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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven US update.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The latest use this hour.
Speaker 3 (00:05):
In just four minutes, the heated immigration issue has landed
a mare in handcuffs. The mayor of Newark has been
released from custody after he was arrested by President Trump's
acting US Attorney for New Jersey. That's according to US
Representative Lamonica mac Ivor. Federal official. Saint Newark mayor ros
Baraka committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings to leave an
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immigration detention center on Friday afternoon. Democratic reps Bonnie Watson, Coleman,
Rob Menendez Junior, and mc iver were also involved in
the incident at Delaney Hall. A federal judge in California
is temporarily blocking the Trump administration from laying off thousands
of government employees. The ruling pauses the implementation of President
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Trump's executive order allowing the administration to fire federal workers.
The restraining order stops the administration from laying off employees
at twenty one departments and agencies for two weeks. The
Treasury Secretary says the federal government could hit its debt
limit as soon as August. Bryan Shook has.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
More Scott Bessent told Congressional Leader's Friday they need to
increase or suspend the debt limit by mid July, or
else the government won't be able to pay its bills.
Bascin said in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson
the government could run out of money while Congress is
in recess. He urged lawmakers to act to protect the
full faith and credit of the United States. Bessen's warning
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acts as a deadline for Congress to pass President Trump's
massive tax and spending cuts package. I'm Brian Shook.
Speaker 3 (01:44):
And an iconic Chicago restaurant chain is announcing a new
sandwich in honor of Pope Leo the fourteenth. He's the
first ever American pope and hails from Chicago's South Side,
so the Wendy Cities beloved Portello's is launching a limited
time menu item called the Leo that they say will
sure to spark some culinary devotion. I'm Jim Forbes. The
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Menendez brothers could be one step closer to freedom after
being convicted of gutting down their parents over thirty five
years ago. After several delays, a Los Angeles County judge
has set the resentencing hearing for next week May thirteenth
and fourteenth. Eric and Lyle Menendez claim they were sexually
abused by their father and their mother was fully aware
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when they shot their parents inside their Beverly Hills mansion.
The current DA does not believe they have taken full
responsibility for the murders. If resentenced, the brothers could potentially
be eligible for parole. California Governor Gavin Newsom and State
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurman have announced over six
hundred and eighteen million dollars in final funding for community schools.
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The NA Kodiak has more.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
The California Community School's Partnership program is the largest investment
in the US to improve student learning and address challenges
that create unfair educationational outcomes. The schools collaborate with local
organizations to provide essential services like healthcare and mental health
support while ensuring high quality education. With the new funding,
California now supports nearly twenty five hundred community schools in
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high need areas. I'm Dinakodiak.
Speaker 3 (03:15):
Newark Airport in New Jersey suffered another radar outage on Friday.
The airport has already been forced to cancel dozens of flights.
The FAA says the outage lasted for about ninety seconds.
This is the second type of outage the airport has
dealt with in the last two weeks. The FAA personnel
for Newark is actually based in Philadelphia, and they rely
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on data being transmitted from New York. It comes as
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a planned to upgrade
America's air traffic control system, and a Dallas woman who
was convicted in a child abuse case but released from
prison has been convicted again. Tara Griffin previously Tara Davies
was convicted in twenty eleven by a Pole County jury.
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Following a new trial, she was convicted of assault in
the first degree in criminal mistreatment. I'm Jim Forbes