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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. A measure
that would require the Justice Department to release its files
on the Jeffrey Epstein investigation is expected to pass the
House today. NBC's Alice Barr says it comes after President
Trump reversed his position and urged Republicans to vote yes.

Speaker 2 (00:22):
President Trump, who socialized with Epstein decades ago before cutting ties,
has not been accused of any wrongdoing related to Epstein's crimes.
Survivors of the years of abuse coming forward to press
for transparency, rallying today at the Capitol.

Speaker 1 (00:39):
However, Republican Congressman Thomas Massey of Kentucky, who has pushed
for the release of the files, is warning that new
investigations ordered by Trump could get in the way of
the files being released. If the measure passes the House today,
it'll head to the Senate. President Trump is welcoming a
Saudi Arabia's crown prince to the White House. Prince Mohammed
ben Salmon last visited Washington in twenty eighteen. The two

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were ex expected to discuss a number of issues, from
AI chips to nuclear technology to the potential normalization of
ties with Israel. Cloud Flair says an issue has been
resolved that caused several popular websites and apps to experience outages.
The outage caused issues with apps and websites like chat,
gibt x, and the video game League of Legends. The
issue started a little before seven am Eastern when down

(01:22):
Detector received more than eleven thousand reports of x outages.
Investigators are pouring over thousands of newly declassified files related
to Amelia Earhart, but have yet to see an answer
to the biggest question, what was the fate of the
famed aviator and her navigator. The thirty nine year old
disappeared in nineteen thirty seven while trying to become the
first woman to circumnavigate the globe. The official finding is

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that she ran out of fuel and ditched her plane
in the Pacific Ocean. President Trump ordered the release of
the documents last week. Saturday Night Lives December episodes will
be headlined by the returns of Ariana Grande and Share.
Grande will serve as host for a third time on
the December twentieth episode. She'll be owned by musical guest Share,
who will perform on the show for the first time
since nineteen eighty seven. I'm Chris Gragio. Reverend Jesse Jackson

(02:08):
remains in stable condition and is being transferred out of
intensive care. He received treatment for progressive a supernuclear palsy,
a neurological disorder he was diagnosed with in April. In
a statement, his family thanked the medical team as well
as those who prayed for him. A new study shows
there could be a connection between a mother's stress level
during pregnancy and when a baby's teeth come through. Researchers

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at Rochester University in New York found that infants who
have mothers with higher levels of a stress hormone developed
their first teeth earlier. The study, published in the Frontiers
in Oral Health, suggests that stress can speed up aging
in babies. Researchers say the premature showing of teeth could
be an early warning of an infants compromised oral development

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and overall health. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is shaping
up to be a wicked good time. Natalie mcgliori has.

Speaker 3 (02:58):
More wicked star Cynthia Rivo will perform the opening number
of the ninety ninth Thanksgiving Day per eight, which kicks
off Thursday, November twenty seventh at a thirty am. It'll
come just days after Wicked for Good is released in theaters.

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Several other musicians are set to perform, including Kobe Calais,
Sierra and Shaggy. That's an addition to the more than
five thousand volunteers, thirty four balloons, twenty eight floats, and
a special appearance from Sanna. I'm Natalie Migliori.

Speaker 1 (03:33):
Shaquille O'Neil is continuing to make a positive impact on
Metro Atlanta. The NBA Hall of Famer took part in
this month's twenty twenty five Youth of the Year Gala
through the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta. The
event raised over one point three million dollars for youth
wellness and workforce readiness programs. Shack gave twenty thousand dollars
to the Youth of the Year winner and runner up,

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and Week eleven of the NFL season is now in
the books. After the Cowboys handle the Raiders Easley last
night thirty three to sixteen, I'm Chris Kragio