July 9, 2025 • 6 mins
A Rhode Island man charged with threatening President Trump is free on bond.A federal judge throws out a rule making it easier to cancel subscriptions. A new casino opens in Salem, NH. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is WBZ in Boston's news radio re defining local.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
News sixty eight degrees see in Boston at four o'clock.
Good afternoon, I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. A Rhode
Island man accused of death threats against President Trump's been
released on bond after a federal court appearance today. Carl
Monahue is charged with threatening to kill President Trump, along
with Attorney General Pam Bondy in White House Deputy Chief
(00:28):
of Staff Stephen Millard. Court documents say he posted the
threat in a message on truth Social He was arrested
without incident this morning. Harvard University, feeling more pressure from
the Trump administration, more calls for the school to turn
over records of its international students and recent grads.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
The Department of Homeland Security says it will subpoena Harvard
University for what it terms relevant information for the student
visitor and exchange program. A DHS official posted, we tried
to do things the easy way with Harvard. Now, through
their refusal to cooperate, we have to do this the
hard way. Harvard officials have forcefully denied the accusations and
have stated they plan to comply with all lawful requests.
(01:08):
The Trump White House accuses several universities of anti Semitism
following student protests against the war in Gaza. Lindy Kenyon
CBS News.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
The White House in a statement to WZ news Radio,
Harvard says the administration's ongoing retaliatory actions come as Harvard
continues to defend itself and its students, faculty, and staff
against harmful government overreach. Later this month, there's a hearing
scheduled on Harvard's federal funding lawsuit. A rule aimed at
making subscriptions easier to cancel has been blocked. ABC's Mike
(01:37):
Debuski explains.
Speaker 4 (01:38):
The federal judge is now throwing out the click to
Cancel rule, a provision from the Federal Trade Commission that
was set to take effect next week. The rule required
companies to make the cancelation process for subscriptions as easy
as the sign up process. It also required them to
get a customer's consent before charging for a membership. But
the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeal says the FTC made
(01:59):
a procedural error by not doing a preliminary regulatory analysis,
and a judge is vacating the rule Mike Deboski, ABC News.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
Cases of measles in the United States are at their
highest in three decades. The CDC says the US has
had twelve hundred and eighty eight cases since the beginning
of the year. It is higher than the previous high
in twenty nineteen. The numbers are being driven by twenty
two outbreaks over twelve months. Seventeen states have seen outbreaks
so far this year, and there are also some large
outbreaks in Mexico and Canada. Former President Joe Biden's White
(02:30):
House doctor didn't give any answers to Republican members of
Congress who are formerly investigating Biden's health while in office.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
Appearing for his scheduled closed door deposition, doctor Kevin O'Connor
declined to answer questions. House Oversight Committee Chair James Comber
wrought out the first couple to reporters.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
Were you ever told to LAE about the president's health?
Speaker 2 (02:50):
He pleaded the Fifth Amendment?
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Well Connor's attorney says, in addition to the constitutional protection
against self incrimination, his client also cited doctor patient confidentiality
COMERCE is The move only raises more questions about a
White House cover up of Biden's health as president. Stephen Portnoy,
ABC News Washington.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
Some rain and showers around this afternoon. These are pretty
widely scattered, but where it is raining, it's been raining
for a while. Southern Rhode Island has been seeing downpours
on top of downpours for quite some time now. North
Kingstown is underneath it. This is skirting just to the
north and Newport. It looks like it is losing a
(03:28):
little bit of punch, but may make its way to
the New Bedford in a cushioned area in I would
say short order, but it's really moving slowly, so it
might be long order before it gets there, and we'll
have to see if it holds together. There's a little
more behind it too, a couple of cells trailing the
initial system, and then there's some rain out toward amhers
Dow Mass maybe getting a little bit of rain as
(03:48):
we speak, a little more up into northern Worcester County
and into southern New Hampshire. These are widely scattered.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
Again.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
You might get under one, you might not Later tonight,
and certainly first thing tomorrow morning you're more likely to
get under some showers and or a heavier thunderstorm temperatures
tonight sixty six, Tomorrow seventy again with those storms especially
in the morning, and then a leftover thunderstorm possible in
the afternoon. We start to calm down a bit as
we head into Friday, mostly clouding, maybe a passing shower,
(04:16):
temperatures close to eighty Saturday, intervals of clouds and sawn,
humid temperatures close to eighty. Right now sixty eight in Boston. Salem,
New Hampshire, is home to a new casino. The grand
opening today WBZ Serry Small with details.
Speaker 5 (04:28):
A few people lined up outside the new Casino Salem
hours before the door's open for the first time.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
I'm glad it's in New Hampshire.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
I don't have to drive to Connecticut anymore.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
It's wonderful.
Speaker 5 (04:40):
Nancy came from Manchester.
Speaker 3 (04:42):
I just like the slot machines, right old fashioned slot machines.
Speaker 5 (04:46):
These two ladies drove a half hour up from Massachusetts
to be among the first inside. I go to all
the casinos I've been to New York.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
I'm a casino girl.
Speaker 5 (04:58):
The casino is located at the Mall at Rockingham Park
in Salem. It's being built and rolled out in phases.
This Phase one includes slots along with traditional table and
card games, live poker, food service, and a full bar,
with many more amenities and games added in future phases.
In Salem's Sherry Small WBZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
More help for more animals. MSPCA Angels says it will
soon increase its animal intake by roughly thirty percent about
four hundred more animals each year, thanks to a new
isolation space at its Cape Caught Adoption Center. The sixteen
hundred square foot area is opening shortly before the expected
arrival of animals that were impacted by the flooding in Texas.
Colleen Evans, director of the operations at MSPCA Cape Caught
(05:42):
Adoption Center, says, with natural disasters becoming more frequent in
the ongoing dog population crisis, we knew we needed more
space for transports as soon as possible. You are now
in the loop for news updates throughout the day. Listen
to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. Ib Ben
Parker w b Z Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 5 (06:07):
H
This is WBZ in Boston's news radio re defining local.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
News sixty eight degrees see in Boston at four o'clock.
Good afternoon, I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. A Rhode
Island man accused of death threats against President Trump's been
released on bond after a federal court appearance today. Carl
Monahue is charged with threatening to kill President Trump, along
with Attorney General Pam Bondy in White House Deputy Chief
(00:28):
of Staff Stephen Millard. Court documents say he posted the
threat in a message on truth Social He was arrested
without incident this morning. Harvard University, feeling more pressure from
the Trump administration, more calls for the school to turn
over records of its international students and recent grads.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
The Department of Homeland Security says it will subpoena Harvard
University for what it terms relevant information for the student
visitor and exchange program. A DHS official posted, we tried
to do things the easy way with Harvard. Now, through
their refusal to cooperate, we have to do this the
hard way. Harvard officials have forcefully denied the accusations and
have stated they plan to comply with all lawful requests.
(01:08):
The Trump White House accuses several universities of anti Semitism
following student protests against the war in Gaza. Lindy Kenyon
CBS News.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
The White House in a statement to WZ news Radio,
Harvard says the administration's ongoing retaliatory actions come as Harvard
continues to defend itself and its students, faculty, and staff
against harmful government overreach. Later this month, there's a hearing
scheduled on Harvard's federal funding lawsuit. A rule aimed at
making subscriptions easier to cancel has been blocked. ABC's Mike
(01:37):
Debuski explains.
Speaker 4 (01:38):
The federal judge is now throwing out the click to
Cancel rule, a provision from the Federal Trade Commission that
was set to take effect next week. The rule required
companies to make the cancelation process for subscriptions as easy
as the sign up process. It also required them to
get a customer's consent before charging for a membership. But
the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeal says the FTC made
(01:59):
a procedural error by not doing a preliminary regulatory analysis,
and a judge is vacating the rule Mike Deboski, ABC News.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
Cases of measles in the United States are at their
highest in three decades. The CDC says the US has
had twelve hundred and eighty eight cases since the beginning
of the year. It is higher than the previous high
in twenty nineteen. The numbers are being driven by twenty
two outbreaks over twelve months. Seventeen states have seen outbreaks
so far this year, and there are also some large
outbreaks in Mexico and Canada. Former President Joe Biden's White
(02:30):
House doctor didn't give any answers to Republican members of
Congress who are formerly investigating Biden's health while in office.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
Appearing for his scheduled closed door deposition, doctor Kevin O'Connor
declined to answer questions. House Oversight Committee Chair James Comber
wrought out the first couple to reporters.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
Were you ever told to LAE about the president's health?
Speaker 2 (02:50):
He pleaded the Fifth Amendment?
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Well Connor's attorney says, in addition to the constitutional protection
against self incrimination, his client also cited doctor patient confidentiality
COMERCE is The move only raises more questions about a
White House cover up of Biden's health as president. Stephen Portnoy,
ABC News Washington.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
Some rain and showers around this afternoon. These are pretty
widely scattered, but where it is raining, it's been raining
for a while. Southern Rhode Island has been seeing downpours
on top of downpours for quite some time now. North
Kingstown is underneath it. This is skirting just to the
north and Newport. It looks like it is losing a
(03:28):
little bit of punch, but may make its way to
the New Bedford in a cushioned area in I would
say short order, but it's really moving slowly, so it
might be long order before it gets there, and we'll
have to see if it holds together. There's a little
more behind it too, a couple of cells trailing the
initial system, and then there's some rain out toward amhers
Dow Mass maybe getting a little bit of rain as
(03:48):
we speak, a little more up into northern Worcester County
and into southern New Hampshire. These are widely scattered.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
Again.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
You might get under one, you might not Later tonight,
and certainly first thing tomorrow morning you're more likely to
get under some showers and or a heavier thunderstorm temperatures
tonight sixty six, Tomorrow seventy again with those storms especially
in the morning, and then a leftover thunderstorm possible in
the afternoon. We start to calm down a bit as
we head into Friday, mostly clouding, maybe a passing shower,
(04:16):
temperatures close to eighty Saturday, intervals of clouds and sawn,
humid temperatures close to eighty. Right now sixty eight in Boston. Salem,
New Hampshire, is home to a new casino. The grand
opening today WBZ Serry Small with details.
Speaker 5 (04:28):
A few people lined up outside the new Casino Salem
hours before the door's open for the first time.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
I'm glad it's in New Hampshire.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
I don't have to drive to Connecticut anymore.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
It's wonderful.
Speaker 5 (04:40):
Nancy came from Manchester.
Speaker 3 (04:42):
I just like the slot machines, right old fashioned slot machines.
Speaker 5 (04:46):
These two ladies drove a half hour up from Massachusetts
to be among the first inside. I go to all
the casinos I've been to New York.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
I'm a casino girl.
Speaker 5 (04:58):
The casino is located at the Mall at Rockingham Park
in Salem. It's being built and rolled out in phases.
This Phase one includes slots along with traditional table and
card games, live poker, food service, and a full bar,
with many more amenities and games added in future phases.
In Salem's Sherry Small WBZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
More help for more animals. MSPCA Angels says it will
soon increase its animal intake by roughly thirty percent about
four hundred more animals each year, thanks to a new
isolation space at its Cape Caught Adoption Center. The sixteen
hundred square foot area is opening shortly before the expected
arrival of animals that were impacted by the flooding in Texas.
Colleen Evans, director of the operations at MSPCA Cape Caught
(05:42):
Adoption Center, says, with natural disasters becoming more frequent in
the ongoing dog population crisis, we knew we needed more
space for transports as soon as possible. You are now
in the loop for news updates throughout the day. Listen
to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. Ib Ben
Parker w b Z Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 5 (06:07):
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