, which is essential to the immune system. She
says one can easily blend canned pumpkin into soups, dips,
and sauces. It could be a healthy substitute for ingredients
(03:57):
in baking recipes, such as heavy cream. Is also a
good source of fiber and low in carbohydrates. I'm Jim
Roop
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