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Trump takes first trip on Air Force One gifted by Qatar · THE DAILY BRIEF

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  Speaker 1: In the day's other headlines, President Trump took his maiden
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  Speaker 1: voyage today on a new Air Force one, which was
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  Speaker 1: donated by Cutter last year. An unprecedented foreign gift.
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  Speaker 2: You can do two things. You can low key it well,
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  Speaker 2: you can show it.
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  Speaker 1: Before taking off for North Dakota this morning, the President
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  Speaker 1: told reporters he's proud of the retrofitted Boeing seven forty seven,
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  Speaker 1: which required hundreds of millions more dollars in defense and
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  Speaker 1: security systems. The jet boasts a new color scheme red, white,
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  Speaker 1: navy and gold. During the flight, Trump staffers posted photos
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  Speaker 1: of the new interior. The Katari gifted jet, worth four
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  Speaker 1: hundred million dollars, raised questions among some lawmakers and ethics experts.
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  Speaker 1: Mister Trump has called it a necessary upgrade from the
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  Speaker 1: previous model, which flew presidents for more than three decades.
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  Speaker 1: After mister Trump leaves office, ownership of the new plane
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  Speaker 1: will reportedly transfer to the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Foundation. Meantime,
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  Speaker 1: Incutter negotiators from both the US and Iran held more
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  Speaker 1: indirect technical talks today. The two sides spoke through regional
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  Speaker 1: mediators and reopening the straight of hor moves was still
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  Speaker 1: a key sticking point. Iran insists it controls the waterway,
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  Speaker 1: and State TV broadcast images today of a container ship
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  Speaker 1: that ran aground after trying to use a route that
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  Speaker 1: Iran did not approve. Speaking to reporters following a military visit,
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  Speaker 1: Vice President JD. Vance remained optimistic about the talks and
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  Speaker 1: the future of the Strait.
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  Speaker 2: We've got gas prices starting to come down, but really
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  Speaker 2: just ensuring that we continue to make the progress on that,
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  Speaker 2: and that's what they're focused on. And then you know,
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  Speaker 2: we're gonna obviously we're worried about the nuclear issue. We're
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  Speaker 2: going to start talking about that. So right now the
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  Speaker 2: talks are going well. It's still pretty early, but talks
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  Speaker 2: are going well.
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  Speaker 1: Separately, a US crew member is missing tonight after a
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  Speaker 1: Navy Seahawk helicopter had to make what officials are calling
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  Speaker 1: an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea. Three others
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  Speaker 1: were recovered and are unstable condition aboard the USS George
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  Speaker 1: hw Bush. The Navy says there's no indication the emergency
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  Speaker 1: was caused by hostile action. In New York, a pair
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  Speaker 1: of massed climbers are in police custody after scaling the
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  Speaker 1: top of the Empire State Building's antenna. While there, they
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  Speaker 1: unfurled a banner that read, When the power of Love
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  Speaker 1: beats the love of power, the world knows peace. The
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  Speaker 1: duo then descended to a platform where one of the
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  Speaker 1: climbers got down on one knee and appeared to propose.
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  Speaker 1: They were later arrested. It's not clear how they gained
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  Speaker 1: access to that part of the famous skyscraper. A spokesperson
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  Speaker 1: for the buildings simply called their efforts unauthorized. In Italy
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  Speaker 1: authority said today they're keeping Mount Etna's alert level at
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  Speaker 1: yellow as bursts of gas and magma continue after its
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  Speaker 1: latest eruption. Footage shows lava lighting up the night sky
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  Speaker 1: as molten lava flows down the mountain side of the
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  Speaker 1: island of Sicily at last. Czech scientists say the lava
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  Speaker 1: has traveled nearly a thousand feet since the eruption started
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  Speaker 1: on Friday. On Etna is the largest volcano in Europe,
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  Speaker 1: and while eruptions are common, they rarely cause any threat
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  Speaker 1: to locals there. In World Cup, action and fair warning
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  Speaker 1: results are ahead. England clawed back from an early deficit
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  Speaker 1: against the Democratic Republic of the Congo thanks to two
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  Speaker 1: second half goals from Harry Kane, they'll move on to
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  Speaker 1: the round of sixteen. Co hosts. Mexico have also advanced
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  Speaker 1: for the first time in forty years after beating Ecuador
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  Speaker 1: two nil last night in front of a home crowd.
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  Speaker 1: Hundreds of thousands of fans erupted into cheers at a
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  Speaker 1: massive watch party in the heart of Mexico City, but
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  Speaker 1: the festivities were touched by tragedy. Mexican authorities say three
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  Speaker 1: people died of suffocation in those packed crowds. The Trump
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  Speaker 1: administration said today it will not renew the US Mexico
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  Speaker 1: Canada Agreement, also known as the USMCA. Instead, the US
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  Speaker 1: Trade Representative Jamison Greer says the US will engage with
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  Speaker 1: the other two nations to address what he called the
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  Speaker 1: agreements shortcomings. For now, the terms of the deal stay
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  Speaker 1: in place for ten years with annual reviews, rather than
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  Speaker 1: a sixteen year extension. Meantime, on Wall Street today, tech
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  Speaker 1: stocks once again weighed down on the broader markets. The
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  Speaker 1: Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped just fourteen points, so almost flat.
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  Speaker 1: The Nasdaq fell more than one hundred seventy points, or
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  Speaker 1: two thirds of a percent. The s and P five
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  Speaker 1: hundred posted its eighth loss in the last eleven sessions.
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  Speaker 1: And Victor Willis, co founder and lead singer of The
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  Speaker 1: Village People, has died. Wow. Willis also co wrote many
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  Speaker 1: of the group's classic hits, including Ymca, which was added
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  Speaker 1: to the National Recording Registry back in twenty twenty. He
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  Speaker 1: often performed hits like in the Navy and Macho Man
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  Speaker 1: in a police uniform or a naval officer's outfit. The
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  Speaker 1: group's music remains a staple at prom's weddings and LGBTQ marches,
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  Speaker 1: among others. More recently, their songs have become a staple
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  Speaker 1: at President Trump's rallies. Willis's wife said he died from
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  Speaker 1: a short but aggressive illness. Victor Willis was seventy four
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  Speaker 1: years old, still to come on the news hour. Much
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  Speaker 1: of Europe and North America endure record temperatures with disruptive
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  Speaker 1: patterns driven by climate change. Progressive Democrats in Colorado notch
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  Speaker 1: primary victories and a potential bell weather for the midterms,
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  Speaker 1: and a new PBS News poll finds American pride is
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  Speaker 1: strong as people worry about the direction of the country.
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  Speaker 2: This is the BBS News out from the David M.
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  Speaker 1: Ruvenstein Studio at WTA in Washington, headquarters of BBS News