September 7, 2026 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your 24-7 News Update.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The latest news this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 3 (00:08):
Canada is hitting back with new tariffs on billions of
dollars in American goods, escalating a trade fight with the U.S.
The new tariffs are set to take effect just after midnight,
ranging from 15 to 50 percent, covering about $ 27 billion
in U.S.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
Imports.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Canada says it's in response to the 50% duties imposed
by President Trump on Canadian goods. Among the goods targeted
by Canadian tariffs, steel, dairy, appliances, farm equipment, electronics and
paper products. The NTSB's recovered the flight data recorders from
the deadly plane crash Sunday at Miami International Airport. Five
(00:45):
people were killed, five others injured when the Amazon cargo
plane went off the runway while landing. The Boeing 767
was coming in from Puerto Rico. In Miami today, the
chairwoman of the NTSB, Jennifer Homendy, says her agency is
determined to get to the bottom of what happened. She
says the plane slammed into a van with several people inside,
then struck a Toyota Corolla while sliding 1,500 feet past
(01:08):
the paved surface.
Speaker 4 (01:10):
U.S.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
Officials have issued a new security warning over an unspecified
threat in the Mexican border city of Nogales. Michael Kastner
has more.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
Government employees have been restricted to essential movement during daylight
hours only, according to a Saturday update from the U.S.
Consulate General in Nogales. Mexican officials say they have no
specific information about any particular threat or risk to the public.
The city is in the Mexican state of Sonora. where
the U.S. urges citizens to exercise increased caution. I'm Michael Kastner.
Speaker 3 (01:43):
Tomorrow is primary day in New Hampshire. Voters head to
the polls to decide who moves on in races for governor,
the U.S. Senate and House. With Senator Jeanne Shaheen retiring,
leaving her seat open, that race is drawing the most attention,
with Congressman Chris Pappas the leading Democrat in the race,
while Republican John E. Sununu is benefiting from strong name
(02:03):
recognition across the state. I'm Scott Carr. The Democratic governor
of California, Gavin Newsom, and President Trump are in agreement
on one thing. Newsom's encouraging parents to open Trump accounts
for their kids, calling them one of the best things
the president has ever done. Newsom launched a similar program,
California Kids Investment and Development Savings, in 2022. The CEO
(02:26):
of the AI chip-making giant NVIDIA, Jensen Huang, believes AI
has reached a new threshold of thinking power. More from
Monica Nelson.
Speaker 4 (02:35):
He claimed in an online post Sunday that OpenAI's newest
chat GPT model operating on NVIDIA chips has achieved AGI,
which stands for Artificial General Intelligence. It indicates the software
can handle most of the thinking a regular person can.
Although OpenAI has not indicated its latest model has reached
that level of operating power, the GPT-6 Astra has shown
(02:58):
state-of-the-art performance using NVIDIA's new chip boxes.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
Just days before the 25th anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks,
a New York City firefighter has died of a World
Trade Center-related illness. Sarah Lee Kessler's in New York.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Retired FDNY Lieutenant Gerald Riley of Ladder 22 died last Thursday.
The Uniformed Firefighters Association says Riley, a devoted husband, father,
and grandfather, showed unwavering dedication during rescue and recovery operations
at Ground Zero and died at 75. The Never Forget
Project notes that 343 firefighters were killed on 9-11. Over
(03:35):
100 have died of World Trade Center-related injuries or illness,
and thousands more have been sickened.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
The union representing most state workers in California say they'll
hold a strike authorization vote in coming days. SEIU local
1,000 leaders making that announcement at a Labor Day news conference.
A majority yes vote would give union reps the power
to call for a strike if negotiations with the state
continue to drag on without a resolution. The union members
have been working without a contract since June 30th. I'm
(04:04):
Scott Carr.
This is your 24-7 News Update.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The latest news this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 3 (00:08):
Canada is hitting back with new tariffs on billions of
dollars in American goods, escalating a trade fight with the U.S.
The new tariffs are set to take effect just after midnight,
ranging from 15 to 50 percent, covering about $ 27 billion
in U.S.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
Imports.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Canada says it's in response to the 50% duties imposed
by President Trump on Canadian goods. Among the goods targeted
by Canadian tariffs, steel, dairy, appliances, farm equipment, electronics and
paper products. The NTSB's recovered the flight data recorders from
the deadly plane crash Sunday at Miami International Airport. Five
(00:45):
people were killed, five others injured when the Amazon cargo
plane went off the runway while landing. The Boeing 767
was coming in from Puerto Rico. In Miami today, the
chairwoman of the NTSB, Jennifer Homendy, says her agency is
determined to get to the bottom of what happened. She
says the plane slammed into a van with several people inside,
then struck a Toyota Corolla while sliding 1,500 feet past
(01:08):
the paved surface.
Speaker 4 (01:10):
U.S.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
Officials have issued a new security warning over an unspecified
threat in the Mexican border city of Nogales. Michael Kastner
has more.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
Government employees have been restricted to essential movement during daylight
hours only, according to a Saturday update from the U.S.
Consulate General in Nogales. Mexican officials say they have no
specific information about any particular threat or risk to the public.
The city is in the Mexican state of Sonora. where
the U.S. urges citizens to exercise increased caution. I'm Michael Kastner.
Speaker 3 (01:43):
Tomorrow is primary day in New Hampshire. Voters head to
the polls to decide who moves on in races for governor,
the U.S. Senate and House. With Senator Jeanne Shaheen retiring,
leaving her seat open, that race is drawing the most attention,
with Congressman Chris Pappas the leading Democrat in the race,
while Republican John E. Sununu is benefiting from strong name
(02:03):
recognition across the state. I'm Scott Carr. The Democratic governor
of California, Gavin Newsom, and President Trump are in agreement
on one thing. Newsom's encouraging parents to open Trump accounts
for their kids, calling them one of the best things
the president has ever done. Newsom launched a similar program,
California Kids Investment and Development Savings, in 2022. The CEO
(02:26):
of the AI chip-making giant NVIDIA, Jensen Huang, believes AI
has reached a new threshold of thinking power. More from
Monica Nelson.
Speaker 4 (02:35):
He claimed in an online post Sunday that OpenAI's newest
chat GPT model operating on NVIDIA chips has achieved AGI,
which stands for Artificial General Intelligence. It indicates the software
can handle most of the thinking a regular person can.
Although OpenAI has not indicated its latest model has reached
that level of operating power, the GPT-6 Astra has shown
(02:58):
state-of-the-art performance using NVIDIA's new chip boxes.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
Just days before the 25th anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks,
a New York City firefighter has died of a World
Trade Center-related illness. Sarah Lee Kessler's in New York.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Retired FDNY Lieutenant Gerald Riley of Ladder 22 died last Thursday.
The Uniformed Firefighters Association says Riley, a devoted husband, father,
and grandfather, showed unwavering dedication during rescue and recovery operations
at Ground Zero and died at 75. The Never Forget
Project notes that 343 firefighters were killed on 9-11. Over
(03:35):
100 have died of World Trade Center-related injuries or illness,
and thousands more have been sickened.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
The union representing most state workers in California say they'll
hold a strike authorization vote in coming days. SEIU local
1,000 leaders making that announcement at a Labor Day news conference.
A majority yes vote would give union reps the power
to call for a strike if negotiations with the state
continue to drag on without a resolution. The union members
have been working without a contract since June 30th. I'm
(04:04):
Scott Carr.
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