December 11, 2025 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The latest use this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 1 (00:08):
Attorney General Pam Bondi says the oil tanker seized by
the US off the coast of Venezuela was used to
transport sanctioned oil to Iran. Mark Mayfield reports in.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
A post on x Bondi said the ship had been
sanctioned for years over its alleged involvement in an oil
shipping network supporting terrorist groups. The move comes as tensions
have escalated between President Trump and Venezuelan President Maduro. The
US already has a large military presence in the Caribbean
and has launched deadly strikes against suspected drug boats exiting Venezuela.
(00:39):
I'm Mark Mayfield.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
ED Chair Jerome Powell isn't tipping his hand about another
interest rate cut after Wednesday's quarter percentage point reduction. After
the cut was announced, Powell told reporters President Trump's tariffs have,
in his words, elevated inflation, but he added the inflation
rise will likely be short lived and the Central Bank
will be reevaluating its policy with regard to interest rates
(01:01):
and wait and see how the economy evolves. House GOP
leaders are moving forward with the healthcare package that excludes
Affordable Care Act subsidy extensions. Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters
the legislation will be comprised of GOP backed ideas that
every Republican agrees to and have already been discussed across
various House committees this year. Lawmakers are expected to vote
(01:22):
on the measure next week, as the GOP remains divided
on how to address the looming healthcare issue, but as
the House moves forward without a plan for the subsidies,
the Senate is set to vote on competing Republican and
Democratic plans Thursday. Neither proposal, though, is expected to pass.
Major League Baseball returns to Mexico City next season. The
league announced the Arizona Diamondbacks will take on the San
(01:44):
Diego Padres in the Mexico City Series. The two regular
season games will be played April twenty fifth and twenty sixth.
Major League Baseball last played regular season games in Mexico
in twenty twenty four. The Diamondbacks and Padres were set
to play in Mexico City in twenty twenty for the
league postponed the season due to the COVID nineteen pandemic.
I'm Tammy TRHEO. President Trump is going after The New
(02:07):
York Times for its reporting on his health. Sarah Lee
Kessler has details in a.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
Post Untrue Social Trump called the article seditious and said
that it could be grounds for treason. The article entitled
Trump's approval ratings have declined, so has his vigor, says
he's starting to show similarities to former President Biden when
he was in office. Trump said he'll know when he's
slowing down, but now is not the time. I'm Sarah
(02:33):
Lee Kessler.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
Newly released video is showing the moment police apprehended Luigi
Mangioni in connection with the fatal shooting of United Healthcare
CEO Brian Thompson. Bodycam footage shows Noltoona, Pennsylvania police officer
speaking with Mangioni at McDonald's where he was arrested last December.
Customers said they recognized Mangoni from his distinctive eyebrows, although
(02:54):
he provided false information to officers about his real identity.
Mangioni has pleaded on guilty to state and federal murder charges.
Religious Faith in Americas holding steady after years of decline
that story from Jim Roup.
Speaker 4 (03:07):
A new report from the Pew Research Center finds that
seventy percent of Americans say they identified with the religion
since twenty twenty. Pew also says young Americans remained less
religious than their parents or grandparents, with fifty five percent
claiming of religion. The nuns or the Americans claiming no
faith nearly doubled in size from twenty seven to twenty
(03:29):
twenty two, from sixteen to thirty one percent. I'm Jimroop.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
Weimo officials are talking about a new kind of driverless delivery.
Officials for the driverless car company said a woman recently
gave birth while she was in a Weaymo headed to
a hospital in San Francisco. The passenger was apparently in
labor Monday night and headed to the hospital. When Weaimo's
remote writer support team determined that some unusual activity was
happening in the car, the company called nine to one
(03:55):
one while the car continued to the hospital. Officials say
the mother and newborn made it to the hospital safely.
I'm Tammy Truhio.
This is your twenty four to seven use update.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The latest use this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 1 (00:08):
Attorney General Pam Bondi says the oil tanker seized by
the US off the coast of Venezuela was used to
transport sanctioned oil to Iran. Mark Mayfield reports in.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
A post on x Bondi said the ship had been
sanctioned for years over its alleged involvement in an oil
shipping network supporting terrorist groups. The move comes as tensions
have escalated between President Trump and Venezuelan President Maduro. The
US already has a large military presence in the Caribbean
and has launched deadly strikes against suspected drug boats exiting Venezuela.
(00:39):
I'm Mark Mayfield.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
ED Chair Jerome Powell isn't tipping his hand about another
interest rate cut after Wednesday's quarter percentage point reduction. After
the cut was announced, Powell told reporters President Trump's tariffs have,
in his words, elevated inflation, but he added the inflation
rise will likely be short lived and the Central Bank
will be reevaluating its policy with regard to interest rates
(01:01):
and wait and see how the economy evolves. House GOP
leaders are moving forward with the healthcare package that excludes
Affordable Care Act subsidy extensions. Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters
the legislation will be comprised of GOP backed ideas that
every Republican agrees to and have already been discussed across
various House committees this year. Lawmakers are expected to vote
(01:22):
on the measure next week, as the GOP remains divided
on how to address the looming healthcare issue, but as
the House moves forward without a plan for the subsidies,
the Senate is set to vote on competing Republican and
Democratic plans Thursday. Neither proposal, though, is expected to pass.
Major League Baseball returns to Mexico City next season. The
league announced the Arizona Diamondbacks will take on the San
(01:44):
Diego Padres in the Mexico City Series. The two regular
season games will be played April twenty fifth and twenty sixth.
Major League Baseball last played regular season games in Mexico
in twenty twenty four. The Diamondbacks and Padres were set
to play in Mexico City in twenty twenty for the
league postponed the season due to the COVID nineteen pandemic.
I'm Tammy TRHEO. President Trump is going after The New
(02:07):
York Times for its reporting on his health. Sarah Lee
Kessler has details in a.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
Post Untrue Social Trump called the article seditious and said
that it could be grounds for treason. The article entitled
Trump's approval ratings have declined, so has his vigor, says
he's starting to show similarities to former President Biden when
he was in office. Trump said he'll know when he's
slowing down, but now is not the time. I'm Sarah
(02:33):
Lee Kessler.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
Newly released video is showing the moment police apprehended Luigi
Mangioni in connection with the fatal shooting of United Healthcare
CEO Brian Thompson. Bodycam footage shows Noltoona, Pennsylvania police officer
speaking with Mangioni at McDonald's where he was arrested last December.
Customers said they recognized Mangoni from his distinctive eyebrows, although
(02:54):
he provided false information to officers about his real identity.
Mangioni has pleaded on guilty to state and federal murder charges.
Religious Faith in Americas holding steady after years of decline
that story from Jim Roup.
Speaker 4 (03:07):
A new report from the Pew Research Center finds that
seventy percent of Americans say they identified with the religion
since twenty twenty. Pew also says young Americans remained less
religious than their parents or grandparents, with fifty five percent
claiming of religion. The nuns or the Americans claiming no
faith nearly doubled in size from twenty seven to twenty
(03:29):
twenty two, from sixteen to thirty one percent. I'm Jimroop.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
Weimo officials are talking about a new kind of driverless delivery.
Officials for the driverless car company said a woman recently
gave birth while she was in a Weaymo headed to
a hospital in San Francisco. The passenger was apparently in
labor Monday night and headed to the hospital. When Weaimo's
remote writer support team determined that some unusual activity was
happening in the car, the company called nine to one
(03:55):
one while the car continued to the hospital. Officials say
the mother and newborn made it to the hospital safely.
I'm Tammy Truhio.
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