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 just four minutes.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
President Trump is headed to Asia tonight. The trip includes
a high stakes meeting on Thursday with Chinese President Jiji
Ping in South Korea. China and the US have been
involved in a trade standoff since Trump took office the
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. Major US
tech companies and defense contractors such as Planeteer and Lockheed
(00:33):
Martin are donating to President Trump's extravagant new White House ballroom.
Monica Nelson reports.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
The east wing of the White House is being demolished
to make way for the ninety thousand square foot ballroom.
Trump says the three hundred million dollars being spent to
construct the ballroom all comes from donations. CNN says the
ballroom donors include tech giants like Apple, Meta, Google, and Microsoft.
Billionaire donors include casino mogul Miriam Addelson, Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwartzmann,
(01:00):
and cryptocurrency billionaires Cameron and Tyler Winkelwass I'm Monica Nelson.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
The US has struck another alleged drug boat in the
Caribbean Sea. Secretary of Warpete Heyseth announced the overnight strike
in a post on x Friday morning. He said the
boat was operated by Trendy Aragua, which has been named
as a designated terrorist organization. All six people on board
were killed. This is the tenth strike by the US
military on alleged drug trafficking boats. New York Attorney General
(01:29):
Letitia James defiantly says she is not guilty of mortgage
fraud charges.
Speaker 4 (01:34):
This justice system which has been used as a tool
of revenge and a weapon against those individuals who simply
did their job and who stood up for the rule
of law.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Federal grand jury in Virginia indicted the Democrat earlier this month.
James has said the charges are baseless and that Trump's
only goal is political retribution. James and President Trump have
traded publicans for years, especially after the Democrat won a
civil fraud case against him. I'm Jim Roope. Target is
cutting eighteen hundred corporate jobs in its first major layoffs
(02:11):
in ten years. Tammy Trijello has to tail.
Speaker 5 (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's
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 Tales.
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, and here's a looming strike.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
Michael Kashner reports Barista's as Starbucks are voting whether or
not to walk.
Speaker 6 (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 chainer demanding more hours and 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 Cassner. 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
(03:45):
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 can
be a healthy substitute for ingredients 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 just four minutes.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
President Trump is headed to Asia tonight. The trip includes
a high stakes meeting on Thursday with Chinese President Jiji
Ping in South Korea. China and the US have been
involved in a trade standoff since Trump took office the
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. Major US
tech companies and defense contractors such as Planeteer and Lockheed
(00:33):
Martin are donating to President Trump's extravagant new White House ballroom.
Monica Nelson reports.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
The east wing of the White House is being demolished
to make way for the ninety thousand square foot ballroom.
Trump says the three hundred million dollars being spent to
construct the ballroom all comes from donations. CNN says the
ballroom donors include tech giants like Apple, Meta, Google, and Microsoft.
Billionaire donors include casino mogul Miriam Addelson, Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwartzmann,
(01:00):
and cryptocurrency billionaires Cameron and Tyler Winkelwass I'm Monica Nelson.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
The US has struck another alleged drug boat in the
Caribbean Sea. Secretary of Warpete Heyseth announced the overnight strike
in a post on x Friday morning. He said the
boat was operated by Trendy Aragua, which has been named
as a designated terrorist organization. All six people on board
were killed. This is the tenth strike by the US
military on alleged drug trafficking boats. New York Attorney General
(01:29):
Letitia James defiantly says she is not guilty of mortgage
fraud charges.
Speaker 4 (01:34):
This justice system which has been used as a tool
of revenge and a weapon against those individuals who simply
did their job and who stood up for the rule
of law.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Federal grand jury in Virginia indicted the Democrat earlier this month.
James has said the charges are baseless and that Trump's
only goal is political retribution. James and President Trump have
traded publicans for years, especially after the Democrat won a
civil fraud case against him. I'm Jim Roope. Target is
cutting eighteen hundred corporate jobs in its first major layoffs
(02:11):
in ten years. Tammy Trijello has to tail.
Speaker 5 (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's
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 Tales.
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, and here's a looming strike.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
Michael Kashner reports Barista's as Starbucks are voting whether or
not to walk.
Speaker 6 (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 chainer demanding more hours and 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 Cassner. 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
(03:45):
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 can
be a healthy substitute for ingredients 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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