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France Deploys Military Amid Unrest, Jalen Hurts Out for Season, Jay-Z's Super Bowl Surprise · The Breakfast Club

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  Speaker 1: France is calling in the military as tensions rise ahead
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  Speaker 1: of another weekend of protests.
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  Speaker 2: I told Emmanuel you should close up your borders. And
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  Speaker 2: let's see, I've known him for probably eight or nine years.
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  Speaker 2: I told him as soon as I met him, I said,
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  Speaker 2: you're making a big mistake.
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  Speaker 1: And the NFL is facing questions over Jalen Hurts' health
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  Speaker 1: and why the Eagles won't face punishment. We always put
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  Speaker 1: the players' health first. And Jay-Z could be taking center
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  Speaker 1: stage at the very halftime show his company helps to produce.
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  Speaker 1: It's Wednesday, October 21st. From the Black Effect Podcast Network,
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  Speaker 1: I'm Amy Brown. This is Front Page, and here are
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  Speaker 1: the day's biggest stories. Stay with me. France is bringing
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  Speaker 1: in the military as the country prepares for another weekend
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  Speaker 1: of protests following some of its worst riots in years.
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  Speaker 1: And here's what's behind all of this. It actually started
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  Speaker 1: last month with high school students protesting poor conditions in
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  Speaker 1: their school. They say there aren't enough teachers, classrooms are overcrowded,
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  Speaker 1: and some school buildings are falling apart. But those protests
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  Speaker 1: quickly grew into something much bigger. Workers and families joined in,
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  Speaker 1: frustrated over the rise of the cost of living, high
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  Speaker 1: gas prices, and the government plans to cut spending. And
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  Speaker 1: just like here in the U.S., people are struggling to
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  Speaker 1: afford everyday necessities. Over the weekend, hundreds of thousands of
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  Speaker 1: people marched across France. Most protested peacefully, but some demonstrators
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  Speaker 1: turned violent. More than 3,000 businesses were damaged or looted,
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  Speaker 1: government buildings were attacked, and thousands of people were arrested.
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  Speaker 1: Now President Trump was asked about the violence in France,
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  Speaker 1: and he pointed to a very different reason for what's happening.
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  Speaker 1: Let's listen.
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  Speaker 2: And as we're seeing in Europe, globalist left-wing politicians have
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  Speaker 2: treasonously imported millions and millions of third world migrants who
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  Speaker 2: are totally incompatible with the West. And they are incompatible
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  Speaker 2: with Western values. They despise everything about France and they're
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  Speaker 2: destroying that country. And we're not going to let that
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  Speaker 2: happen to this country.
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  Speaker 1: But French officials have not linked the violence to immigration.
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  Speaker 1: The protests began over problems in school and grew as
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  Speaker 1: people became frustrated with the rising cost of living. Now
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  Speaker 1: the French government is bringing in soldiers to help protect
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  Speaker 1: buildings and free up police officers ahead of more protests
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  Speaker 1: planned for Saturday. Curfews are also in place in parts
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  Speaker 1: of several major cities. And for Americans traveling to France,
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  Speaker 1: here's a warning. The U.S. Embassy is advising people to
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  Speaker 1: stay away from demonstrations because more violence could break out.
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  Speaker 1: And here's the bigger issue. Protesters want the government to
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  Speaker 1: spend more money helping schools and struggling families. But France
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  Speaker 1: is already dealing with serious budget problems. So far, there's
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  Speaker 1: no clear agreement on how to address those demands. And
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  Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is expected to miss the
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  Speaker 1: rest of the NFL season after doctors discovered blood clots
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  Speaker 1: in his lungs. And now there are questions about why
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  Speaker 1: he was allowed to play after doctors found an earlier
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  Speaker 1: blood clot in his leg. So here's what happened. Hertz
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  Speaker 1: injured his calf during a game earlier this month. Doctors
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  Speaker 1: later found a blood clot in his leg, but said
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  Speaker 1: it was close to the surface and that he could
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  Speaker 1: play safely. So he played against Jacksonville in London. But
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  Speaker 1: when the team returned to Philadelphia, another scan showed the
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  Speaker 1: blood clot had moved. Doctors then discovered multiple clots in
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  Speaker 1: his lungs. And this is serious because blood clots can
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  Speaker 1: block flow to the lungs and become life-threatening. Hurst is
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  Speaker 1: now expected to take blood thinners for at least three
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  Speaker 1: months and miss the rest of the season. The Eagles
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  Speaker 1: head coach is defending his team's medical decisions.
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  Speaker 2: We always put the players' health first and foremost in
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  Speaker 2: every situation.
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  Speaker 1: The NFL says the Eagles did not violate its injury
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  Speaker 1: reporting rules so the team won't be punished. Backup quarterback
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  Speaker 1: Tanner McKee is expected to take over while Hurts recovers.
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  Speaker 1: And the good news, doctors reportedly expect Hurts to make
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  Speaker 1: a full recovery with treatment. And finally, Jay-Z could be
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  Speaker 1: taking the stage at next year's Super Bowl halftime show,
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  Speaker 1: and it's an interesting twist. According to a new report
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  Speaker 1: from PUP, Jay-Z is expected to headline the 2027 Super
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  Speaker 1: Bowl halftime show at SoFi Stadium in Englewood, California. But
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  Speaker 1: here's what makes this interesting. Since 2019, Jay-Z's company, Roc Nation,
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  Speaker 1: has helped the NFL choose and produce its halftime performances.
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  Speaker 1: We're talking about artists like Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre,
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  Speaker 1: and Usher. And now Jay-Z could be taking the stage himself.
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  Speaker 1: Neither Jay-Z or the NFL has confirmed the report. But
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  Speaker 1: you may remember Jay-Z reportedly turned down the halftime show
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  Speaker 1: years ago before eventually partnering with the NFL. And that
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  Speaker 1: partnership faced criticism because of how the league treated Colin
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  Speaker 1: Kaepernick after he protested police brutality. And the timing is interesting.
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  Speaker 1: Jay-Z is celebrating major anniversaries of two of his biggest albums,
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  Speaker 1: Reasonable Doubt and The Blueprint, with stadium performances. He's also
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  Speaker 1: scheduled to perform at SoFi Stadium this weekend where there's
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  Speaker 1: speculation an announcement could be made. And if the reports
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  Speaker 1: are true, he'll be following in his wife's footsteps. Beyonce
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  Speaker 1: headlined the Super Bowl halftime show back in 2013. For now, though,
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  Speaker 1: it's still just a report. No official announcement has been made.
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