August 20, 2025

Intro

Turn the dial, the headlines play,

Here’s what’s making news today.

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Ex-coach at Top Iowa Gymnastics Academy Arrested on Child Pornography Charges

In Iowa a coach once praised,

Now behind bars, his name disgraced.

Sean Gardner’s arrest brought to light,

Images found, crimes in the night.

From SafeSport reports to the FBI’s hand,

Thirty years in prison is what he could stand.

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Chorus

News Jams bringing truth on through,

Telling the world what’s happening to you.

From courts to storms, from politics’ spin,

Here’s the beat of the day we’re living in.

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Southern Border Wall to Be Painted Black, DHS Says

Down at the border, a wall stands tall,

But now black paint will coat it all.

Hot to the touch, they say it deters,

Seven hundred more miles, surveillance stirs.

Billions pledged in the President’s plan,

The cost of the coating still under scan.

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Public Beaches Shut Down Ahead of End of Summer Due to Hurricane-Driven Rip Currents

Hurricane winds, the waves run high,

Rip currents pulling beneath the sky.

Beaches closed from Florida’s sand,

To Jersey shores, a red-flag stand.

Twelve-foot waves and flooding in sight,

End-of-summer swims put on ice tonight.

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Chorus

News Jams bringing truth on through,

Telling the world what’s happening to you.

From courts to storms, from politics’ spin,

Here’s the beat of the day we’re living in.

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Trump Administration Escalates Pressure on Federal Reserve

The Fed under fire, pressure grows,

Criminal claims, the conflict shows.

Lisa Cook in the crosshair’s line,

While Stephen Miran’s vote speeds up in time.

Housing starts with permits down,

Uncertain footing in the market town.

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Wider Trump Crackdown: New ICE Jail, Intelligence Revocations, & More

Crackdowns spread with a heavy hand,

A new ICE jail in Nebraska land.

Troops in D.C., clearances revoked,

Protests in Texas as tempers stoked.

TikTok launches with Trump’s own voice,

Files on Epstein—Congress’s choice.

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Chorus

News Jams bringing truth on through,

Telling the world what’s happening to you.

From courts to storms, from politics’ spin,

Here’s the beat of the day we’re living in.

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Outro

That’s the sound of the world today,

Headlines sung in a rhythmic way.

Tune in tomorrow, more to know,

News Jams ends, but the stories grow.

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