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Speaker 1 (00:02):
The I in newsis hour. I'm Andrea Coleman, coming up
a tragic tale of the dangers of high temperatures. President
Trump is nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, and a
young black entrepreneur continues to win in a big way.
But first, here's bey in news.

Speaker 2 (00:16):
Now, many school districts reportedly are preparing to crack down
on school bullying. Take Tennessee, for instance, They've passed a
slew of new laws, including revoking his students driver's license
for a year if they're found to be harassing, bullying,
or cyber bullying. Memphis Shelby County School Board member to
Marcus Porters, ring about the faith and thoughts subject, even

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if you're playing on social media, how they can have
effect on partitionally your whole life. The new laws could
have an effect on every child in the state. Porter says.
The prosecution has wrapped up its closing arguments and the sex,
traffic and trial of Sean Diddy. Combe's Comb's lawyers will
deliver their closing arguments tomorrow. President Trump says the US
has signed a trade deal with China. Trump made the

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click remarked during an event for his Big Beautiful Bill.
The president said we just signed with China yesterday, but
no other details were offered. Now back to you, Andrea.

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Thanks Mike. A sad reminder this evening of the dangerous
associated with extreme heat. A sixty one year old youth
softball umpire died over the weekend and sumter. South Carolina
officials there saying the heat was a contributing factor to
Mitchell Huggins's death. His sister, Pamela Rufus, says he loved
being a part of the games.

Speaker 3 (01:28):
He felt like they needed him. He felt like, if
I'm not on that field, he's not gonna.

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Go not gonna go right. Rufus says her late brother,
who was black, had a special relationship with the players.

Speaker 3 (01:39):
Even if he didn't do nothver tell another umpires where
it need to be. He was, you know, I want
to make sure he's right. I want to make sure
my girls are right.

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I thought he was.

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Thought he's his dad. Someone called uncle Mitch. I think
it's called uncle Mitdge They mister Mitch. You know he
loved them.

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According to Atlanta News, First, Huggins passed doubt while officiating
a game. He regained consciousness and spoke with his sister
before passing out again. He was later pronounced dead at
a local hospital. Charge A Congressman, Buddy Carter, is nominating
President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. The President's nomination
comes after his role in brokering this week's ceasefire agreement

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between Iran and Israel, although it is unclear if the
ceasefire will actually hold. The nomination also comes after President
Trump's oldest son said that then President Barack Obama being
awarded the prestigious honor in two thousand and nine was
affirmative action. Here's a clip of mister Obama's lecture when
accepting that award.

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We are the heirs of the fortitude and foresight of
generations past, and it is a legacy for which my
own country is rightfully prop And yet a decade into
a new century, this old architecture is buckling under the
weight of new threats. The world may no longer shudder

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at the prospect of war between two nuclear superpowers, but
proliferation may increase the risk of catastrophe. Terrorism has long
been a tactic, but modern technology allows a few small
men without sized rage to murder innocence on a horrific scale.

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Mister Obama was awarded the Prize for strengthening international diplomacy
and for fostering cooperation between nations. Gabby Goodwin, the teen
who at age seven launched a highly successful line of ourets,
is continuing to soar. According to Black Enterprise, Goodwin has
received scholarship offers from eight universities, totally more than one
million dollars this season. The Black entrepreneur has also secured

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a book deal with HarperCollins for a children's book she's written,
Naturally Me At the Confidence Salon, is due out in
May of twenty twenty seven. You can pre order your
copy now. The book looks to inspire young readers to
embrace their natural beauty with confidence. Goodwin and her mother
ros Lund created the first and only anti high slip
double snap. Barrett Bee says a duo has sold more

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than one million of them in the United States and
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I'm Andrea Coleman for the Black Information at Work