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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:08):
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has authorized civil arrest warrants for
lawmakers who left the Lone Star state to deny the
Chamber of Quorum. On Monday, more than fifty Democrats fled
to Illinois, New York, and Massachusetts to prevent Republicans from
advancing redistricting maps aimed at adding up to five GOP
seats ahead of the twenty twenty six elections. Twenty twenty

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six mid terms in New York, Texas state rep and
lawyer Jolanda Jones is pushing back.

Speaker 1 (00:40):
Subpoenas from Texas don't work in New York, so he
gonna come get us. How Subpoenas in Texas don't work
in Chicago. He's gonna come get.

Speaker 2 (00:47):
Us how so let me be clear.

Speaker 1 (00:50):
He's putting up smoke and mirrors.

Speaker 2 (00:53):
Israel seems to be on track with a plan to
take full control of the Gaza Strip Lake Sifton. Sports
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah, who is convening the country's security
cabinet today to discuss the next steps in the war.

Speaker 3 (01:08):
Widespread reports in the Israeli press say he will push
for the full takeover and occupation of the strip. The
Israeli military and its Chief of Staff Isle Zemir are
said to strongly oppose the move, fearing that it could
put the lives of the hostages held in Gaza at risk.

Speaker 2 (01:22):
Local media reports a source in Netanyahu's office as the
decision has been made and that the Palestinian militant group
a MAAS will not release the remaining hostages taken in
twenty twenty three unless the area comes under full Israeli occupation.
The final report is out two years after five people
died aboard a submersible vessel exploring the wreck of the Titanic.

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More from Rory O'Neill.

Speaker 1 (01:45):
Seventeen safety recommendations are included in the final report into
the loss of the titan submersible operated by ocean Gate.
The report side of the need for stronger oversight of
experimental vessels and more coastguard involvement. Primary contributing facts included oceangates,
inadequate design, certification, maintenance and inspection process properly resolved.

Speaker 2 (02:06):
Tesla's board is awarding CEO elon Musk around twenty nine
billion in shares after an earlier pay package was struck
down by a judge Nick Harper.

Speaker 4 (02:17):
With the latest 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

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company's largest shareholder, with a thirteen percent stake in the company.

Speaker 2 (02:44):
The Cleveland Clinic is offering tips on getting kids back
on an earlier sleep schedule for school, with the school
years starting soon for many in the US. Tammy Trahio
at Details.

Speaker 5 (02:55):
Sleep specialist doctor Brian Chen advised his parents to start
gradually getting chilled into bed earlier because that will be
a lot easier than a flip to earlier bedtime at
the last minute right before that first day of school.

Speaker 2 (03:06):
In the summer, we tend to go to bed later.

Speaker 5 (03:09):
The sun is setting later, our body's natural circadian rhythm,
our clock in our brain is set.

Speaker 4 (03:14):
For later, and so we might be going to bed
a lot later than we normally would be for school.

Speaker 5 (03:18):
He says having a good bedtime routine also helps and
advises against phones, other screens, and bright lights right before bed.
He says blackout curtains should be considered to block out sunlight.

Speaker 2 (03:28):
Today is International Traffic Light Day pre Tennis with more
on a frustrating piece of equipment that is never the
right color, but necessary to keep traffic moving and safe.

Speaker 6 (03:39):
The first traffic light was installed in Cleveland, Ohio, back
in nineteen fourteen. Back then it was basic, with one
sign for stop and one for go. Now we have
three lights with a transitional yellow that is meant to
slow you down, but the NTSB says more than half
of us see yellow and speed up. Most are synchronized
to offer a green wave pattern, but if you're even

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a second off, that green turns to red, and if
you run it, it's going to cost you about five
hundred bucks.

Speaker 2 (04:05):
I'm Michael Kassner.