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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Bin News this hour, I'm Terry McCready coming up a
look at what happened just before A Minnesota gun man
allegedly opened fire, killing a state lawmaker and wounding another legislator.
Cross endorsements as a strategy in New York's mayoral race.
A poll showing President Trump's approval rating is on a
downward slide. But first, here's bin News now.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
The Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus recognized June teenth at the
state Capitol this week.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation on
the banks of Galveston against the Gulf of Mexico, the
last fingers of institutionalized slavery began to uncurl its fingers
on the necks of this nation.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Enslaved black people learned about their freedom on June nineteenth,
eighteen sixty five. Former President Joe Biden made it a
federal holiday in twenty twenty one. A manhunt is still
underway in Louisiana for several black inmates who broke out
of an Orleans Parish jail. Antwine Massey and Derek Groves
haven't been seen since, though Massey did show up on
(01:04):
a social media video calling city and state leaders corrupt.
Brian K. Williams, a former Los Angeles deputy mayor, pleaded
guilty Monday to reporting a fake bomb threat to the
city last year. He's scheduled to be sentenced in October.
I'm Tammy Swick with bi in News. Now back to you.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
Terry, the man accids of killing a Minnesota state lawmaker
and her husband, is facing federal murder and stalking charges.
Minnesota Acting US Attorney Joseph Thompson said Vance Belter visited
the homes of two other lawmakers with the intention of
harming them, but one was not home and he was
scared off by police.
Speaker 4 (01:38):
At the other residents, he went to their homes, held
them out as a police officer, and shot them in
cold blood.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
Belter was also charged with shooting Democratic state Senator John
Hoffman and his wife. State Lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her
husband were killed in the attacks. Minnesota officials said they
would pursue first degree murder charges against him. Belter could
face the death penalty if convicted. Police recovering a manifesto
that included the names of some black officials in Minnesota,
(02:07):
including Representative Ilhan Omar and Attorney General Keith Ellison. New
York City Democratic mayoral candidates are cross endorsing each other
as early voting continues. Several candidates are working together to
strategize how to defeat former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo,
who has been the front runner in several polls. Sego
fifty to fifty, Am, I go with Cuomo, but then
(02:29):
zol I'm on the other side.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
I feel like he's younger, so he will understand the
younger people's side of you to it.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
I feel very comfortable in my choice, and I do
not believe in the vision that Mandami has, so it
was very easy for me not to vote for Mandani.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
Hugandan born Zoron Mam Donni has cross endorsed Michael Blake
in an attempt to combine support in the rank joice
voting system. Mom Donnie made his first cross endorsement on
Friday by throwing his support behind Brad Lander. President Trump's
second term approval rating is underwater, along with general attitudes
toward his administration's policies, according to a new NBC News
(03:09):
Decision Desk poll powered by Survey Monkey, which aligns with
Black House Minority leader hockeing Jeffreys repeated warnings, you know, the.
Speaker 5 (03:17):
GOLP tax scam is not one big beautiful bill. It's
one big ugly bill. Yes, that will hurt every day Americans,
hurt every day New Yorkers, and it's designed to reward
their billionaire donors like Elon Musk.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
Immigration and border security are the exception, and the president
is strategic enough to continue steering national attention toward the
hot button issue Americans. Rankings of two of the other
defining projects of Trump's second term, tariffs and the Department
of Government efficiency, are firmly a negative territory. The poll
is a snapshot of how Republicans must tackle internal differences
(03:58):
over competing priorities on taxes and government debt. Fifty five
percent of adults disapprove of Trump's job performance, and forty
five percent say it's aok. Stay informed, stay connected, and
subscribe follow Bin News This Hour wherever you get your podcasts.
I'm Terry McReady for the Black Information Network.
Bin News this hour, I'm Terry McCready coming up a
look at what happened just before A Minnesota gun man
allegedly opened fire, killing a state lawmaker and wounding another legislator.
Cross endorsements as a strategy in New York's mayoral race.
A poll showing President Trump's approval rating is on a
downward slide. But first, here's bin News now.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
The Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus recognized June teenth at the
state Capitol this week.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation on
the banks of Galveston against the Gulf of Mexico, the
last fingers of institutionalized slavery began to uncurl its fingers
on the necks of this nation.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Enslaved black people learned about their freedom on June nineteenth,
eighteen sixty five. Former President Joe Biden made it a
federal holiday in twenty twenty one. A manhunt is still
underway in Louisiana for several black inmates who broke out
of an Orleans Parish jail. Antwine Massey and Derek Groves
haven't been seen since, though Massey did show up on
(01:04):
a social media video calling city and state leaders corrupt.
Brian K. Williams, a former Los Angeles deputy mayor, pleaded
guilty Monday to reporting a fake bomb threat to the
city last year. He's scheduled to be sentenced in October.
I'm Tammy Swick with bi in News. Now back to you.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
Terry, the man accids of killing a Minnesota state lawmaker
and her husband, is facing federal murder and stalking charges.
Minnesota Acting US Attorney Joseph Thompson said Vance Belter visited
the homes of two other lawmakers with the intention of
harming them, but one was not home and he was
scared off by police.
Speaker 4 (01:38):
At the other residents, he went to their homes, held
them out as a police officer, and shot them in
cold blood.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
Belter was also charged with shooting Democratic state Senator John
Hoffman and his wife. State Lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her
husband were killed in the attacks. Minnesota officials said they
would pursue first degree murder charges against him. Belter could
face the death penalty if convicted. Police recovering a manifesto
that included the names of some black officials in Minnesota,
(02:07):
including Representative Ilhan Omar and Attorney General Keith Ellison. New
York City Democratic mayoral candidates are cross endorsing each other
as early voting continues. Several candidates are working together to
strategize how to defeat former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo,
who has been the front runner in several polls. Sego
fifty to fifty, Am, I go with Cuomo, but then
(02:29):
zol I'm on the other side.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
I feel like he's younger, so he will understand the
younger people's side of you to it.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
I feel very comfortable in my choice, and I do
not believe in the vision that Mandami has, so it
was very easy for me not to vote for Mandani.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
Hugandan born Zoron Mam Donni has cross endorsed Michael Blake
in an attempt to combine support in the rank joice
voting system. Mom Donnie made his first cross endorsement on
Friday by throwing his support behind Brad Lander. President Trump's
second term approval rating is underwater, along with general attitudes
toward his administration's policies, according to a new NBC News
(03:09):
Decision Desk poll powered by Survey Monkey, which aligns with
Black House Minority leader hockeing Jeffreys repeated warnings, you know, the.
Speaker 5 (03:17):
GOLP tax scam is not one big beautiful bill. It's
one big ugly bill. Yes, that will hurt every day Americans,
hurt every day New Yorkers, and it's designed to reward
their billionaire donors like Elon Musk.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
Immigration and border security are the exception, and the president
is strategic enough to continue steering national attention toward the
hot button issue Americans. Rankings of two of the other
defining projects of Trump's second term, tariffs and the Department
of Government efficiency, are firmly a negative territory. The poll
is a snapshot of how Republicans must tackle internal differences
(03:58):
over competing priorities on taxes and government debt. Fifty five
percent of adults disapprove of Trump's job performance, and forty
five percent say it's aok. Stay informed, stay connected, and
subscribe follow Bin News This Hour wherever you get your podcasts.
I'm Terry McReady for the Black Information Network.
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