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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.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
Minutes, Republican Matt Van Epps projected the winner in the
special House election in Tennessee, defeating Democrat aft In Bain,
dashing hopes of a larger blue wave after major Democrat
wins in November's elections. President Trump won the state's congressional
district by twenty two points in twenty twenty four, and
Republicans pumped millions into this race, but recent poll showed

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a closer race than originally expected. The election comes after
Democrats swept key races in Virginia, New Jersey, and New
York on November fourth. The Trump administration is defending the
strike allegedly targeting survivors of an alleged Venezuelan drug boat.
During a cabinet meeting at the White House, President Trump
and Secretary of War Pete haig Seth were asked about
the Washington Post report that Navy Admiral Frank Mitch Bradley

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directed as second strike to comply with Hegseth's order that
no one be left alive. Hagg Seth said he didn't
know the second strike involved two people, but he backs
Bradley's decision. Trump said he hasn't gotten a lot of
information on the incident. We're saving hundreds of thousands of
lives with those pinpoint attacks, He says. He regards the
operation as a justified attack, not one or two strikes.

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A powerful winter storm is hitting the Midwest and Northeast,
causing heavy snow on icy roads. NBC's Aaron McLachlan reports
travel disruptions are expected to be widespread due to the
poor conditions.

Speaker 3 (01:25):
Also expecting more chaos in the skies with more fly cancelations,
more delays as the storm system is making its way
through the Northeast, also impacting schools, with school out or
delayed in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Speaker 2 (01:40):
Millions are under some sort of weather alert as the
northeaster will last through at least tomorrow. The US Marshals
are asking for information that will help them arrest or
want it Virginia high school football coach. Five thousand dollars
reward is offered for Travis Turner, wanted on multiple child
pornography charges. An attorney for the family says on November twentieth,
he went for a walk in the Woods with a firearm.

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That's the last contact anyone had with him. I'm Jim Roop.
Hunter Biden is facing a hearing this month as the
Connecticut Bar seeks to suspend his law license.

Speaker 1 (02:12):
Hunter Biden became a member of the Connecticut Bar in
nineteen ninety seven after his graduation from Yale Law School.
Now grievances had been filed with the state bar against
the son of former President Joe Biden following his federal
convictions on gun and tax charges. The younger Biden was
pardoned by his father weeks before he was scheduled to
be sentenced. The Connecticut bar hearing is set for December fifteenth.

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I'm rury O'Neil.

Speaker 2 (02:37):
Charlie. Kirk's Wikipedia page has gathered the most views on
the site in twenty twenty five. The Wickamedia Foundation, which
operates the free encyclopedia, released its list of the most
popular articles on the site for the eleventh year and
finds that an estimated two point four billion hours were
spent reading English language content this year. Kirk's page garnered

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almost forty five miss million views, with almost fifteen million
of those coming in the days after his assassination. Were
now twenty nine days until New Year's Eve, and a
New York tradition wants your wish to rain down on revelers.

Speaker 4 (03:12):
The New Year's Eve Wishing Wall has been a thing
in New York since two thousand. Closer to New Year's Eve,
all wishes will be collected, printed, and shredded to become
confetti that will be released in Times Square on New
Year's Eve. Millions of people, millions of wishes, one is
bound to come true. It's okay if you can't make
it to New York. You can even submit your wish
online at TSQ dot org. I'm pre tennis.

Speaker 2 (03:34):
Alogists are trying to raise awareness about the fact that
some people can be allergic to Christmas trees. Doctor Devon Preston,
with a Cleveland clinic, recommends you shake and wipe down
both live and artificial trees to cut down on allergens
hiding in the branches. He also says that running an
air purrefire near your Christmas tree can help with the
pollen and other allergen reactions. Doctor Preston's also advising people

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to take the tree down right after the holiday season's
over to reduce the risk of mold having time to grow.
I'm Jim Roop.