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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour.

Speaker 2 (00:05):
In just four minutes. Democrats are poised to run the
table on the Republicans tonight. Across the country, Democrat Abigail
Spanberger projected winner of the governor's race in Virginia. Also
in Virginia, Democrat Jay Jones is the projected victor, and
the race for attorney general in New Jersey, Democrat Mikey
Cheryl projected winner in that state's governor's race. And in

(00:26):
New York, Democrats socialist Zoran Mamdani projected to take that
city's mayor's race. And that's where we find our Scott Pringle.

Speaker 3 (00:34):
Ble Zoron Mamdanni making history here becoming the first Muslim
New York City mayor. The champagne bottles of popped at
the headquarters in celebration, and Aroar went up from the crowd.
Mam Donnie, a self proclaimed Democrat socialist, ran on a
platform to make the city more affordable by offering free buses,
free childcare, and a renfreeze. His campaign knocked on three

(00:54):
million doors and got very creative, talking to taxi drivers
at LaGuardia, making night club appearances and reaching out to
marathon runners and mom Donnie Headquarters Scottpring What do.

Speaker 2 (01:04):
York officials now say? At least four people are dead
after a UPS cargo jet crashed on takeoff at Louisville's
Muhammad Ali International Airport. Airport public safety Officer Jonathan Bivens
says eleven people have been taken to hospitals.

Speaker 4 (01:16):
These numbers can increase as the investigation continues with partnerships
of local, state, and federal investigators.

Speaker 2 (01:24):
A local hospital says two of the injured are in
critical condition. The MD eleven was supposed to fly to
Honolulu and was loaded with fuel as it took off
Tuesday around five to fifteen pm local time. The jet
had three crew members on board as it exploded into
a huge fireball. A new study shows that increasing the
number of steps you take each day may help slow
the progression of Alzheimer's disease among those with heightened risk.

(01:47):
Researchers at MASH General Brigham found that cognitive decline was
delayed by an average of three years for people who
walked to just three thousand to five thousand steps a
day in older adults who walked five to seven thousand
steps a day the onset of Alzheimer's was delayed by
seven years. The studies published in the journal Nature Medicine.
I'm Jim Roop. Chrysler is recalling hundreds of thousands of

(02:10):
Jeep plug in hybrid SUVs due to the risk of
battery fires. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the recall
applies to twenty twenty to twenty twenty five Jeep Wranglers
and twenty twenty two to twenty twenty five Grand Cherokees.
ZELANTIS says it is aware of at least nineteen reports
and one injury related to the recall. As remedies being developed,

(02:31):
the NHTSA advises owners to park outside and away from
structures and not charge their vehicles until a remedy has
been completed. Technology is causing the death of another form
of payment. More from bre Tennis on why the check
is no longer in the mail.

Speaker 4 (02:47):
Target says only three percent of their transactions are with checks,
so they banned them. So did all the old Navy, Lululemon,
Whole Foods, and a long list of other companies. The
Federal Reserve says it's good for business as credit or
debit cards have less fraud. They're also faster at the checkout.
It's the over fifty age group that still writes checks
and it's hard to give up like having cash in

(03:08):
your wallet, something the younger generation also doesn't grasp. I'm
Bree Tennis.

Speaker 2 (03:13):
US Postal Services launching its Operations Santa campaign Mark Mayfield, Here,
Yeah Come Santa Claus and here Comes Santa Claus. Ride
Down Santa Claus Lane and.

Speaker 1 (03:25):
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 the sixth,
or submitted through the Operation Santa web page. Those who'd
like to help can register to adopt letter writers. I'm
Mark mayfewd.

Speaker 2 (03:42):
The eighty first National Peanut Festival and Dothan, Alabama is underway.
It's meant to want to local peanut farmers and celebrate
the harvest season. The festival includes amusement rides, great fair, food,
egg exhibits, and more. Performers include Shenandoah and Emily Anne
Roberts to name a few. Dothan is the peanut capital
of the world. I'm Jim Rope