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This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest Use this hour in just four minutes. Key races
are being decided in today's elections across the country. Democratic
Socialists Oran mom Donnie remains the front runner in the
polls to be New York City's next mayor. President Trump
took the unusual step to endorse mom Donnie's main rival,

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Independent and Trump critic Andrew Cuomo last night. Today is
special election day in California, where voters will decide the
fate of Proposition fifty, which, if passed, would bypass an
independent redistricting committee for six years and allow for new
district lines to be drawn to benefit Democrats. Former Vice
President Dick Cheney's being honored with flags at half staff

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at the White House as family announced his passing today
at the age of eighty four due to complications of
pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. The statement went on
to pay tribute to Cheney as a great and good
man who taught his children and grandchildren to love our
country and to live lives of courage, honor, love, kindness,
and flowed fishing. The White House is clarifying a truth

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Social post this morning by President Trump saying SNAP benefits
won't be paid until Democrats reopen the government. Sarah le
Kessler reports.

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Press Secretary Caroline Levitt says the President was referring to
not wanting to tap into an emergency fund any further
to pay court ordered SNAP benefits during the government shutdown.
The recipients of the staff benefits need to understand it's
going to take some time to receive this money. Most
of those forty two million recipients are children, veterans, that disabled,
and the working poor, and they'll get half of their

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usual benefits. Snap phones ran out last Saturday, with food banks,
pantries and Matt Joswiak of New York City's Rethink Foods
saying that's already having a major impact. Is the last
week or so, we've had a triple meal count at
every single location that we serve. I'm Sarah le Kessler.

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Meantime, the Senate has once again denied a spending measure
to end the government shutdown. Before the vote, Senate majority
Leader John Thune said he was optimistic that lawmakers will
find a solution this week. It's the fourteenth time legislation
to temporarily fund the federal government failed in the upper chamber.
I'm Chris Karangia. The richest Americans have been seeing their
wealth grow by leaps and bounds. The nation's top ten

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billionaires have collectively added nearly seven hundred billion dollars to
their fortunes over the past year, driving their overall worth
to two and a half trillion dollars. That's according to
a new report from the nonprofit ox VAM America published Monday.
On the opposite end of those stats, the report noted
that over forty percent of the country, including almost half
of all children, fall into the low income category, with

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family earnings less than two hundred percent of the national
poverty line. Fans filled the seats at Dodger Stadium for
the World Championship ceremony and celebration yesterday. This fan arrived
early and says he's excited and grateful to the Dodgers
for winning back to back world titles.

Speaker 3 (02:46):
I was exciting to watch and I believe it's going
to go down as the best World Series in MLMB history.

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The ceremony at Chavez Ravine followed the World Series victory parade.
The Cardinals closed out Week nine of the NFL regular
season with a twenty seven to seventeen victory over the
Cowboys on Monday Night football from Dallas, Arizona. Definitely now
as a quarterback issue. Back up Jacoby Brissett has played
three straight impressive games. Last night. In the win, he
threw two touchdowns and ran for another starter. Kyler Murray

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has been injured but should be healthy for Week ten,
which for the league kicks off with a Thursday night
football contest between the Raiders and Broncos from Denver. The
US Postal Services launching its Operation Santa campaign. Here's Mark Mayfield.

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Yeah, Come Santa Claus.

Speaker 2 (03:30):
Here Comes Santa Claus.

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Right down Santa Claus Lane and Hall.

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The annual initiative connects kids and families in need with
people who are willing to help fulfill their wishes for
the holiday season. Letters from folks who have a request
for Santa can be mailed in through December sixth or
submitted through the Operation Santa web page. Those who'd like
to help can register to adopt letter writers. I'm Mark Mayfield.

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And in music History News on this date back in
nineteen eighty, are You a Speedwagon? Reallye's their single Keep
On Loving You. I'm Chris Karajio,