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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update. The
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Speaker 2 (00:08):
The State Department is urging Americans to immediately leave fourteen
Middle East countries as the US military conflict with Iran continues.
Those countries include Israel, Saudi Arabia, Cutter, and the United
Arab Emirates. State Department says is due to serious safety risks.
This says Operation Epic Fury continues against Iran, with President
Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying the next

(00:30):
stage of the operation will be even more punishing. I mean,
sees Courtney QBI says no one knows exactly what that
next big wave will look like.

Speaker 3 (00:38):
The only thing that they have not yet struck are
nuclear facilities, So it's possible that's what the President and
Marco Rubio are talking about. We don't know.

Speaker 2 (00:45):
Officials don't want to speculate on it. Six US service
members have been killed in the operation. Benjamin thet Yahoo
is praising the collaboration with President Trump over efforts in Iran.
Israeli's Prime minister was on Fox News tonight, where he
said the two leaders worked together and amazing things happened.
He also says he had tried to persuade other American
administrations to take action for decades, but quote, there's never

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been a president like Trump. He added that while people
have said this will be an endless war, he says
it will not be. The search for Nancy Guthrie has
been underway for over a month now on southern Arizona.
The mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie, reported missing February first.
Police believe she was abducted. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nano
says he believes Nancy Guthrie is still alive.

Speaker 4 (01:27):
Well, got a lot of intel, a lot of leads,
but now it's time to just go to work. Allow
my team to do what they do, investigate crimes. I
have full faith, full confidence they're going to solve this.

Speaker 2 (01:40):
Thousands of tips have been received and a one million
dollar reward is being offered. President Trump's praising three US
Army soldiers awarded the Medal of Honor today as brave
and amazing people at a White House ceremony earlier today,
Trump honored World War Two veteran Master Sergeant Roderick Edmunds,
Afghanistan veteran staff Sergeant Michael Alis, Vietnam veteran staff Sergeant

(02:02):
Terry Richardson. I'm Jimroop. A large study in the US
has found that eating red meat in large amounts may
be linked to a higher risk of developing diabetes.

Speaker 3 (02:13):
The study also found that substituting red meat with plant
based proteins or other healthier protein sources could reduce the
risk by as much as fourteen percent. The results were
published in the British Journal of Nutrition. Researchers found that
individuals with the highest meat intake had a nearly fifty
percent greater risk of developing diabetes.

Speaker 2 (02:30):
I'm Mark neythew Colorectal cancer rates continue rising among younger adults.
The American Cancer Society published data today that shows rates
among adults ages fifty to sixty four increased between the
years twenty thirteen and twenty twenty two. However, rates continued
declining in adults sixty five and older. Lead author of
the report, Rebecca Siegel, recommends more research to understand the

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cause and also to try and prevent death through education
about symptoms and increasing screening. Routine colorectal cancer screening is
recommended to start at the age of forty five. It
is the second leading cause of cancer related death. A
new Swiss study sides with most kids when it comes
to school start times.

Speaker 1 (03:10):
The study gave students in grades seven to nine the
choice of two start times. Ninety five percent of the
students chose the later start and took an extra forty
five minutes of sleep. What researchers found was the kids
performed better on standardized tests in math and English. Psychologists
say it's not a surprise as teenagers are biologically wired
to a later sleep and wake pattern. Fifty one percent

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of the teachers also like the later start. I'm pre
Tennis and.

Speaker 2 (03:36):
This weekend's time change could put some Americans at a
higher risk for health problems. The clocks move ahead an
hour Saturday in the Sunday daylight saving time, resulting in
the loss of an hour sleep. Sleep psychologist Alisha Roth
with the Cleveland Clinic says history shows in the week
after the time change, the number of heart attacks, strokes,
and car crashes rise. She recommends folks head into the

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time change well rested, getting seven hours of sleep in
the I didn't avoid caffeine and alcohol before bed. I'm
Jim Roope