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President Trump says he has nothing to do with the
Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Mark Mayfield reports well.

Speaker 1 (00:14):
Meeting with reporters in the Oval Office on Monday, Trump
was asked again if he supports the Justice Department releasing
all of the files related to Epstein. I'm all for it.

Speaker 3 (00:23):
You know, we've already given fifty thousand pages.

Speaker 1 (00:26):
You do know that.

Speaker 3 (00:27):
Unfortunately, like with the Kennedy situation, with the Martin Luther
King situation, not to put Jeffrey Epstein in the same category.
But no matter what we give is never enough.

Speaker 1 (00:39):
If the measure calling on the DOJ to release the
files passes through the House, it will go to the Senate,
where it faces an uncertain future. I'm Mark Mayfield.

Speaker 2 (00:46):
The President says he's not ruling anything out. When it
comes to Venezuela, the US has killed several people and
destroyed several boats that the administration says we're connected to
the country's drug trade. There are reports Trump may be
weighing more military options again as the country. A US
Navy carrier strike group is now in the Caribbean, including
the USS gerald R. Ford, the world's most advanced aircraft carrier.

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As tensions deepen in the region. More than half of
consumers say they won't make changes to Thanksgiving this year
in order to try and save money as according to
Butterball's annual Thanksgiving Outlook. The survey found eighty nine percent
of consumers plan to celebrate the holiday and eighty four
percent will do so with a turkey. Many expressed concern
about inflation, but most said they wouldn't compromise when it

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comes to Thanksgiving. Some said they would do things like
change non food items such as paper goods and decor,
or ask guests to bring part of the meal to
help control costs. The ballot for the twenty twenty six
Baseball Hall of Fame is now out. Ryan Brown, Alex Gordon,
and Edwin and Carnacion are among the dozen players who
are on the ballot for the first time. Other first
timers include Coal Hammels and Hunter Pence. There are fifteen

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holdovers on the ballot, including Alex Rodriguez, Many Ramirest, Dustin Pedroia,
and Felix Hernandez. Twenty six Hall of Fame class will
be revealed on January twentieth, I'm Tammy Trihio. A new
heart percentile calculator is designed to help young adults gauge
their long term risk of heart disease. That story from
Sarah le Kessler, cardiologist to Chicago's Northwestern Medicine developed the

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Heart Percentile Calculator, which they say is the first of
its kind tool. It forecasts in adults thirty year heart
disease risk and shows where they rank among peers. The
hope is that this device will trigger earlier prevention efforts
amid rising diabetes and hypertension rates in young adults. The
calculator is free, It's offered online and is based on

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American Heart Association prevention guidelines. I'm Sarah le Kessler. The
Department of Health and Human Services is planning to release
new dietary guidelines next month. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior,
shared plans for quote ending the war on saturated fats
in this country, as well as incentivizing the reduction in
petroleum based food dies and increasing oversight into infant formula.

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Kennedy says the guidelines are going to stress the importance
of protein and saturated fats and he believes it will
quote really revolutionize the food system. For months, he's been
pushing his so called carnivore diet, which encourages the consumption
of only meat, poultry, eggs, seafood, fish, dairy products, and water.
The Reverend Jesse Jackson's being transferred out of intensive care

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after receiving treatment for a progressive super nuclear palsy, a
neurological disorder he was diagnosed within April. Jackson remains in
stable condition and will continue receiving care at Northwestern Memorial
Hospital in Chicago. In a statement, his family thanked the
medical team as well as those who have prayed for him.
PSP is a rare neurological disorder that affects body movements, walking, balance,

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and eye movements, according to the US National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The Dallas Cowboys crews to a
thirty three sixteen win over the Las Vegas Raiders on
Monday Night Football. The Cowboys improved to four or five
and one with the win, while the Raiders have now
lost foreign or row to fall to two and eight.
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