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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 government shutdown will continue until at least Monday. Mark
Mayfield has the latest.

Speaker 3 (00:14):
The Senator adjourned on Thursday and won't meet again until
after the weekend. There continues to be no clear end
in sight, as millions of low income Americans will soon
feel the pain of the shutdown. The food stamp benefit,
known as SNAP, is set to expire on Saturday for
roughly forty two million people in the US. Democrats say
the Trump administration can use contingency funds to continue the benefits,

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but the USDA says the move is not allowed by law.
Republicans assist Democrats approve the houseplan to temporarily reopen the
government before there's any negotiations on healthcare I Mark Mayfield.

Speaker 2 (00:46):
At least fifty people are dead across the Caribbean after
a battering from Hurricane Melissa. Most of the deaths are
blamed on flooding in Haiti deaf Toolls, though are expected
to rise as search and rescue efforts continuing places like
Jamaica and Cuba. Hurricane expert say Melissa was one of
the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in recorded history. The storm is
making its closest approach to Bermuda overnight, with winds of

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ninety miles an hour, making it now a Category one storm.
Prince Andrew is being stripped of his title and will
now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. Buckingham Palace made
that announcement on Thursday. The Palace also said that a
formal notice had been served for Andrew to leave his
home at the Royal Lodge close to Windsor Castle. The
changes come as the Royal faces growing pressure over his

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ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The statement from Buckingham
Palace noted the censures are deemed necessary quote notwithstanding the
fact that Andrew continues to deny the allegations against him.
Standard time returns on Sunday. When we fall back, it
means clocks are set back one hour at two am,
and that gives us an hour more light in the mornings.

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Efforts to fast track a bill seeking to end daylight
saving time are stalled in Congress. Several states are already
considering legislation to stop changing the clocks, but efforts are
largely split between permanent daylight saving time and permanent standard time.
I'm Tammy Triheo. Fewer Americans now say that crime is
a very serious problem in the US. Roory O'Neill has details.

Speaker 4 (02:12):
For the second year in a row, there's been a
drop in the percentage of Americans who consider crime to
be an extremely or very serious problem. Forty nine percent
say it is a top concern. The same percentage in
the Gallop survey says crime is actually getting worse. Both
numbers are the lowest they've been since twenty eighteen. These days,
thirty one percent say they're afraid to walk alone at

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night in a neighborhood nearby. That's down from forty percent
in twenty twenty three. I'm Rory O'Neil.

Speaker 2 (02:40):
Sewan Didny Combs has been transferred to federal prison to
begin his sentence for prostitution related charges. On Thursday, Combs
checked into Fort Dix, a low security prison in New Jersey.
He requested to serve his prison sentence there in order
to be close to his family and use the facility's
drug treatment program. Combs will serve roughly two and a
half years at Fort Dix. After being dictive transportation to

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engage in prostitution. iHeartMedia has been named the exclusive audio
partner for next year's Winter Olympics by NBC Universal. Matt
Mattinson has the details.

Speaker 1 (03:10):
The coverage will include play by play audio channels, as
well as the original iHeart podcast Two Guys, Five Rings
with Bowen Yang and Matt Rodgers. The twenty twenty six
Games will be held in Milan and Courtina, dom Pezo, Italy,
with the opening ceremony taking place February sixth. The Winter
Games will see the return of NHL players in the
hockey tournament for the first time since twenty fourteen. Meanwhile,

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former Olympic champion skier Lindsay Vaughn is attempting a comeback
to compete in Italy after retiring in twenty nineteen. I'm
at Mattinson.

Speaker 2 (03:40):
The US and China are close to a deal that
would keep TikTok available. According to Treasury Secretary Scott Besst,
officials finalized the deal while meeting in Malaysia. He says
he expects to finally see the resolution in the next
few weeks or months. The deal will limit the role
of TikTok's China based parent company, Byteedowns to comply with
the twenty twenty four law requiring the first to divest

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from the platform or face a band in the US.
I'm Tammy Truhio