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Texas House Democrats are vowing to keep fighting against Republican
efforts to redraw the state's congressional map. This despite Governor
Greg Abbott's decision to issue civil arrest warrants for lawmakers
who fled Texas to deny the chamber a quorum. On Monday,
over fifty Democrats made their way to Illinois, New York,
and Massachusetts to prevent the GOP from advancing the maps,
aimed at adding up to five seats ahead of the

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twenty twenty six midterms. The lawmakers who fled have labeled
the proposed map racist, designed to dilute the voting power
of black and Hispanic communities. The Department of Justice is
convening a grand jury in the Russia election probe. Ryan
Chook has details.

Speaker 1 (00:43):
Fox News says Attorney General Pam Bondi has signed off
on the move. It comes after Director of National Intelligence
Tulsea Gabbard released new documents she said proves former Obama
officials tried to sabotage President Trump in the twenty sixteen election.
Gabbard says the officials acting on the direction of the
former president's suppressed evidence that showed there was no collusion

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between President Trump and Russia. I'm Brian Schuck.

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Tesla's board is awarding CEO Elon Musk some twenty nine
billion dollars in shares after an earlier pay package was
struck down by a judge. A story from Nick Harper.

Speaker 3 (01:17):
Elon Musk will see a considerable jump in his personal
wealth with this deal. The company's board approved the plan,
telling shareholders that Musk had not received meaningful compensation for
eight years. His twenty eighteen pay package blocked by a
judge in Delaware would have seen him met millions of
additional Tesla stock options. Musk remains the company's largest shareholder,

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with a thirteen percent stake in the company. I'm Nick
Harper and Washington.

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The company behind chat GGP says it's updating the app
so it can better detect mental or emotional distress. Open
Ai says there have been instances where the AI model
fell short and recognizing signs of delusion or emotional dependency.
The update will now limit how much direct advice to
check bot will offer about personal challenges. Instead, it will
try to help users decide for themselves. I'm Tammy Trihello.

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The acting head of NASA's calling for a nuclear reactor
on the moon, Mark Mayfield, has that story.

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sent out a directive last Thursday
saying it's imperative to get it done quickly. Duffy says
a nuclear reactor on the Moon would support a future
literary economy and strength in America's national security in space.
Duffey said China and Russia are plaiming to put a
reactor on the Moon by the mid twenty thirties, and
they could declare a keep out zone. He wants proposals

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from commercial companies within sixty days. I'm Mark Mayfield.

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Plastic pollution is a health danger costing at least one
point five trillion dollars a year. That's according to a
new report in the medical journal The Lancet. The report
looked at data from a range of studies that found
plastic chemicals are causing health problems and that children and
infants are especially at risk. They found its lowering birth rates,
birth weights, and cognitive function. Meanwhile, plastic production shows no

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signs of slow and only ten percent of it is recycled.
McDonald's is testing new beverage concepts at five hundred US locations.
Matt Mattinson has details.

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The fast food giant announced that the beverages will come
from its short lived drink focused spinoff restaurant Cosmics. Cold coffees,
fruity refreshers, crafted sodas, and energizing SIPs are expected to
be available at restaurants in Wisconsin, Colorado, and surrounding areas.
McDonald's chief Customer, Experience and Marketing officer issued a statement
calling to roll out a great opportunity to meet us customers,

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evolving tastes and show up in new moments. I'm at Mattinson.

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It's back to school time and the Cleveland Clinic is
offering tips on getting kids back on an earlier sleep schedule.
Sleep specialist doctor Brian Jen advises parents to start gradually
getting kids to bed earlier because that will be a
lot easier than a flip to an earlier bedtime at
the last minute right before that first day of school.
He says having a good bedtime routine also helps, and

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advises against phones, other screens and lights right before bed.
I'm Tammy truheo