Freedom Fuel, Marcellus Wiley’s Arrest, and Hov at Yankee Stadium

The White House just opened its own gas stations, twenty-five of them, all selling gas at three forty-seven a gallon. Former NFL star and ESPN analyst Marcellus Wiley has been arrested for domestic violence, and his wife has filed for divorce. And Jay-Z kicks off a historic three-night run at Yankee Stadium tonight  with ticket prices falling days before showtime.

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Speaker 1 (00:05):
The White House just opened its own gas stations. We're
here at the first Freedom Fuel Network gas station. Former
NFL star and ESPN analyst Marcellus Wiley has been arrested
for domestic violence. And jay Z takes over Yankee Stadium tonight.
The ticket prices, well they just dropped. It's Friday, July tenth,

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from the Black Effects Podcast Network. I Mimi Brown. This
is front page, and here are the day's biggest stories.
The White House is getting into the gas business, or
that's at least what it looks like. A partnership called
the Freedom Fuel Network is offering discounted gas at twenty
five participating stations across the Philadelphia area and South Jersey,

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with regular gas selling at three dollars and forty seven
cents a gallon. The White House promoted the program on
social media, posting vig drivers thanking President Trump for lowering
the prices. Saw it. I thought it was a fake news,
but I'm glad it's true. I definitely couldn't leave my
eyes when I just go passed. I'm actually taking a
trip down the shore, so I wasn't even gonna come

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and get the gag. But I'm glad. I did. Now
it just save me a lot of money. Thanks a lot, Charlton,
doing what you're doing. Done a good job. Thank you
for much Trump, thank you for helping our country. It's
President Donald J. Trump leading the charge the lower gas
prices right here and Freedom Fuel Network casting the roll
out comes as gas prices remain a top concern for
many Americans and with the mid term elections just months away.

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But the discount isn't huge. According to Triple A, the
national average is about three dollars and seventy nine cents
a gallon, making the Freedom Fuel about thirty two cents
cheaper now. One important point, Despite the White House promotion,
Freedom Fuel is not a government program. The administration says
it's a private company and the federal government is not

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paying for the discounts. At this time, it's still unclear
who is paying for the subsidized gas. However, gas prizes
have also been coming down in recent weeks as oil
prices ease following the conflict between Israel, the US, and Iran.
For now, the program is limited to twenty five stations
in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, but the White House says
it hopes more retailers will join. Meanwhile, former NFL player

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and longtime sports analyst Marcellus Wiley is facing a domestic
violence charge after being arrested over the fourth of July
weekend in Florida. According to an Orlando police report obtained
by TMZ, Wiley and his family were in town for
one of their children's basketball tournaments when an argument broke
out inside their hotel room, Please Say. Wiley's wife, Anne Marie,

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told officers he stood over her while she was sitting
in the bed, initially poked her in the face, and
threatened to kill her. Investigators say the couple's three children,
including their seven year old daughter, were in the room
during the incident. Wiley denies those allegations. In a statement
posted to x, he said, in part, I completely and
unequivocally deny these allegations, and I am certain the truth

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will prevail. He also said there was no physical altercation
in pointed officers to text messages he says showed the
couple was communicating normally. Afterward, police, however, say they found
probable cause to arrest him on a domestic violence battery charge.
His wife has since filed for divorce and is asking
the court for a restraining order. And here's a little background.

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Wiley played ten seasons in the NFL after being drafted
by the Buffalo Bills out of Columbia University. Following his
football career, he became a familiar face on ESPN and
later fs IE, where he built a second career as
a sports commentator. The case is now making headlines not
just because of Wiley's NFL career, but because of his

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high profile media presence. He has not entered a plea
and the case is moving through the Florida court system. Tonight,
jay Z kicks off a historic three night run at
Yankee Stadium, celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of Reasonable Doubt tonight,
the twenty fifth anniversary of The Blueprint tomorrow, and wrapping

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things up on Sunday with a third show called Extra Innings.
It's pretty nice. If you're a jay Z fan, you're
definitely going to feel the energy, fill the fever. All
the CDs are here, all the tapes out here. Grew
up listening to him. My whole life sees our people
forming Yankee Stadium these next three days is amazing. You know.
The concerts are his first hometown shows in New York.
Since twenty nineteen. But here's what's getting almost as much

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attention as the concert themselves, the ticket prices. When the
tickets first went on sale, fans complained that even the
cheapest seats were more than three hundred dollars. Now, right
before opening night, prices have dropped significantly, with some retail
tickets starting under two hundred dollars depending on the night
and where you want to sit, So if you've been
waiting to buy, it may have paid off. This three

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night run is one of jay Z's biggest live events
in years and celebrates two of the albums that help
define his career. And if history is any indication, don't
be surprised if a few special guests show up along
the way. That's your front page, I Mimi Brown. This

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