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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Bin News this hour, Doug Davis coming up. A ride
share dispute caught on video with the black writer who
just happened to be a reporter is being investigated by
the FBI. Also, a black lawmaker today on Capitol Hill
warns that because of Biden era immigration policies, terrorists are
in the US ready to do harm to American citizens.
And we are recognizing some of the African American pioneers

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in country music during June Black Music Month. But first,
here's bin News.

Speaker 2 (00:27):
Now.

Speaker 3 (00:28):
The White House confirms the FBI is investigating the leak
of an Intel report challenging the effectiveness of the US
strikes against Iran's nuke sites. The organization was looking to
challenge the state from banning it from taking part in
the Medicaid program because of the abortion care it provides.
A heat dome impacting millions across the central and eastern
US is starting to lift. Forecasters state temperatures will start

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falling in the Northeast, where places like New York and
New England have been reporting record heat. Illinois Governor JB.
Pritzker will seek a third term next year. Pritzker says
his state is standing at the center the fight to
make life more affordable. There are also reports that Pritzker
could be running for president. In twenty twenty eight, new
data reveals that the US economy shrank more than previously estimated.

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The GDP fell at an annual rate of zero point
five percent from January through March twenty twenty five. Get
bin news Now on demand twenty four to seven at
binnews dot com. Now back to you, Doug.

Speaker 1 (01:24):
All right, thanks. In a fiery speech on Capitol Hill today,
Black US Republican Representative Wesley Hunt sounded the alarm during
a hearing on immigration and national security with the voice
of urgency. He warned that dozens of individuals flagged on
the terror watch list have been released in the US
and says it's because of failed immigration policies.

Speaker 4 (01:42):
We were told post on eleven that we were going
to fight in Afghanistan and that we had to fight
in Iraq. And why because if we didn't fight the
enemy there, then we're going to have to fight them
here in our own country now and now, because of
the failures of the Democrat Party's policies, they are now
in our homeland. Do we know because three hundred and
eighty two citizens Core matches on the terror watch list

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were encountered at the southern border, and ninety nine of
those were released into the United States from two thousand
and one through two thousand and twenty three. Unacceptable.

Speaker 1 (02:14):
Hunt's message clearly states that America's safety is at risk
and the systems need fixing, and for Black Americans who
have seen how fear based politics can lead to surveillance
and profiling, the stakes are high. Hunt says he's fighting
for a national security. Meanwhile, in what started out as
a routine Uber ride home for a black Atlanta, Georgia
Sports reported Tabitha Turner ended in chaos on the side

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of Interstate eighty five. The madness was caught on video.

Speaker 2 (02:39):
Yeah, I know, baby, I just wanted a cool Uber
That's it. I just wanted a cool Ober call the
concert rings on my money.

Speaker 1 (02:46):
Turner says her driver, Miracle Smith, refused to roll up
the window in the hot heat after she requested a
comfort ride with air conditioning. When Turner pushed back, Smith
pulled over and demanded she get out of the car,
and when Turner refused, the two jumped out and the
driver reportedly pepper sprayed her. Smith tells NBC News, she
mays Turner because she saw her pull out what looked

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like a razor sharp cutter, and then the writer allegedly
attacked her.

Speaker 2 (03:10):
So the bite mark is like right here, right up
above the end of mund online on this side. And
then for my eyes, I have stitches here, and then
the blood vessels in my eye are bruised and healing.

Speaker 1 (03:29):
Currently, now the FBI is involved and the driver is
facing battery charges. Turner and Tears told NBC News she
just wanted to get home to her daughter and that
she didn't ask for this. And finally, it's no doubt
that black country music is trending heavy in African American communities,
and being that it's Black Music Month, we are showing
some love to some of the artists who paved the way.

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Iconic Black country artists like Charlie Pride opened doors for
today's legendary superstars such as Mickey Guiton and Kane Brown.
Their voices echo resilience, innovation, and the legacy worth celebrating.
These artists have broken bearers in a predominantly white and
male dominated genre that many today believe was birth from
black musicians. In the late eighteen hundreds. Stay informed, stay connected,

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and subscribe. Follow BIA News This Hour wherever you get
your podcasts. I'm Duck Davis for the Black Information Network.