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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Bin News this hour Doug Davis coming up. Chicago Mayor
Brandon Johnson is urging activists to keep pushing back against
Trump's deportation efforts. Also, a missing More House student is
found dead outside of DC, and an AHBCU has opened
an early Childhood Development center supporting students interested in childhood education.
But first, here's bin News.

Speaker 2 (00:22):
Now. Marines are deploying to Los Angeles within forty eight hours,
joining twenty one hundred National Guard troops amid violent anti
ice protests. Major General Sherman says they'll support, not police.

Speaker 3 (00:33):
They're allowed to temporarily detain and wait for law enforcement
to come and arrest them.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
US Northern Command confirmed the move Wednesday night. The family
of civil rights icon Medigar evers As opposing a Pentagon
plan to rename a Navy ship honoring him. The USNS
Medigar evers, christened in twenty eleven by his widow, is
doct in San Diego, California. Defense Secretary Hexath calls the
move part of a fight against wokeness in the military.
And Tick tech Star has left the US after being

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detained by Ice in Las Vegas for overstaying his visa.
The Senegalese Italian influencer avoided deportation and departed voluntarily. Gidbi
in News Now on Demand twenty four to seven on
the iHeartRadio app. Now back to Doug Davis.

Speaker 1 (01:16):
Hey, thanks FORRIA. As a battle for immigration justice heats
up across the country, with voters taken to the streets
derailing change. In Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson is speaking out
in support of the protesters after fifteen people were arrested
in the Windy City. Johnson is calling on activists to
remain peaceful but vigilant and they're intent to fight against
ice and the Trump administration's abuse of power. The African

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American mayor said this at a recent press conference.

Speaker 4 (01:40):
He is deranged and unwill It's important that we remain
focused on our opposition. Is it's a war in our culture.
It's a war on our democracy, It's a war in
our humanity. I am calling on all of Chicago to
resist in this moment.

Speaker 1 (01:55):
The Trump administration continues to back up their position of
protecting Americans by any means. White House Press Secretary Caroline
leave It.

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Let this be an unequivocal message to left wing radicals
and other parts of the country who are thinking about
copycatting the violence in an effort to stop this administration's
mass deportation efforts. You will not succeed. Any lawlessness will
only strengthen this President's resolve to defend the majority of
Americans who want to live their lives peacefully, free from

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the fear of violent, criminal, illegal aliens.

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It's apparent that Americans across the country are not shy
and standing up for what they think is best for
the nation. Now onto some very sad news out of
the DMV. It's a story about a black life that
was lost too soon. Faculty, staff and students at HBCU
moor House College, you're morning the tragic loss of nineteen
year old Kyle Coleman, whose body was recovered from a

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Fairfax County, Virginia pond.

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Was a smart, intelligent, good looking, funny.

Speaker 3 (02:56):
Young man who did an amazing thing.

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Coleman was missing after police found his car abandoned after
a crash in the Tysons area of Virginia last week.
His parents still NBC Washington.

Speaker 4 (03:07):
Early Saturday morning. I think I pinned him and said, hey, man,
are you still out? And I got no response from him,
and so right around, you know, sun coming up. I'm like,
oh my goodness, this is not Kyle's type behavior. We
really need to check this out.

Speaker 1 (03:25):
The family then used technology to research where his car
was located, which they found at a car wreking shop.
A dive team found his body in a pond not
far from the crash scene. Coleman had just wrapped up
his first year at Morehouse. The college describes his death
as heartbreaking. Family and friends say he was more than
just a remarkable student, but was a future trailblazer and

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finally African American. Delaware US Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester joined
colleague Chris Coons at the grand opening celebration for HBCU
Delaware State University's Early Childhood Innovation Center. It's aimed at
helping educators that are actively working with young people in
pursuing a Childhood Development Associate certificate. Students can get hands
on experience by way of the HPC's on site childhood facility.

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