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<v Speaker 1>This is WBZ, Boston's news radio. We defining local news

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<v Speaker 1>sixty one degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. Federal investigators are calling

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<v Speaker 1>for its some big changes to operations near Reagan Airport

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<v Speaker 1>after January's deadly crash between a passenger flight and an

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<v Speaker 1>army helicopter. ABC's Alex Stone has the latest.

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<v Speaker 2>January's mid air crash brought to light a dangerous setup.

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<v Speaker 2>According to the NTSB, from twenty eleven to twenty twenty four,

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<v Speaker 2>there is about one collision avoidance alert per month at

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<v Speaker 2>Reagan National Airport. NTSB chair Jennifer Hammandy is urgently calling

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<v Speaker 2>on the FAA to change helicopter routes near landing planes

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<v Speaker 2>at the airport.

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<v Speaker 3>There is a serious safety issue here, which is why

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<v Speaker 3>we're issuing these urgent safety recommendations.

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<v Speaker 2>The NTSB finding sometimes helicopters have seventy five feet or

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<v Speaker 2>less of clearance from landing airplanes.

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<v Speaker 1>Alex Stone eb sinews six members of the Skating Club

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<v Speaker 1>of Boston died in that crash in January. Ukraine has

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<v Speaker 1>accepted a thirty day ceasefire deal with Russia after peace

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<v Speaker 1>talks today with US officials in Saudi Arabia. Secretary of

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<v Speaker 1>State Maco Rubio spoke to reporters after the agreement today.

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<v Speaker 4>We've made an offer that the Ukrainians have accepted, which

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<v Speaker 4>is to enter into a ceasefire and into immediate negotiations

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<v Speaker 4>to end this conflict in a way that's enduring and

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<v Speaker 4>sustainable and accounts for their interests, their security, their ability

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<v Speaker 4>to prosper as a nation.

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<v Speaker 1>Secretary Rubio and President Trump say the ball is now

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<v Speaker 1>in Russia's court. This comes after the Trump administration lifted

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<v Speaker 1>a pause on military aid and intelligence to Ukraine earlier Today.

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<v Speaker 1>Votes expected in the House on a spending bill aimed

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<v Speaker 1>at avoiding a government shutdown at the end of the week.

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<v Speaker 1>The measure would fund government agencies through the end of September.

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<v Speaker 5>Despite the Finngop majority in the House, Speaker Mike Johnson

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<v Speaker 5>says he's confident the spending measure will pass with only

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<v Speaker 5>Republican votes. Democrats ought to do the responsible thing, follow

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<v Speaker 5>their own advice in every previous and keep the government open.

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<v Speaker 2>It's their choice.

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<v Speaker 5>In addition to concerns over slight cuts to domestic spending,

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<v Speaker 5>Democrats also object to a lack of provisions preventing DOGE

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<v Speaker 5>related firings and spending freezes. If the bill does pass

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<v Speaker 5>the House, it will then be up to Democrats in

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<v Speaker 5>the Senate to decide whether to block it with a filibuster.

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<v Speaker 5>Stephen Portnoy ABC News.

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<v Speaker 1>Washington Today an anniversary of the pandemic. It was five

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<v Speaker 1>years ago the World Health Organization officially said the COVID

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen outbreak was an international pandemic. The virus shut down

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<v Speaker 1>almost everything, emptying city streets and office buildings, tanking the economy,

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<v Speaker 1>and bringing on social distancing and masking. Doctor jish Jad

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<v Speaker 1>served as the White House COVID nineteen response coordinator under

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<v Speaker 1>President Biden and sat down today with CBS Mornings. COVID

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<v Speaker 1>it is still around.

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<v Speaker 6>COVID is still a bit of a problem. I think

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<v Speaker 6>for elderly people, high risk people, compromise people, it can

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<v Speaker 6>still be pretty serious. I think for healthy Americans, no,

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<v Speaker 6>I don't think it post is a big risk. We

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<v Speaker 6>deal with respiratory viruses all the time. COVID is just

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<v Speaker 6>one of them.

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<v Speaker 1>Doctor Jah says, when it comes to preparedness, we are

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<v Speaker 1>better prepared now than five years ago, we'll have clear

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<v Speaker 1>to partly cloudy skies will dip back into the thirties

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<v Speaker 1>across the area, and then on much cooler day Tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 1>there'll be some sun, there'll be some clouds. They'll be

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<v Speaker 1>temperatures mainly in the mid forties or so, rather cloudy

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow night. Some rain or snow showers could get in

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<v Speaker 1>here late tomorrow night with temperatures close to freezing. Perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>a bit of rain or wet snow to start on Thursday.

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<v Speaker 1>Otherwise it'll just be a cloudy and chilly day with

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<v Speaker 1>temperatures in the low forties. A little bit of a

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<v Speaker 1>bounce back with some clouds around on Friday as we

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<v Speaker 1>get close to fifty degrees, and then warmer still as

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<v Speaker 1>we get back into the weekend. Right now sixty one degrees.

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<v Speaker 1>See in Boston, some Brockton High School students are getting

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<v Speaker 1>a golden opportunity. All they need is a solid GPA.

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<v Speaker 1>As we hear from wz's Hile Shaffle, students.

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<v Speaker 7>At Brockton High are getting a pitch from a tiny

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<v Speaker 7>college in North Carolina.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's find students who are high academic achievers and guess

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<v Speaker 3>what they pay?

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<v Speaker 1>No money out of.

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<v Speaker 7>Pocket, Livingstone College is trying to recruit kids here. That

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<v Speaker 7>was college president and any Davis. They'll take these kids

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<v Speaker 7>for free as long as they have an A minus

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<v Speaker 7>average or better, all expenses paid, and these scholarships were instant.

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<v Speaker 7>There's about two dozen majors there and the graduation rate

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<v Speaker 7>is only in the high twenties, so Livingstone is looking

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<v Speaker 7>to boost itself with these recruits too. Principal Kevin McCaskill says,

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<v Speaker 7>this is a big opportunity for smart kids without the

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<v Speaker 7>money to go to a four year school.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a game changer, it's life changing.

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<v Speaker 2>You get the opportunity to go to a four year

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<v Speaker 2>school get a quality education.

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<v Speaker 7>Mianna I Vianna is one of the seniors who came

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<v Speaker 7>away from the pitch convinced there's many people.

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<v Speaker 4>Who are going to community college and I just wanted

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<v Speaker 4>to challenge myself.

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<v Speaker 7>Kyle Schaffel WBS Boston's news radio TikTok's stunt with some

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<v Speaker 7>new features that are aimed at keeping younger users safe.

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<v Speaker 8>TikTok features allow parents to limit the amount of time

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<v Speaker 8>their kids spends on the popular social media app. They

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<v Speaker 8>also provide more information about who's following their child on

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<v Speaker 8>the platform. It marks an expansion of TikTok's existing family

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<v Speaker 8>pairing feature, which links the app on a child smart

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<v Speaker 8>phone to their parents. Last year, the Justice Department sued

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<v Speaker 8>TikTok over its policies around underage users. TikTok says the

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<v Speaker 8>new features are designed to help teens develop the digital

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<v Speaker 8>literacy skills they need. Mike Debuski, ABC News.

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<v Speaker 1>A man faces charges of assault and battery with a

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<v Speaker 1>dangerous weapon after yesterday's altercation outside of courthouse in Medford, Stateton.

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<v Speaker 1>Local police found and searched five men following the incident

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<v Speaker 1>around noontime yesterday. Police say they discovered and secured a

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<v Speaker 1>knife in one of the individual's waist bands. Three other

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<v Speaker 1>individuals were at a restaurant near the courthouse. Please say

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<v Speaker 1>the suspect, Kalangi Bradley, had come to the courthouse for

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<v Speaker 1>an arraignment of an arrest that occurred at the Encore Casino,

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<v Speaker 1>and the suspect allegedly engaged in a physical altercation. One

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<v Speaker 1>person was stabbed, suffering non life threatening injuries. A criminal

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<v Speaker 1>negligence trial underway in Argentina connected to the twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>death of soccer legend Diego Maradonna.

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<v Speaker 3>A medical board had already concluded that Maradonna should never

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<v Speaker 3>have been treated in a private rental home where he

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<v Speaker 3>died of heart failure days after brain surgery. Among other things,

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<v Speaker 3>there was no defibrillator. Prosecutors alleged the team didn't want

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<v Speaker 3>to lose custody of their lucrative patient.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, bido.

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<v Speaker 3>I hope there's justice, this Maradona fan says, because they

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<v Speaker 3>killed him. The prosecution hopes to prove exactly that. Vicky Barker,

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<v Speaker 3>CBS News London.

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