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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. Elections across
the country today could provide insight into how the midterms
next year will go. In New York City's race for mayor,
Democratic Socialist Zoran mam Donnie maintains his commanding lead in
the polls over Independent Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.

(00:23):
In California, voters will decide whether to redraw their congressional maps.
That will probably mean five more seats in Congress for Democrats. Meantime,
voters in New Jersey are heading to the polls and
one of the only governor's races in the country. Democrat
Mickey Cheryl and Republican Jack Chiarelli are vying for outgoing
Governor Murphy seat, who was leaving after eight years in
office because of term limits. Neither candidate comes across as

(00:47):
like particularly beneficial for this stay.

Speaker 2 (00:50):
It's like I need to figure out the best of
the bad.

Speaker 1 (00:53):
I don't really like the candidate. The polls of titan
but Cheryl maintains a single digit lead according to the
most recent quiniapac PO. Virginia is the only other state
where the governor is up for election this year. Flanks
at the White House are flying at half staff. Following
the death of former Vice President Dick Cheney. His family
announced his passing today at the age of eighty four,
saying in a statement that he died due to complications

(01:14):
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 fly fishing. The Senate has once again denied a
spending measure that would end the government shut down. It's
now the fourteenth time legislation failed in the upper chamber.

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Before the vote, Senate majority leader John Thune said he
was optimistic that lawmakers would find a solution this week.
Democrats are holding firm on demands to save healthcare subsidies
that keep insurance premiums down for millions. Meantime, President Trump
now says SNAP benefits will only be given when Democrats
reopened the government, and not before. Yesterday, the administration said
it would use contingency funds to partially pay Snap benefits

(01:59):
as the show down drags on, and this shutdown is
now tied for the longest in US history. I'm Chris Krajio.
The richest Americans have been seeing their wealth grow by
leaps and bounds. The nation's top ten 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

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from the nonprofit Oxfam 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 family earnings less
than two hundred percent of the national poverty line. Fans
filled the seats at Dodger Stadium for the World Championship
ceremony in celebration yesterday. This fan arrived early and says

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he's excited and grateful to the Dodgers for winning back
to back world titles. I was just exciting to watch
and I believe it's going to go down as the
best World Series in MLB history. 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

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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 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

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its Operation Santa campaign. Here's Mark Mayfield.

Speaker 2 (03:28):
Yeah, Come Santa Claus.

Speaker 1 (03:30):
Here comes Santa Claus. Right down Santa Claus Lane Hall.

Speaker 2 (03:36):
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 on Markneyfield.

Speaker 1 (03:54):
And in music History News. On this date back in
nineteen eighty, are you Speedwagon? Relat East the single keep
On Loving You. I'm Chris Karajio