USA Radio News 012023 Hour 13

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
The USA News. I'm Richard Johnson. More than seven million
people around the Northeast are in the path of a
big storm that's dumping several inches of snow today, and
National Weather Service meteorologist Zach Taylor says there's more to come,
but we're.

Speaker 2 (00:16):
Watching another storm systems taking shape that could bring another
round of heavy snowfall for portions of the Northeast. In
New England late Sunday and to Monday next week.

Speaker 1 (00:28):
Taylor says the inland areas will get the snow, well
Boston down to New York will get rain. In fact,
the New York City area has seen no snow so
far this winter. Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, who is Hillary
Clinton's running mate in twenty sixteen, says he will run
for a third term in twenty twenty four.

Speaker 3 (00:46):
I'm a servant, I love Virginia.

Speaker 1 (00:49):
I'm proud of what I've done. I got a whole
lot more I want to do.

Speaker 3 (00:52):
So those are the four reasons.

Speaker 1 (00:54):
Kane's announcement is a relief to Democrats, who face a
tough task in holding their slim majority in twenty two
twenty four. At least two and a half billion dollars
is the new US military package heading to Ukraine. It's
one of the biggest yet for the first time, this
round will include Striker vehicles, which will help move military troops.
Also includes air defense systems and artillery. Donald Trump is

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telling Republicans who want big federal spending cuts what not
to cut Social Security.

Speaker 4 (01:23):
Do not cut the benefits our seniors worked for and
paid for their entire lives.

Speaker 1 (01:30):
Meanwhile, Trump has dropped a lawsuit against the attorney general
of the state of New York. This just days after
a judge in Florida find both Trump and his lawyer
after what the judge called a revenge lawsuit against Hillary Clinton,
which she dismissed. Google's parent company, Alphabet. He is the
latest tech firm to announce big layoffs. About twelve thousand jobs,
or more than six percent of its workforce, are being sliced.

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The Alphabet stocks up more than four percent today on
that news. This is USA News.

Speaker 3 (02:00):
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Speaker 1 (03:00):
Andrew Tait, the Internet influencer accused of rape and human trafficking,
will remain in custody in Romania at least until the
end of next month. Washington State Governor Jay Insley disputes
critics who say the state's new Climate Commitment Act will
cause gas prices to soar.

Speaker 4 (03:16):
Insley says current nationwide price increases cannot be attributed to
the program because it's just getting started.

Speaker 5 (03:25):
To blame price increases in Arkansas and New York and
Connecticut on Washington climate laws is nuts.

Speaker 4 (03:32):
Insley has explained the carbon credits that will spread across
gas sales will increase the price of gas a few
cents a gallon.

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The oil and gas industry. Projections around any of this
are halfway between hogwash and viloney.

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The Department of Ecology estimates two cents in twenty twenty
four and another two cents in twenty twenty five. I'm Victoria.

Speaker 1 (03:55):
Idny say what you will about the quality of the
major pizza chains, you can't argue with the quantity pizza huts.
Embracing that concept today in Los Angeles, as workers attempt
to set the Guinness Record for the world's largest pizza.
The pie will be fourteen thousand square feet, use thousands
of pounds of does, sauce and cheese, and will be

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topped by more than six hundred thousand pieces of pepperoni.
All that will yield sixty eight thousand slices, which will
be donated to La Area food banks. I'm Richard Johnson
USA News.

Speaker 4 (04:30):
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