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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Bion News This Hour on Terry mccreeey coming up a
job well done by TSA agents during the government shutdown.
That word from the Homeland Security Secretary ICE agents on
the ground in Charlotte, North Carolina. Upol's showing Democrats are
more excited about voting than Republicans. But first, here's via
News Now.

Speaker 2 (00:18):
The House has passed a funding measure to end the
government shutdown before the vote. Republicans and Democrats have blamed
each other for the prolonged standoff. Republican out speaker Mike Johnson, they.

Speaker 3 (00:26):
Admitted that they were using the American people as leverage
in this political game.

Speaker 2 (00:30):
It was wrong and it was cruel. The shutdown is
now the longest in US history. Like DC Mayor Muriel
Bowser wants ICE off a federal task force after a
viral video shows a man screaming during his arrest in
Southeast DC. I says the Venezuelan man was detained on
a deportation order. Bowser says it's up to the Feds
to remove ICE from the task force, and the Dallas
Cowboys have launched a memorial fund for Marshaw Neeland's pregnant

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girlfriend after the defensive ends apparent suicide last week. The
fund will enjoy Catalina and Sarah and their baby are
cared for. If you are someone you love needs help,
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Terry McCready.

Speaker 1 (01:09):
Secretary of Homeland Security Christy nome is praising TSA agents
for their work during the longest government shutdown in US history.
During a news conference yesterday, Nomes as agents stepped up
and showed outstanding patriotism and service.

Speaker 4 (01:23):
Stepped up every single day to make sure that those
individuals at our airports and at our transportation systems continued
to be safe and secure while they went about their
daily lives and limited the impact on those families that
relied so much on getting to where they needed to
be on time.

Speaker 1 (01:37):
She also announced INN doled out ten thousand dollars bonuses
for agents who remained on the job during the shutdown.
The FAA has frozen flight reductions now that the shutdown
is over. Flights have been cut due to staffing shortages
as TSA agents and air traffic controllers have been working
without pay. Immigration authorities are headed to Charlotte, North Carolina.
According to multiple reports, US Customs and Order Protection agents

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are expected to arrive within the coming days. Mecklenburg County's
Black Sheriff, Gary macfadden says they have not been asked
to assist federal immigration agents during the planned operation. He
said they value and welcome the renewed collaboration and open
communication with federal partners. Charlotte is the latest Democratic led
city to be targeted with immigration enforcement by federal authorities.

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More Democrats are expressing higher levels of enthusiasm about voting
compared to Republicans. California Governor Gavin Newsom on CNN, touting
the renewed Democratic trajectory after the blue wave during this
month's election.

Speaker 3 (02:35):
That's the beginning of this comeback. This is the beginning
of sort resurgence of energy. And you've seen it the
No King's Rally. You saw it obviously with the outcomes
not just in Virginia and New Jersey, but in Mississippi
and Pennsylvania and Georgia and elsewhere.

Speaker 1 (02:49):
A newly released Reuter's if SO survey found that forty
four percent of registered voters who identify as Democrats say
they are very enthusiastic about voting in the next election cycle,
while only twenty six percent of Republican voters echoed the response.
Results also show costs of living and the economy are
at the top of issues plaguing voters, as forty five
percent of respondents said the factors determine who becomes their

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candidate of choice. Slightly more Survey participants appear to believe
Democrats have a better plan to lower costs, but results
show voters favor the GOP on matters of immigration and
the economy. Alabama's Tuskegee University is launching a federal lawsuit
against the American Veterinary Medical Association. According to a complaint,
the AVMA's Council of Education recently placed the College of

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Veterinary Medicine on the terminal accreditation status, and now the
university is appealing, with a hearing coming up next month.
Tuskegee is calling it a facade and accuses the association's
council of violating due process law and its own policies
that promise equality when rendering its terminal accreditation decision. Tuskegee
alleges violation of due process by limiting the university's ability

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to appeal the council's accreditation decision. Records from the AVMA
Debt straight that since twenty twenty two, Tuskegee has been
on probationary accreditation due to significant financial deficiencies, clinical resources,
and student outcomes. Stay informed, stay connected, and subscribe. Follow
Bian News This Hour wherever you get your podcasts. I'm
Terry McCready for the Black Information Network