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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. A federal
judge says the Trump administration has through the weekend to
decide how they'll release SNAP funds. The Food's Assistance program
is set to expire tomorrow unless the government reopens, impacting
forty two million low income Americans who are enrolled. The

(00:23):
Massachusetts judge said that the Trump administration must decide whether
to fully or partially fund SNAP using emergency funds by Monday.
The judge said she'll make a ruling regarding the funds
once she hears the White House's decision. The lawsuit was
brought by twenty five Democratic led states. It's not known
if the White House will appeal her ruling. Meantime, today,
the President placed the shutdown fully on the Democrats.

Speaker 2 (00:45):
The Democrats just don't know what they're doing. I don't
know what's wrong with them.

Speaker 3 (00:49):
They've never done a thing like this.

Speaker 1 (00:51):
They've become praised lunatics. The Senat adjourned yesterday and won't
meet again until after the weekend. The shutdown is now
in its thirty first day. Senate majority lead John Thune
doesn't want to get rid of the filibuster. He's maintaining
his stance as President Trump renews his call to pursue
the nuclear option and bypass the philibuster to reopen the government. However,
many senior members of the GOP fear that weakening the

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Senate rule could have significant blowback if Democrats regain control.
The FBI says it prevented a potential terror attack. In
a post this morning on x, FBI director Cash Hotel
said multiple suspects have been arrested in Michigan who were
allegedly plotting a violent attack this weekend. Bettel added that
more details will be forthcoming, and he thanked the men
and women of the FBI in law enforcement. Most of

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the country will get an extra hour of sleep this
weekend as daylight Saving Time comes to an end and
standard time returns. On Sunday. Clocks are set back one
hour at two am, meaning we gain an hour and
more light in the morning. We spring forward when daylight
Saving Time begins. On March eighth, twenty twenty six, the
Toronto Blue Jays have the opportunity to win their third

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World Series title. Tonight, the Jays will host the Dodgers
for Game six and in the Fall Classic, the Jays
lead the series three games to two after winning games
four and five in Los Angeles. I'm Chris Grasio. The
Hollywood film industry is scared of small crowds at movie
theaters this Halloween weekend. Michael Kashner reports everybody's after my
Chainsaw Heart? What About My Heart?

Speaker 2 (02:19):
The anime film Chainsaw Man is expected to drop from
number one, but Netflix will be capitalizing on the popularity
of K pop Demon Hunters by re releasing it in
theaters for the holiday. The horror sequel Black Phone two
is probably the scariest movie out this weekend, while the
romantic drama Regretting You has been getting good word of
mouth from female viewers. Fans of director yourgos lanth and

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most will finally get to see his latest film with
Emma Stone Bougona, which is currently ninety percent fresh on
Rotten Tomatoes. I'm Michael Kasner.

Speaker 1 (02:50):
The real danger from Halloween isn't razor blades and tainted candy,
but rather traffic and unwieldy costumes. Monica Nelson now with more.

Speaker 3 (02:59):
While the FDA it does recommend inspecting candy brought home
by trigger treaters, It's also important to cross the street safely.
Kids are three and a half times more likely to
be killed by a car on Halloween than on an
average day. Costumes should be visible and should also allow
the person wearing one to see clearly. I'm Monica Nelson.
Here are some fun facts about Halloween. Black Cats are

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a symbol of Halloween because it was once believed that
souls could travel back into the world of the living
in the body of an animal, usually a black cat.
Halloween is believed to be the time when the dead
and other demonic creatures rise to walk the earth once more.
The tradition of witches riding their brooms is because the
broomstick is symbolic of magical powers of females because it's

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employed in the cleansing of ritual places. It's estimated that
between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries, approximately two million people were.

Speaker 1 (03:51):
Executed for witchcraft. Eighty percent of that number were women.
And Hallow is an Old word meaning holy, while stein
is Scottish for evening. I'm Chris Krajio.