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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Morning Run with Amy and TJ and iHeartRadio podcast. Good
morning everyone, It's Tuesday, August twelfth, and welcome to Morning Run.
I'm Amy Robots and.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
I'm TJ Holmes and I did not ask you this
ahead of time. So Robots, you tell everybody. I don't
know the answer. What is your aura sleep score for
this morning? How'd you do? Oh?
Speaker 1 (00:20):
I got a I believe it was a seventy nine.
That's pretty good, right, yeah, I got I got seven
hours of sleep? How about that? That is almost unheard of?
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Oh? Please, you'll hear it in a voice today? Would
you sound a little ab beat? So? I just wanted
to check in. I didn't know ahead of time. Can
you tell me? Can everybody else tell me? You've probably
heard this news by now. But do folks just not
announce albums ahead of time? Say I'm working on something?
Is this the thing you just tell everybody? Hey, there's
a new album. When is it available right now?
Speaker 1 (00:49):
No? So everyone now has PR teams and they found
you know what, I love this term easter egg hunting.
They like to drop hints, breadcrumbing whatever. They don't actually
tell you what the announcement is. They make you anticipate
the announcement that they then okay.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Well, Taylor Swift just dripped, dripped and dropped just let
us all know she has a new album. It was
a very very very sweet way. I think that she
decided to announce that there's a new album. But it's
going to be available in a few minutes, so we'll
get into that. Also, I'm sorry, y'all, but I thought
dial Up was already dead, so did Okay, but apparently
(01:27):
it's not. But it is officially now AOL. Some of
the original the ogs of dial up say they still
have the service, but they are now actually getting rid
of AOL.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
Is now doa It's going to be done.
Speaker 2 (01:39):
You were waiting to do that one. I told y'all
she was feeling good, got good sleep last night. And also,
an African nation wants its rock back and they are
possibly was making a federal case, if you will, out
of this Why does anybody just want a rock?
Speaker 1 (01:55):
It's not just any rock, it's from out of this world.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
Yeah, and it's worth seven figures. We'll get it to
that reminder, folks, do it right now. Pick up your phone.
Look at the Apple podcast app top right of the screen,
where our show is just click that little button that
says follow so you can get all of our updates
coming to you.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
That's right. But also on the morning run, on this
Tuesday morning, DC Metropolitan Police are waking up with a
new boss the President of the United States, and President
Zelenski apparently not allowed at the big kids table just yet,
and China and the United States decide to kick the
tariff can down the road another ninety days.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
So this morning, a judge says no to releasing Epstein
grand jury materials and tells the administration you shouldn't have
even asked. Also, three dead in a shooting in a
target parking lot in Texas, and hope in the rubble
and hope in the tragedy after that deadly plant explosion
in Pennsylvania. That was a really really tough story road,
(02:55):
but just hours after it happened, you got that, I guess,
a hopeful and survival story. So it's important to tell
that one.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Yeah, miraculous story, even some would say. But we begin
our run in our nation's capital. Stop us if you've
heard this one before. But Trump did something yesterday that
we've never seen before, something no president has ever done before.
He federalized the DC Police.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
Yes, he framed this though, and he had been framing
it for days as a necessary step, a necessary effort
to get crime under control in the nation's capital. However,
you will see federal numbers from the federal government that
show that there has been a twenty six percent drop
in violent crime this year in DC. Still, Attorney General
(03:39):
Pambondi is now in control. She's taken command of the
metropolitan Police force there in DC. President also named an
interim federal Commissioner of the DC Police.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
By invoking these special emergency powers, the President can now
control the DC Police for up to thirty days. And
he also declared a public safety emergency in DC and
ken and has promised that he will put National Guard
troops in the city.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
So the DC mayor says the city was not given
their heads up about the president's plans and call the
move unprecedented and unsettling. What's it called the Home Act there?
The Home Rule, I don't know, and that he's able
to use to invoke these powers is essentially the Act
of Congress that gives DC semi autonomy for the mayor
(04:27):
and the DC Council. But it's the same bill that
gives the president the ability to take emergency control for
thirty days if he wants.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
All right, we'll see what happens this next month, all right,
Next up on the run. Today was the day that
the US and China were set to hit one another
with astronomical tariffs. We're talking up to one hundred and
forty five percent.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
But somebody thought better of it. Just hours before the
deadline for the tariffs to kick in, President Trump announced
the two countries have agreed to another ninety day extension
of the tariff truce to allow for negotiations to continue.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
Now our reminder here, President Trump, at the beginning of
the year imposed a new ten percent tariff on Chinese goods. Well,
China then hit back, and then Trump took the Chinese
tariff up to thirty four percent.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
So China did us one better, responded with an eighty
four percent tariff. Then the US went up to one
hundred and forty five percent. So they went through all
that back and forth, finally called a truce in May
before those higher tariffs would go into place. That truce
was for ninety days that just expired. So here we
go again. This two sides are going to continue to
try to hammer out a long term deal.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Yes, so the ninety days expired, they've given themselves another
ninety days. But this all creates uncertainty in the markets.
No one likes what. They don't know what to expect
in terms of like lots of businesses who do business
in and out of China, they say they don't know
how to price their items. They don't know what to do.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
So it sounds great that we don't have higher tariffs,
but the uncertainty drives investors crazy. All right, continuing on
the run now, and this is rose. This is a
doozy here. This federal judge has really, for the lack
of a better phrase here, ripped the Trump administration a
new one for its efforts to have Jeffrey Epstein related
grand jury testimony released publicly.
Speaker 1 (06:13):
I let you read that one. I just figured you
could deliver that better than name.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
All right.
Speaker 1 (06:16):
The Justice Department had asked the court to unseal grand
jury testimony, an attempt to temper a revolt from Trump
supporters demanding more transparency about Epstein and his associate Gallaine Maxwell. Well,
not only did the judge deny their request to unseal
materials he wasn't really that nice about it.
Speaker 2 (06:34):
Yeah, he said. The argument that the administration is making
to the public is total b s. In his words,
the quote entire premise that the Maxwell grand jury materials
would bring to like meaningful new information about Epstein's and
Maxwell's crimes or the government's investigation into them is demonstrably false.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
He describes the grand jury materials this way. It consists
of garden Variet summary testimony, and the info is quote
almost entirely a matter of long standing public record. And
this is perhaps one of the most damning statements from
the judge. The public might conclude that the government's motion
for their unsealing was aimed not at transparency but at diversion,
(07:20):
aimed not at full disclosure, but at the illusion of
such wooh wow.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Wow is right wow. He even addressed the possibility that
the victims' families would want some of this material released,
saying that the families desires quote appear to be premised
on the understandable but mistaken belief that these materials would
reveal new information. This is damning in this argument they're making,
(07:49):
and like, hey, we're trying to get anything out that
we can. But even the stuff that this judge says
they're trying to get out. They already know there's nothing
in there. This is a public farce. And the judge
said it in his ruling.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
Yeah, he called him out very pointedly. All right, next
up on the run. Zelensky isn't coming after all. President
Trump seemed to confirm yesterday that the Ukrainian president will
not be invited to Friday's peace summit happening in Alaska.
Speaker 2 (08:17):
Trump and Pudin are scheduled where he face to face
meeting in Alaska and a highly anticipated and key stepped
towards ending the three year war with Ukraine. The White
House was reportedly keeping the option open that Zelensky could attend,
but yesterday President Trump acknowledged that then Zelensky would not
be there, but that Zelensky should probably stay close to
the phone.
Speaker 1 (08:36):
Yes, Trump saying this, I'll call him first, I'll call
him after, and I may say lots of luck, keep fighting,
or I may say we can make a deal. The
Friday meeting between Trump and Putin would be the first
meeting between the leaders of the two countries since Biden
met with Putin back in twenty twenty one.
Speaker 2 (08:54):
I continue on the run. Now we head to Texas,
where three people were shot and killed in broad daylight
at a target store parking lot. The gunman is in customy,
but police say they don't know why he did it.
This happened around two in the afternoon yesterday at Austin.
Speaker 1 (09:09):
Police say a man shot and killed two adults and
a child, then stole a car, crashed it nearby, and
stole another car from a dealership before he was eventually
tracked about twenty miles away. Police say the suspect is
a thirty two year old male with a mental health history.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
He turned. Now the next leg of our run to Pennsylvania,
where a massive explosion at a US steel plant near
Pittsburgh killed two people, sent ten others to the hospital.
Five are listed as critical but stable condition. They say
critical but stable. Five others were treated and released.
Speaker 1 (09:43):
Now there was a big bright spot in the aftermath
of this tragedy. Hours after the explosion, a missing worker
who was feared dead was rescued from the wreckage and
is now recovering in the hospital. The initial explosion happened
just before eleven am on Monday, and was following by
several secondary blasts.
Speaker 2 (10:02):
Yeah, the black smoke could be seen for miles and
part of the plant was sheared off to breathe all
over the place. Authorities continue to investigate the cause of
the explosion, but a US Steel spokesperson praised its employees,
saying they did a great job of going and rescuing workers,
shutting down gases, and making sure the site was stable.
(10:22):
I didn't read in enough. I didn't get a full
understanding exactly what they were doing that could have led
to such a I mean, obviously it's a steel plant,
but this isn't supposed to happen.
Speaker 1 (10:35):
No, it's not, and they don't know. They have not
given any indication as to how it happened, why it happened,
clearly though they say they want to know because they
want to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again.
But it took everyone by surprise.
Speaker 2 (10:48):
All right, Well, stay with us, folks on this Tuesday
morning run when we come back. Taylor Swift is back.
I didn't realize she ever went anywhere. Niger wants its
rock back. Apparently it didn't realize it was gone. And aol,
can you make the sound? You know what we're talking about?
(11:10):
It wasn't the best the best rendition because you get
the points. But yes, aol the end of an era
for real this time.
Speaker 1 (11:27):
Welcome back to this Tuesday morning run and in true
Taylor Swift form. At twelve twelve am on August twelfth,
that was this morning, probably while you were sleeping, Taylor
Swift revealed the name of her twelfth original studio album.
It's called the Life of a show Girl. We didn't
get any other info about a release date or any tracks,
(11:49):
but we did get the name of the new album.
Speaker 2 (11:51):
Yeah, she's pretty good at marketing. They set off speculation
earlier on Monday by posting twelve photos from her era's
tour with Swift's orange outfits with the caption thinking about
when she said see you next Era. Around the same time,
the podcast New Heights, hosted by Swift's boyfriend Travis Kelsey
and his brother Jason, posted a teaser about a very
(12:13):
special mystery guest in silhouette.
Speaker 1 (12:15):
Later that evening, the podcast then put up a short
video with Taylor Swift sitting next to her bow Travis Kelsey.
He happened to be in a light blue sweater and
so Taylor says, such a nice color on you. Kelsey says, yes,
I know, it's the color of your eyes, sweetie. It's
why we match so well. And then Swift says, We're
(12:36):
about to do an effing podcast, except for she said
it and was bleeped out. And I don't know if
I can say it on this podcast because I think
we're a clean podcast.
Speaker 2 (12:43):
But what happens if you do say it? I don't know,
because we've led a few slip here there.
Speaker 1 (12:47):
I have, But anyway, this time, I just decided to
paraphrase what Swift said. We're about to do an effing podcast.
Speaker 2 (12:53):
Okay. Behind Swift is what appears to be an album
on the shelf. It's black with an orange outline. In
front of it is an orange and square with a
TS printed on it. Swifties are hoping they get all
the tea later today when the full podcast with Taylor
Swift and the Kelsey Brothers comes out.
Speaker 1 (13:08):
What's seven o'clock seven pm tonight? Can you imagine what
those downloads are going to be?
Speaker 2 (13:13):
Like? Lord of Mercy?
Speaker 1 (13:14):
If only all right? Next up on the Run, it's
the end of another era. Since we've been using era
a lot for those of us of a certain age.
At least. AOL has announced it is discontinuing its dial
up service next month. I honestly didn't know it was
still even a part of our lives. I didn't know
what existed. But that sound is oh so familiar to
(13:36):
so many of us who still remember our first time
dialing up to the Internet back in the day.
Speaker 2 (13:41):
To AOL is the company that brought the Internet to
the masses in the nineties. Surprised to hear maybe here
that despite the advent of broadband and wireless networks, AOL
never stopped offering that sluggish, noisy service that connects through
your land line. Now, think of anyone in your life
right now who still has a landline, and you're probably
(14:03):
not going to get beyond your parents.
Speaker 1 (14:05):
My I don't even think my parents have one anymore.
I do yours?
Speaker 2 (14:09):
Do you still doing?
Speaker 1 (14:10):
That's funny? All right? Well, we know that at least
one hundred and sixty thousand people in this country still
have a landline. That's the number of people who were
connecting to the Internet through their landlines, according to data
from the twenty twenty three US Census. So after more
than three decades of service, it is time to say
goodbye to those tones, beeps and screeches that I don't
(14:30):
imitate very well. AOL dial up Internet officially ends on
September thirtieth, all.
Speaker 2 (14:35):
Right, but AOL wants you to know that the change
does that impact the numerous other valued products and services
that these subscribers are able to access and enjoy as
part of their plans. Everything else is good, folks, so
don't cancel.
Speaker 1 (14:48):
Yes, that's what they want you to know, all right.
And finally here on the morning Ron. Remember that five
million dollar chunk of Mars that was sold in a
record setting bit at Sotheby's auction last month. It was
the low the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth.
Speaker 2 (15:02):
Yes, and do you remember though where it was found?
I didn't initially, but it was in the Sahara Desert
in the West African nation of Niger. Well, Nizer now
has stepped up with some questions. The nation has now
launched an investigation into what they call possible illicit international trafficking,
saying they believe it may have been smuggled out of
(15:24):
the country.
Speaker 1 (15:25):
Sotherby said the Mars meteorite traveled one hundred and forty
million miles to Earth. Was found by a meteorite hunter,
but it never disclosed the hunter's name, and it never
revealed the buyer's name either. The auction house said this
in a statement in regards to what is Nize, I
always thought it was Niger. It's Nize. If you're an American,
you probably see Niger Niger, all right. So here's what
(15:47):
they had to say. They said that all necessary documentation
at each stage of its journey, in accordance with best
practice and the requirements of the countries involved. That is
how they were able to export it from NII. You're
nize air, hmm, all right.
Speaker 2 (16:02):
In addition to launching an investigation, Niche as president suspended
the export of precious stones, semi precious stones, and meteorites
nationwide to ensure their traceability. Experts in the field of
illicit trade believe that nie Air has to be able
to prove it owned the metiorite and that it was
stolen something highly unlikely. Roabes. You added something in here
(16:26):
that this was a meteorite hunter. Ye, that's the thing.
Speaker 1 (16:29):
So it is the thing I actually read up on
this that this is now a growing It's not even
a hobby, but a growing industry because a lot of
the meteorites that fall from the earth tend to be
well preserved in the Sahara Desert because it has the
right conditions, the right environment to keep them well preserved.
And so if you're a meteorite hunter, you know if
(16:51):
you go into the Sahara Desert and part of that
is in the northwest part of Nigeer that you might
find one. And this guy just got really really lucky.
Speaker 2 (17:01):
I can't, I mate, don't you have to declare and
all the things you have to declare? Are they going
to let you out of their country with what is
essentially a precious mineral?
Speaker 1 (17:10):
Of course, and maybe they didn't realize. They just thought
he was bringing a big old rock. But Sotheby said that, hey,
they have the documentation to prove that it was taken
out of the country with the best practices that are available.
So whatever that means.
Speaker 2 (17:24):
I have had Sabine stopped at an airport and they
took out a shell or a rock or something she
found on the beach.
Speaker 1 (17:31):
Yes, so I think Southey's probably said, hey, Niger, you know,
someone said hey, I got this rock or there was
a rock. I mean, I don't you can't get it
out of the country. I wouldn't think unless you don't.
They have a TSA and Niger I assume how would.
Speaker 2 (17:43):
You carry that. You have to declare I have this thing.
Speaker 1 (17:47):
I mean, I've not declared a couple of things, but
it's not a not a media right, Yeah, that's that's
kind of funny. All right.
Speaker 2 (17:56):
Before we let you go here, folks, something we want
you to take with you, something to consider. It is
our quote of the day.
Speaker 1 (18:02):
I picked this one for you because this sounds like
something that you would like or something that you would
live by.
Speaker 2 (18:07):
Oh I haven't seen yet. Okay, tell me.
Speaker 1 (18:09):
Never stand begging for that which you have the power
to earn. And in layman's terms or in modern terms,
here's how I will rephrase this, or how it's been rephrased.
Never beg for something you can work for.
Speaker 2 (18:22):
Yeah, it's that simple. It kind of is that simple. Look.
Everybody has challenges, and some people have more than others.
But generally speaking to the masses who are listening to us,
most of the things you want, if you go out
there and work your butt off. It might take a
little while longer, but you could probably get it on
(18:42):
your own.
Speaker 1 (18:42):
Yeah, And I was just thinking about all those times
like maybe more as a child, really please please please,
instead of putting yourself in that position, which you know
there are different versions of please please please can? I can?
I will you I want just go out there and
get it yourself.
Speaker 2 (18:56):
I like that you made me think of a crazy
childhood memory. But you know, the only dessert.
Speaker 1 (19:02):
That I make is a what a lemon meringue pie?
Speaker 2 (19:05):
That's the only thing I make because I love it.
And as a kid, I got tired of begging my
mom every time, please make that pie, Please make it.
I stood by her while she made it once I
figured out the recipe, and I never had to ask
her again to make me a lemon meringue.
Speaker 1 (19:23):
That's a great example. I love that. So yes, never
beg for something you can work for, and with that
hope you feel motivated to get what you want on
your own.
Speaker 2 (19:34):
I'm Amy Robox and I'm GJ. Holmes. Always appreciate your
running with us. We'll see you soon.
Morning Run with Amy and TJ and iHeartRadio podcast. Good
morning everyone, It's Tuesday, August twelfth, and welcome to Morning Run.
I'm Amy Robots and.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
I'm TJ Holmes and I did not ask you this
ahead of time. So Robots, you tell everybody. I don't
know the answer. What is your aura sleep score for
this morning? How'd you do? Oh?
Speaker 1 (00:20):
I got a I believe it was a seventy nine.
That's pretty good, right, yeah, I got I got seven
hours of sleep? How about that? That is almost unheard of?
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Oh? Please, you'll hear it in a voice today? Would
you sound a little ab beat? So? I just wanted
to check in. I didn't know ahead of time. Can
you tell me? Can everybody else tell me? You've probably
heard this news by now. But do folks just not
announce albums ahead of time? Say I'm working on something?
Is this the thing you just tell everybody? Hey, there's
a new album. When is it available right now?
Speaker 1 (00:49):
No? So everyone now has PR teams and they found
you know what, I love this term easter egg hunting.
They like to drop hints, breadcrumbing whatever. They don't actually
tell you what the announcement is. They make you anticipate
the announcement that they then okay.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Well, Taylor Swift just dripped, dripped and dropped just let
us all know she has a new album. It was
a very very very sweet way. I think that she
decided to announce that there's a new album. But it's
going to be available in a few minutes, so we'll
get into that. Also, I'm sorry, y'all, but I thought
dial Up was already dead, so did Okay, but apparently
(01:27):
it's not. But it is officially now AOL. Some of
the original the ogs of dial up say they still
have the service, but they are now actually getting rid
of AOL.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
Is now doa It's going to be done.
Speaker 2 (01:39):
You were waiting to do that one. I told y'all
she was feeling good, got good sleep last night. And also,
an African nation wants its rock back and they are
possibly was making a federal case, if you will, out
of this Why does anybody just want a rock?
Speaker 1 (01:55):
It's not just any rock, it's from out of this world.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
Yeah, and it's worth seven figures. We'll get it to
that reminder, folks, do it right now. Pick up your phone.
Look at the Apple podcast app top right of the screen,
where our show is just click that little button that
says follow so you can get all of our updates
coming to you.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
That's right. But also on the morning run, on this
Tuesday morning, DC Metropolitan Police are waking up with a
new boss the President of the United States, and President
Zelenski apparently not allowed at the big kids table just yet,
and China and the United States decide to kick the
tariff can down the road another ninety days.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
So this morning, a judge says no to releasing Epstein
grand jury materials and tells the administration you shouldn't have
even asked. Also, three dead in a shooting in a
target parking lot in Texas, and hope in the rubble
and hope in the tragedy after that deadly plant explosion
in Pennsylvania. That was a really really tough story road,
(02:55):
but just hours after it happened, you got that, I guess,
a hopeful and survival story. So it's important to tell
that one.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Yeah, miraculous story, even some would say. But we begin
our run in our nation's capital. Stop us if you've
heard this one before. But Trump did something yesterday that
we've never seen before, something no president has ever done before.
He federalized the DC Police.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
Yes, he framed this though, and he had been framing
it for days as a necessary step, a necessary effort
to get crime under control in the nation's capital. However,
you will see federal numbers from the federal government that
show that there has been a twenty six percent drop
in violent crime this year in DC. Still, Attorney General
(03:39):
Pambondi is now in control. She's taken command of the
metropolitan Police force there in DC. President also named an
interim federal Commissioner of the DC Police.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
By invoking these special emergency powers, the President can now
control the DC Police for up to thirty days. And
he also declared a public safety emergency in DC and
ken and has promised that he will put National Guard
troops in the city.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
So the DC mayor says the city was not given
their heads up about the president's plans and call the
move unprecedented and unsettling. What's it called the Home Act there?
The Home Rule, I don't know, and that he's able
to use to invoke these powers is essentially the Act
of Congress that gives DC semi autonomy for the mayor
(04:27):
and the DC Council. But it's the same bill that
gives the president the ability to take emergency control for
thirty days if he wants.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
All right, we'll see what happens this next month, all right,
Next up on the run. Today was the day that
the US and China were set to hit one another
with astronomical tariffs. We're talking up to one hundred and
forty five percent.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
But somebody thought better of it. Just hours before the
deadline for the tariffs to kick in, President Trump announced
the two countries have agreed to another ninety day extension
of the tariff truce to allow for negotiations to continue.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
Now our reminder here, President Trump, at the beginning of
the year imposed a new ten percent tariff on Chinese goods. Well,
China then hit back, and then Trump took the Chinese
tariff up to thirty four percent.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
So China did us one better, responded with an eighty
four percent tariff. Then the US went up to one
hundred and forty five percent. So they went through all
that back and forth, finally called a truce in May
before those higher tariffs would go into place. That truce
was for ninety days that just expired. So here we
go again. This two sides are going to continue to
try to hammer out a long term deal.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Yes, so the ninety days expired, they've given themselves another
ninety days. But this all creates uncertainty in the markets.
No one likes what. They don't know what to expect
in terms of like lots of businesses who do business
in and out of China, they say they don't know
how to price their items. They don't know what to do.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
So it sounds great that we don't have higher tariffs,
but the uncertainty drives investors crazy. All right, continuing on
the run now, and this is rose. This is a
doozy here. This federal judge has really, for the lack
of a better phrase here, ripped the Trump administration a
new one for its efforts to have Jeffrey Epstein related
grand jury testimony released publicly.
Speaker 1 (06:13):
I let you read that one. I just figured you
could deliver that better than name.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
All right.
Speaker 1 (06:16):
The Justice Department had asked the court to unseal grand
jury testimony, an attempt to temper a revolt from Trump
supporters demanding more transparency about Epstein and his associate Gallaine Maxwell. Well,
not only did the judge deny their request to unseal
materials he wasn't really that nice about it.
Speaker 2 (06:34):
Yeah, he said. The argument that the administration is making
to the public is total b s. In his words,
the quote entire premise that the Maxwell grand jury materials
would bring to like meaningful new information about Epstein's and
Maxwell's crimes or the government's investigation into them is demonstrably false.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
He describes the grand jury materials this way. It consists
of garden Variet summary testimony, and the info is quote
almost entirely a matter of long standing public record. And
this is perhaps one of the most damning statements from
the judge. The public might conclude that the government's motion
for their unsealing was aimed not at transparency but at diversion,
(07:20):
aimed not at full disclosure, but at the illusion of
such wooh wow.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Wow is right wow. He even addressed the possibility that
the victims' families would want some of this material released,
saying that the families desires quote appear to be premised
on the understandable but mistaken belief that these materials would
reveal new information. This is damning in this argument they're making,
(07:49):
and like, hey, we're trying to get anything out that
we can. But even the stuff that this judge says
they're trying to get out. They already know there's nothing
in there. This is a public farce. And the judge
said it in his ruling.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
Yeah, he called him out very pointedly. All right, next
up on the run. Zelensky isn't coming after all. President
Trump seemed to confirm yesterday that the Ukrainian president will
not be invited to Friday's peace summit happening in Alaska.
Speaker 2 (08:17):
Trump and Pudin are scheduled where he face to face
meeting in Alaska and a highly anticipated and key stepped
towards ending the three year war with Ukraine. The White
House was reportedly keeping the option open that Zelensky could attend,
but yesterday President Trump acknowledged that then Zelensky would not
be there, but that Zelensky should probably stay close to
the phone.
Speaker 1 (08:36):
Yes, Trump saying this, I'll call him first, I'll call
him after, and I may say lots of luck, keep fighting,
or I may say we can make a deal. The
Friday meeting between Trump and Putin would be the first
meeting between the leaders of the two countries since Biden
met with Putin back in twenty twenty one.
Speaker 2 (08:54):
I continue on the run. Now we head to Texas,
where three people were shot and killed in broad daylight
at a target store parking lot. The gunman is in customy,
but police say they don't know why he did it.
This happened around two in the afternoon yesterday at Austin.
Speaker 1 (09:09):
Police say a man shot and killed two adults and
a child, then stole a car, crashed it nearby, and
stole another car from a dealership before he was eventually
tracked about twenty miles away. Police say the suspect is
a thirty two year old male with a mental health history.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
He turned. Now the next leg of our run to Pennsylvania,
where a massive explosion at a US steel plant near
Pittsburgh killed two people, sent ten others to the hospital.
Five are listed as critical but stable condition. They say
critical but stable. Five others were treated and released.
Speaker 1 (09:43):
Now there was a big bright spot in the aftermath
of this tragedy. Hours after the explosion, a missing worker
who was feared dead was rescued from the wreckage and
is now recovering in the hospital. The initial explosion happened
just before eleven am on Monday, and was following by
several secondary blasts.
Speaker 2 (10:02):
Yeah, the black smoke could be seen for miles and
part of the plant was sheared off to breathe all
over the place. Authorities continue to investigate the cause of
the explosion, but a US Steel spokesperson praised its employees,
saying they did a great job of going and rescuing workers,
shutting down gases, and making sure the site was stable.
(10:22):
I didn't read in enough. I didn't get a full
understanding exactly what they were doing that could have led
to such a I mean, obviously it's a steel plant,
but this isn't supposed to happen.
Speaker 1 (10:35):
No, it's not, and they don't know. They have not
given any indication as to how it happened, why it happened,
clearly though they say they want to know because they
want to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again.
But it took everyone by surprise.
Speaker 2 (10:48):
All right, Well, stay with us, folks on this Tuesday
morning run when we come back. Taylor Swift is back.
I didn't realize she ever went anywhere. Niger wants its
rock back. Apparently it didn't realize it was gone. And aol,
can you make the sound? You know what we're talking about?
(11:10):
It wasn't the best the best rendition because you get
the points. But yes, aol the end of an era
for real this time.
Speaker 1 (11:27):
Welcome back to this Tuesday morning run and in true
Taylor Swift form. At twelve twelve am on August twelfth,
that was this morning, probably while you were sleeping, Taylor
Swift revealed the name of her twelfth original studio album.
It's called the Life of a show Girl. We didn't
get any other info about a release date or any tracks,
(11:49):
but we did get the name of the new album.
Speaker 2 (11:51):
Yeah, she's pretty good at marketing. They set off speculation
earlier on Monday by posting twelve photos from her era's
tour with Swift's orange outfits with the caption thinking about
when she said see you next Era. Around the same time,
the podcast New Heights, hosted by Swift's boyfriend Travis Kelsey
and his brother Jason, posted a teaser about a very
(12:13):
special mystery guest in silhouette.
Speaker 1 (12:15):
Later that evening, the podcast then put up a short
video with Taylor Swift sitting next to her bow Travis Kelsey.
He happened to be in a light blue sweater and
so Taylor says, such a nice color on you. Kelsey says, yes,
I know, it's the color of your eyes, sweetie. It's
why we match so well. And then Swift says, We're
(12:36):
about to do an effing podcast, except for she said
it and was bleeped out. And I don't know if
I can say it on this podcast because I think
we're a clean podcast.
Speaker 2 (12:43):
But what happens if you do say it? I don't know,
because we've led a few slip here there.
Speaker 1 (12:47):
I have, But anyway, this time, I just decided to
paraphrase what Swift said. We're about to do an effing podcast.
Speaker 2 (12:53):
Okay. Behind Swift is what appears to be an album
on the shelf. It's black with an orange outline. In
front of it is an orange and square with a
TS printed on it. Swifties are hoping they get all
the tea later today when the full podcast with Taylor
Swift and the Kelsey Brothers comes out.
Speaker 1 (13:08):
What's seven o'clock seven pm tonight? Can you imagine what
those downloads are going to be?
Speaker 2 (13:13):
Like? Lord of Mercy?
Speaker 1 (13:14):
If only all right? Next up on the Run, it's
the end of another era. Since we've been using era
a lot for those of us of a certain age.
At least. AOL has announced it is discontinuing its dial
up service next month. I honestly didn't know it was
still even a part of our lives. I didn't know
what existed. But that sound is oh so familiar to
(13:36):
so many of us who still remember our first time
dialing up to the Internet back in the day.
Speaker 2 (13:41):
To AOL is the company that brought the Internet to
the masses in the nineties. Surprised to hear maybe here
that despite the advent of broadband and wireless networks, AOL
never stopped offering that sluggish, noisy service that connects through
your land line. Now, think of anyone in your life
right now who still has a landline, and you're probably
(14:03):
not going to get beyond your parents.
Speaker 1 (14:05):
My I don't even think my parents have one anymore.
I do yours?
Speaker 2 (14:09):
Do you still doing?
Speaker 1 (14:10):
That's funny? All right? Well, we know that at least
one hundred and sixty thousand people in this country still
have a landline. That's the number of people who were
connecting to the Internet through their landlines, according to data
from the twenty twenty three US Census. So after more
than three decades of service, it is time to say
goodbye to those tones, beeps and screeches that I don't
(14:30):
imitate very well. AOL dial up Internet officially ends on
September thirtieth, all.
Speaker 2 (14:35):
Right, but AOL wants you to know that the change
does that impact the numerous other valued products and services
that these subscribers are able to access and enjoy as
part of their plans. Everything else is good, folks, so
don't cancel.
Speaker 1 (14:48):
Yes, that's what they want you to know, all right.
And finally here on the morning Ron. Remember that five
million dollar chunk of Mars that was sold in a
record setting bit at Sotheby's auction last month. It was
the low the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth.
Speaker 2 (15:02):
Yes, and do you remember though where it was found?
I didn't initially, but it was in the Sahara Desert
in the West African nation of Niger. Well, Nizer now
has stepped up with some questions. The nation has now
launched an investigation into what they call possible illicit international trafficking,
saying they believe it may have been smuggled out of
(15:24):
the country.
Speaker 1 (15:25):
Sotherby said the Mars meteorite traveled one hundred and forty
million miles to Earth. Was found by a meteorite hunter,
but it never disclosed the hunter's name, and it never
revealed the buyer's name either. The auction house said this
in a statement in regards to what is Nize, I
always thought it was Niger. It's Nize. If you're an American,
you probably see Niger Niger, all right. So here's what
(15:47):
they had to say. They said that all necessary documentation
at each stage of its journey, in accordance with best
practice and the requirements of the countries involved. That is
how they were able to export it from NII. You're
nize air, hmm, all right.
Speaker 2 (16:02):
In addition to launching an investigation, Niche as president suspended
the export of precious stones, semi precious stones, and meteorites
nationwide to ensure their traceability. Experts in the field of
illicit trade believe that nie Air has to be able
to prove it owned the metiorite and that it was
stolen something highly unlikely. Roabes. You added something in here
(16:26):
that this was a meteorite hunter. Ye, that's the thing.
Speaker 1 (16:29):
So it is the thing I actually read up on
this that this is now a growing It's not even
a hobby, but a growing industry because a lot of
the meteorites that fall from the earth tend to be
well preserved in the Sahara Desert because it has the
right conditions, the right environment to keep them well preserved.
And so if you're a meteorite hunter, you know if
(16:51):
you go into the Sahara Desert and part of that
is in the northwest part of Nigeer that you might
find one. And this guy just got really really lucky.
Speaker 2 (17:01):
I can't, I mate, don't you have to declare and
all the things you have to declare? Are they going
to let you out of their country with what is
essentially a precious mineral?
Speaker 1 (17:10):
Of course, and maybe they didn't realize. They just thought
he was bringing a big old rock. But Sotheby said that, hey,
they have the documentation to prove that it was taken
out of the country with the best practices that are available.
So whatever that means.
Speaker 2 (17:24):
I have had Sabine stopped at an airport and they
took out a shell or a rock or something she
found on the beach.
Speaker 1 (17:31):
Yes, so I think Southey's probably said, hey, Niger, you know,
someone said hey, I got this rock or there was
a rock. I mean, I don't you can't get it
out of the country. I wouldn't think unless you don't.
They have a TSA and Niger I assume how would.
Speaker 2 (17:43):
You carry that. You have to declare I have this thing.
Speaker 1 (17:47):
I mean, I've not declared a couple of things, but
it's not a not a media right, Yeah, that's that's
kind of funny. All right.
Speaker 2 (17:56):
Before we let you go here, folks, something we want
you to take with you, something to consider. It is
our quote of the day.
Speaker 1 (18:02):
I picked this one for you because this sounds like
something that you would like or something that you would
live by.
Speaker 2 (18:07):
Oh I haven't seen yet. Okay, tell me.
Speaker 1 (18:09):
Never stand begging for that which you have the power
to earn. And in layman's terms or in modern terms,
here's how I will rephrase this, or how it's been rephrased.
Never beg for something you can work for.
Speaker 2 (18:22):
Yeah, it's that simple. It kind of is that simple. Look.
Everybody has challenges, and some people have more than others.
But generally speaking to the masses who are listening to us,
most of the things you want, if you go out
there and work your butt off. It might take a
little while longer, but you could probably get it on
(18:42):
your own.
Speaker 1 (18:42):
Yeah, And I was just thinking about all those times
like maybe more as a child, really please please please,
instead of putting yourself in that position, which you know
there are different versions of please please please can? I can?
I will you I want just go out there and
get it yourself.
Speaker 2 (18:56):
I like that you made me think of a crazy
childhood memory. But you know, the only dessert.
Speaker 1 (19:02):
That I make is a what a lemon meringue pie?
Speaker 2 (19:05):
That's the only thing I make because I love it.
And as a kid, I got tired of begging my
mom every time, please make that pie, Please make it.
I stood by her while she made it once I
figured out the recipe, and I never had to ask
her again to make me a lemon meringue.
Speaker 1 (19:23):
That's a great example. I love that. So yes, never
beg for something you can work for, and with that
hope you feel motivated to get what you want on
your own.
Speaker 2 (19:34):
I'm Amy Robox and I'm GJ. Holmes. Always appreciate your
running with us. We'll see you soon.
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