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July 16, 2025 4 mins
Our top trending stories for this Wednesday July 16, 2025. 
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is West Michigan's Morning News.

Speaker 2 (00:01):
Steve Kelly, that's Laurence Smith, Adam Aron Show and the
producers both Tony Brooks and for Brett Bakita. It is Wednesday,
July sixteenth, twenty twenty five. In this Trending segment brought
to you by Consumers Energy, dedicated to Michigan and the communities.

Speaker 3 (00:17):
We serve what's not online and what talk now at
Woodradio Dot how This.

Speaker 1 (00:24):
Is the Trending Now report on Wood Radio.

Speaker 2 (00:26):
President Trump joining Pennsylvania Senator Dave McCormick at the first
Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh yesterday, where the
leaders announced over ninety billion dollars in energy and artificial
intelligence investments.

Speaker 1 (00:40):
As you've heard here on Wood Radio box is Jesse Waters.

Speaker 2 (00:45):
Primetime had Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Gon who was at
the event, saying the money will create jobs.

Speaker 4 (00:53):
We're going to need five million workers to build these
factories and work in these plans, the AI plans, the
fabs for semiconductors, the pharmaceuticals, they're all coming.

Speaker 2 (01:04):
Home Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Junior
Agriculture Secretary Brook rawlins and FDA Commissioner Doctor Mary McCarry
announcing yesterday, alongside the International Dairy Foods Association that dozens
of ice cream companies are pledging to phase out certain
artificial food dies from their products by twenty twenty seven.

(01:29):
FDA Deputy commission for Human Services Kyle Diamontes saying the
Make America Healthy Again that genda goes beyond party line.

Speaker 5 (01:39):
Millions of moms, dads, Republicans, Democrats, Independence came out in
November and we're very passionate about this issue. They voted
in record numbers to support the MAHA agen. This was
one of their primary issues and we're working to fulfill.

Speaker 2 (01:52):
That and Senate Republicans working to secure enough votes to
pass the GOP's newest effort to cut federal spending. That's
the clawback bill that you're hearing us discuss. Senator Jeane
Sheehan of New Hampshire taking.

Speaker 6 (02:06):
A chainsaw to all of our foreign assistance programs over
a weekend and eliminating eighty four percent of them. It's
not a strategic and thoughtful approach to how we need
to evaluate what's working and what's now.

Speaker 1 (02:20):
You may read more onoradio dot Com.

Speaker 7 (02:22):
Also trending this morning, Lions fans welcome your newest littlest
Lions fan because Lions quarterback Jared Goff is now a
girl dad. Oh congratulations, Yes, announcing yesterday him and his
wife Kristin Harper, birth of their daughter, romy Isabelle. A
few Instagram pictures shared from the hospital. He did talk

(02:43):
to People magazine a few months ago, saying I'm really
looking forward to becoming a dad. We're just excited to
enjoy this special time together and soak up every second.
I know it will add a new perspective to life
and it's going to be great. He's got a little
bit of paternity time. Lions rookies actually report for training
camp today and veterans report July nineteenth. By the way,

(03:05):
your home for Lions football our sister station Big one
on one point threat.

Speaker 2 (03:09):
What's cool about his resources given his current contract, is
that with enough time, with his investments, yeah, he be
able to pay for college and a wedding.

Speaker 1 (03:19):
Don't say it out loud, just say Tony.

Speaker 3 (03:24):
Another story we're following this morning. UFC fans, take note,
your fights may be moving. The UFC is negotiating a
new broadcast deal to begin in twenty twenty six. They
currently have an exclusive deal with ESPN, but UFC is
reportedly seeking about one billion a year for these broadcast rights,
and it may not be an exclusive deal. SB is

(03:45):
reporting the front runners are Netflix and Amazon Prime. And
one thing is certain. Dana White says they will end
up with a platform that is, in his words, much
more global, and as they say, we shall see.

Speaker 2 (03:58):
And those are just some of the stories we are
following for you today.
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