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What is the latest update on the US‑Iran conflict and the Strait of Hormuz?

Ted Lindner 0:03
The conflict with Iran continues. I'm Ted Linder, Fox News. President Trump saying the US is wiping out Iran in the conflict in the Middle East as the Iranian regime is calling for compensation from the US.
Unknown 0:13
In the Oval Office, President Trump told reporters if there are damages to be paid, the Iranian regime should pay for its decades of violence and promoting terrorism. The president says the United States military has swept the entire Strait of Hormuz for mines, and the Navy is getting the job done. Look,
Donald J. Trump 0:33
the only one that has control of the Strait of Hormuz right now is the United States Navy. We have a blockade that's been infallible. It's a steel wall.

What did Dr. Fauci’s texts reveal about COVID‑19 vaccines for pregnant women?

Unknown 0:42
At the White House, Mike Emmanuel, Fox News.
Ted Lindner 0:45
Senators Ron Johnson and Rand Paul releasing text from Dr. Anthony Fauci's government phone this week revealing communications with other health officials during the COVID nineteen pandemic. They had to do with pregnant women and whether it was safe for them to take the COVID vaccine. More details on this from Fox's Kevin Cork.
Phil Tinline 1:03
Quoting Fauci from a text dated 25th of January of 2021, since many people have significant cytokines storm and fever after the second dose, this theoretically could be associated with miscarriage in the first trimester. February the third, he said in a QA with JAMA, that's the journal of the American Medical Association, that the FDA found that there were no red flags regarding the vaccine in pregnant women. Months later, he said this, quoting again, there's no indication whatsoever that there's any increase of any adverse issues in a pregnant woman who was vaccinated compared to a pregnant woman who wasn't vaccinated.

Why did President Trump sign an executive order changing the vaccine schedule?

Phil Tinline 1:42
It's pretty clear that pregnant women should get vaccinated. This
Ted Lindner 1:45
comes after the Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked the Fifth Amendment over a hundred times during a hearing. Lawmakers also referred him to the Department of Justice. America's listening to Fox News. President Trump signing an executive order Monday ordering the government to trip down the vaccine schedule and break up the measles, bumps, and rubella immunization into three shots, citing concerns for pregnant women and the cause of autism. White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt on Fox's Hannity calling it a great day for the Make America Healthy Again movement.
Caroline Leavitt 2:19
It's based on common sense and scientific research.

Who are the candidates in the South Carolina Senate race and what endorsements matter?

Caroline Leavitt 2:22
Thanks to Secretary Kennedy and President Trump for finally having the courage to enact this order and now to hold states accountable to again give parents more choice.
Jessica Rosenthal 2:36
After Senator Lindsey Graham passed, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster appointed Graham's sister, Darlene, to take over as Senator for the rest of his term. Congressman Russell Fry and Congressman Ralph Norman are running in today's primary for a full six year term. So is former Governor Mark Sanford and the businessman who ran against Lindsey Graham in the primary earlier this year, Mark Lynch. Darlene is also running for a full six year term as well, and she has President Trump's endorsement. Lindsey Graham won the primary in June, beating Lynch by nearly twenty-eight points. If no one wins a majority in this special election, a runoff will be held august twenty fifth.

What were the major lottery, earthquake, and other breaking news highlights?

Jessica Rosenthal 3:10
Jessica Brosenthal, Fox News.
Ted Lindner 3:13
No big winner in the Powerball Jackpot drawing on Monday night means it grows once again to at least nine hundred and seventy five million dollars for Wednesday. The numbers that were drawn on Monday night were six, thirty-seven, fifty-four, fifty-five, sixty-four, and a powerball of ten. There was a match five power play two million dollar winner on Monday night in the state of Tennessee, and a match five million dollar winner in the states of California and Maryland. And a powerful seven point four magnitude earthquake strike in Western Columbia Monday, killing at least a hundred and eleven people, trapping residents under debris of collapsed buildings, as well as forcing people to evacuate their f homes as far as the capital of Pagoda.

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