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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update. The
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Speaker 2 (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 1 (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 votes exiting Venezuela.

(00:39):
I'm Mark Mayfield.

Speaker 2 (00:40):
The House has passed the National Defense Authorization Act. Details
on that story from Jim Roup.

Speaker 3 (00:46):
Speaker Mike Johnson managed to win over several holdouts to
send the bill to the Senate with a three to
twelve to one to twelve vote. The NDAA would increase
pay for service members, provide some military aid to Ukraine,
restrict US US investment in China, fully, repeal sanctions on Syria,
and more. President Trump has urged for that bill to

(01:06):
be passed. I'm Jim Roup.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
The Trump administration says it's creating a militarized zone at
the US Mexico border in California. A statement from the
Interior Department says about seven hundred and sixty acres of
public land in San Diego and Imperial Counties are being
transferred to the Navy to support ongoing border security operations.
The new zone will stretch from the Arizona border to

(01:28):
the Ota Mountains near San Diego. The statement calls the
area one of the highest traffic regions for unlawful crossings
along the southern border. Critics say it will turn the
US military into border police. WEIMO officials are talking about
a new kind of driverlest delivery officials say a woman
recently gave birth while in a Weimo headed to a
hospital in San Francisco. Weimo's remote writer support team determined

(01:52):
that some unusual activity was happening in the car, and
the company called nine to one one while the car
continued to head to the hospital. Official say the mother
in newborn made it to the hospital safely. I'm Tammy Triheo.
President Trump is going after the New York Times for
its reporting on his health. Sarah Lee Kessler explains in.

Speaker 4 (02:11):
A post Untrue's Social Trump called the article seditious and
said that it could be grounds for treason. The article,
entitled Trump's approval ratings of decline 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

(02:32):
Sarah Lee Kessler.

Speaker 2 (02:34):
Newly released videos showing the moment police approached Luigi Mangioni
in connection with the fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO
Brian Thompson. Body ham footage shows in Altoona, Pennsylvania, police
officer speaking with Mangioni at the McDonald where he was
arrested last December. Customers say they recognized Mangioni from his
distinctive eyebrows, although he provided false information to officers about

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his real identity at the time. Angioni has pleaded not
guilty to state and federal murder charges. Small business owners
are citing inflation as one of the biggest challenges they're facing.
Chris Keraggio has details.

Speaker 5 (03:07):
New polling shows forty five percent of small business owners
say inflation presents a challenge for them. The Chamber of
Commerce's quarterly Small Business Index also found fifty eight percent
of respondents expect to raise prices this holiday season despite
inflation woes. Nearly seventy percent of respondents reported their business
as being in somewhat or very good health. The findings
come as the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates for the

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third straight meeting, which will lower borrowing costs for small
business owners nationwide. I'm Chris Karagio.

Speaker 2 (03:35):
Watercress is being named the healthiest vegetable in the world.
The CDC recently released a list ranking forty one powerhouse
fruits and vegetables and members of the cabbage family. Topped
at watercress earned a perfect score of one hundred the CDC.
He says because of its dense profile of vitamin's, minerals
and antioxidants in a low calorie package. Chinese cabage and
charred came in second and third, while sweet potato was

(03:58):
ranked the least healthy veggio. I'm the list. I'm Tammy
Trhio