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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Bion News this hour. I'm Terry McCready coming up, former
Vice President Harris reacting to former President Biden's cancer diagnosis.
Congress giving President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill The green Light,
a look at racist activity in the twenty twenty three
mayoral election in Colorado Springs. But first, here's bin News Now.

Speaker 2 (00:22):
I'm Bree Would with Bion News now. Morehouse College is
honoring one of its students who died in a nineteen
thirty lunching. Sophomore Dennis Hubert was killed after being approached
by a group of seven white men. A jar with
dirt from the site of the murder has been preserved
with his name inscribed as a memorial. Morhouse gave Hubert
a posthumous degree during the school's commencement. Seven inmates are

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still on the run after breaking out of a New
Orleans jail on Friday. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry says the
reward is now twenty thousand dollars per inmate, with help
from the FBIATF, crime stoppers, and state leaders. The escaped
men face serious charges including murder and domestic abuse, and
the FAA is in mistigating a power outage at Houston's
Happy Airport in Texas Sunday that delayed flights. The air

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traffic control tower lost power around one fifteen pm, causing
delays of up to thirty minutes before backup systems kicked
in Gippi in needs Now on Demand twenty four to
seven on the iHeartRadio app. Now Here's Terry McCready.

Speaker 1 (01:18):
Former Vice President Kamala Harris reacting to news that former
President Biden is battling an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
Harris posted on x that she and her husband Doug,
are saddened to learn of the diagnosis, calling Biden a
fighter who will face this challenge with the same strength, brazilience,
and optimism that have always defined his life and leadership.

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Biden's forty six year old son, Bo died of brain
cancer in twenty fifteen. Congress is advancing President Trump's Big
Beautiful Bill, complete with a major spending increase for immigration
enforcement and the military while cutting Medicaid and SNAP benefits.
GOP lawmakers are looking at changes that could make House
passage of the measure and uphill battle. Meanwhile, the White

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House is in talks with Walmart after the retail giants
at higher prices were on the way due to tariffs.
On NBC's Meet the Press, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessen says
he's spoken with Walmart's CEO. Walmart is, in fact the going.

Speaker 2 (02:18):
To, as you describe it, to eat some of the tariffs.

Speaker 1 (02:22):
On Saturday, President Trump posted Walmart should eat the tariffs.
Walmart's CFO said the retailer will try to work with
suppliers to keep prices down. In the lead up to
the twenty twenty three mayoral election in Colorado Springs, a
racial slur was found on a black candidate sign and
a cross was set on fire right in front of it.

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Now a trial is set for two people who allegedly
staged the incident to generate support for Jemmy Mammo Latte.
The defendants claimed the act was political theater and protected
free speech, while Mobilaate is denying any involvement. Doctor Cash
Patel says the agency will leave its Washington, DC headquarters.

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We want the American men and women to know, if
you're going to come work at the premier law enforcement
agency in the world, we're going to give you a
building that's commensurate with that, and that's.

Speaker 2 (03:13):
Not this place.

Speaker 1 (03:14):
Battel says fifteen hundred employees will vacate the J. Edgar
Hoover Building on Pennsylvania Avenue because of its condition. However,
the FBI director did not share the location of the
bureau's new headquarters. Checking the statistics, as of last year,
just over nine percent of special FBI agents were Latino,
while about five and a half percent. We're Black com

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is being restored at Libya's capital, Tripoli, welcome news after
violent clashes have been erupting since last week between rival
militia groups. Stabilities Support commander Abdel Gani al Keighley was killed.
The SSA is one of the most powerful militias in
the country. Amnesty International accused Alkighley of war crimes and

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human rights violations. Were some of Tripoli's heaviest in years.
The United Nations reports at least eight civilians were killed.
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this hour wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Terry McCready
for the Black Information Network.