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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:08):
The White House is doubling down on its use of
lethal force against alleged Venezuela and drug boats. Press Secretary
Caroline Lovett was asked about a Washington Post report that
Secretary of Warpete Hegseth ordered the killing of everyone aboard
an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, leading to a
second strike to eliminate two survivors.

Speaker 1 (00:26):
To the strikes in question. On September second, Secretary HeiG
Seth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes. Admiral
Bradley worked well within his authority and the law directing
the engagement to ensure the boat was destroyed and the
threat to the United States of America was eliminated.

Speaker 2 (00:45):
Lovet said all aspects of the strike were legal, but
wouldn't confirm if the second strike was specifically targeting survivors
of the first President Trump has confirmed he spoke with
Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro, but wouldn't comment further. A federal
appeals court has ruled President Trump's former personal lawyer, Elena
Haba is unlawfully serving as US Attorney for New Jersey.

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Jacqueline Carl reports a.

Speaker 3 (01:07):
Lower court's findings were upheld by a panel of three judges.
The panel said the government's theory that Haba can serve
as the de facto US attorney indefinitely quote is so
broad that it bypasses the constitutional process entirely. Haba was
named interim US Attorney for New Jersey earlier this year,
an appointment that expired after one hundred and twenty days.

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The case may end up going to the Supreme Court.
I'm Jacqueline Carl.

Speaker 2 (01:34):
A snowstorm that started Sunday in the Rockies is bringing
threats of snow and ice into the Northeast through the
middle of the week. Tuesday, the mid Atlantic in the
New England regions will see a winterry mix of rain
and ice, likely in mountain areas. Cyber Mondays nearly over
and predictions art will come in as one of the
biggest online shopping days of the year. Adobe Analytics predicts
total online spending top fourteen billion dollars that would be

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up more than six percent from last year. Was already
spent nearly twelve billion online on Black Friday, I'm Tammy Trhello.
Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer says three of his New
York offices were targeted with bomb threats. Mark Mayfield reports
according to Schumer, his offices in Rochester, Binghamton, and Long
Island each received threatening emails on Monday.

Speaker 4 (02:18):
The bomb threats against my offices came with the email
subject line MAGA and from an email address alleging the
twenty twenty election was ridded.

Speaker 2 (02:30):
Security teams swept all locations and found no explosives. In
a statement, Schumer condemned the threats, saying that acts of
political intimidation have absolutely no place in our political system.
I'm Mark Mayfield. Costco is suing the Trump administration over
refunds on tariffs. The retail giant us the Court of
International Trade to consider all tariffs collected under the International

(02:50):
Emergency Economic Powers Act on lawful Costco is seeking a
full refund of all duties under the Act paid under
Trump's Executive Order on receiptrocle tariffs. There's a chance the
Oxford English Dictionaries word of the Year might make you upset.
Michael Kastner explains.

Speaker 5 (03:09):
It has chosen rage bait as twenty twenty five's Top Word.
The term is defined as online content deliberately designed to
elicit anger or outrage. Its origins date back more than
two decades, when it was first used in online discussion forums.
Oxford said its experts notice the use of rage bait
has evolved to signal a deeper shift in how we

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talk about attention, engagement, and ethics online. I'm Michael Cassner.

Speaker 2 (03:36):
Zootopia Too is smashing records at the box office. The
Disney animated sequel earned one hundred and fifty six million
dollars over the Thanksgiving weekend in North America and a
global total of five hundred and fifty six million. It's
the biggest animated film opening ever and the highest animated
global opening for Disney. Meanwhile, Wicked for Good held on
for second place with the domestic box office take of

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sixty two million dollars. I'm Tammy Truheo.