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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. The man
accused of planning pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic
headquarters before the Capitol riot may have been a Trump supporter.
US Attorney for the District of Columbia, janeen Piro, said
Friday that Brian Cole Junior told investigators he was disappointed

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in the results of the twenty twenty election and believed
it was stolen. He had his initial court hearing on
Friday and did not enter a plea next week. Democrats
in Congress will get the vote they were promised on
Affordable Care Act tax credits. That was the issue that
triggered the government shutdown, which ended only after Republican Senate
Majority Leader John Thunne promised Democrats would get a vote

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on the issue. Since then, Republicans have struggled to craft
legislation that would get enough votes to fix the core
issue of rising costs. Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer
will propose extending ACAS subsidies for three years, with a
vote in the Senate expected on Thursday. President Trump is
handing out the medals to this year's Kennedy Center honorees.

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In the Oval Office presentation today, Trump awarded medals to
actor Sylvester Stallone, singer Gloria Gayner, and the rock band Kiss.

Speaker 2 (01:13):
We can hardly imagine the country music phenomena without its
King of Country, or the American disco without its first Lady.

Speaker 1 (01:25):
Among the honorees are singer George Strait and actor Michael Crawford. Tonight,
Trump is attending a dinner at the State Department alongside
the honorees ahead of the awards ceremony Sunday. A new
study says air pollution could be contributing to clogged arteries.
Researchers reported at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society
of North America Thursday that people exposed long term to

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common air pollutants have a higher risk of advanced heart
disease caused by hardened arteries. Even air pollution levels near
or below government standards were linked to early signs of
heart disease. Study results showed the more air pollution and
a person had been exposed to during their life, the
greater chance that their arteries were clogged. I'm Rob Martyr.
The City of Bethlehem held a Christmas Tree lighting ceremony today.

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For the first time since the start of the Gaza War,
officials lit the traditional giant Christmas tree in front of
the historic Nativity Church in Major Square. After the recent ceasefire,
the Holy City said this year's festivities would return. All
public celebrations were canceled in Bethlehem during the war in Gaza.
Northern California cities rank in the top ten in the
nation when it comes to chilling out. Sharon reared and explains.

Speaker 3 (02:34):
Lawnstarter dot COM's new rankings list the most relaxed cities
in the US, and among large cities, San Jose ranks first,
San Francisco is second, Irvine and San Diego come in
fourth and fifth. The online company scores cities relaxation levels
by seven individual categories, including mental health, sleep, commute times, finances,
and access to outdoor and wellness activities. For mid sized cities,

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Sunnyvale ranks first and Santa claras in the country, while
Mountain View is second, milpedis fourth, and San Ramon fifth.
When it comes to the smaller cities, I'm Sharon reared.

Speaker 1 (03:08):
In Americans are piling up credit card debt. Debt Day
slower rate than last year, while it hub says US
shoppers added sixteen billion dollars so far, which brings the
total credit card debt to over one trillion dollars. Still,
the additional amount of credit card debt is twenty seven
percent lower than what it was last year. The average
credit card debt per household tops eleven thousand dollars heading

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into the holidays. Star Wars will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary
in twenty twenty seven, with the original version of the
film returning to theaters. Lucasfilm announced Friday that a newly
restored version of the classic nineteen seventy seven Star Wars
theatrical release will hit theaters on February nineteenth, twenty twenty seven.
Fans have long asked for a return of the original,

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unaltered version of the film, to be released five nights
at Freddy's. Two is having a disturbingly good weekend at
the box office. The horror sequel is now the number
one movie at US theaters, scaring up over forty five
million dollars. I'm Rob Bartier.