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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your 24-7 News Update. The latest news this
hour in just four minutes. Americans are starting to head
home after traveling for the Labor Day holiday weekend. Millions
hit the road this year, even as gas prices are
at the highest they've been ever for this time of year.
AAA reports the national average is around $ 4. 15 a gallon. Meantime,
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the TSA is saying it's screened more than 17 million
passengers over the holiday weekend. The NTSB's recovered the flight
data and audio recorders from that deadly plane crash at
Miami International Airport Sunday. Five people were killed, five others
injured when an Amazon cargo plane went off the runway
while landing. NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy visited the site today
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saying her agency is determined to get to the bottom
of what happened.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
I would describe it in one word of devastating.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
The Boeing 767 was coming in from Puerto Rico. Hamidi
says it slammed into a van with several people inside,
then a Toyota Corolla, while sliding 1,500 feet past the
paved surface. After the crash of a small plane northwest
of Fresno, California, Saturday, reports had said a woman and
her two young sons were killed. Now, as we hear
from Sharon Reardon, the sole survivor of that crash has died.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
44-year-old Craig Eadie died from his injuries on Sunday. His
41-year-old wife, certified flight instructor Dana Eadie, and their two
young sons, a 10-year-old and 13-year-old, were killed in the
crash Saturday afternoon. Dana was piloting the plane when it
crashed and caught fire just off the runway at Sierra
Sky Park Airport near the San Joaquin River. The National
Transportation Safety Board is investigating what caused the crash. I'm
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Sharon Reardon.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Police in Youngstown, Ohio say a man's in custody after
allegedly aggressively shoving his way toward Ohio Democratic Governor candidate
Amy Acton. They say it happened at the Canfield Fair
Sunday where police say Patrick Havas pushed through a crowd
toward Acton before being stopped by officers. At least two
people were knocked to the ground and injured. He was
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booked on two counts of assault and one count of
disorderly conduct. I'm Scott Carr. Tomorrow, Tuesday, will be primary
day in the state of New Hampshire. The race for
a U.S. Senate seat is getting attention. With Democratic Senator
Jeanine Shanine not seeking re-election, the seat's open. Congressman Chris
Pampas has emerged as the Democratic frontrunner. While on the
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Republican side, John Sununu's got the benefit of strong statewide
name recognition. Some administrators at a suburban Chicago high school
say they're considering legal action against some students after the
students insisted on making racial taunts toward black supporters of
a rival team. Perry Williams is in Chicago.
Speaker 2 (02:42):
Video is circulating showing students from Lincoln Way High harassing
African-American fans attending Homewood Flossmoor's homecoming game on Friday. Here's
a parent who was in the stands. They were making
monkey sounds, and they were flapping their arms, arms like monkeys,
and they were crawling like monkeys, and it was very
disturbing to my children. Lincoln Way East administrators apologized to
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Homewood for the behavior of the students and say they
will discipline those involved to the fullest extent.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
This will be an abbreviated trading week on Wall Street
because of the Labor Day holiday.
Speaker 4 (03:15):
Noteworthy economic reports start rolling in Tuesday with the latest
data on Consumer Credit and National Federation of Independent Businesses
Index of Small Business Optimism. Fast forward to Thursday and
the numbers on weekly jobless claims will be released along
with the producer price index and existing home sales data.
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The week comes to a close with Friday's Consumer Price Index.
I'm Michael Kastner.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
This week, we'll see the start of the NFL season,
and sportsbooks are anticipating a heap of action. The American
Gaming Association says they expect during the current football season
nearly $ 30 billion will be wagered on NFL games domestically.
Growth is slowing down, though, with online gaming legalized in
all but four states and the rise of prediction markets
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like Calchi and Polymarket. I'm Scott Carr.