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What testimony is being heard in the Meta trial and who is the whistleblower?
Testimony begins in the meta trial. I'm Jack Callahan, Fox News, the social media giant accused by a coalition of twenty-nine states of engineering its platforms to make them addictive to young users.
First up on the witness stand is Arturo Behar. He is the former Facebook engineer turned whistleblower who claims he tried to warn meta executives about the dangers to children and no one listened. Outside court this morning, a group of advocates and parents unveiled a banner with the names of nearly four hundred children they say died from social media related harm.
Meta denies the allegations and says it stands by what it calls its record of creating strong protection for teens. In Lindsay Clancy's murder trial in Massachusetts, her former mother-in-law telling the court today Clancy was struggling with mental health and begging for help prior to strangling her three young children. Despite an attack on a cargo ship earlier today and ballistic missiles reportedly fired at other vessels, President Trump insists the Strait of Hormuz is open for shipping in no time.
How are recent Middle‑East tensions affecting oil prices and U.S. pump costs?
Hawks are planned with Iran. Crude oil prices climbing to nearly eighty five dollars a barrel today. The average pump price still over four bucks a gallon, but House Speaker Johnson says
Had to act. Iran was on the verge of having nuclear capability. The largest state sponsored terrorism could not be allowed to do that.
Justice Department is charging several Iranians with waging cyber attacks in the US.
What does the DOJ indictment reveal about Iranian cyber‑attacks on U.S. institutions?
The DOJ unsealed the indictment Tuesday against members of the Iranian MOBNA Institute, which charged them with a systemic campaign of hacking into nearly one hundred and fifty American universities, more than forty private American companies, and at least five government agencies since twenty thirteen. The indictment states that the Iranians stole more than thirty one terabytes of academic information, as well as email accounts from the private companies.
Fox is Kevin Yretsky. The third day straight of losses on Wall Street, the Dow closing 116 points lower. NASDAQ lost 355 points. America is listening to Fox News. A would-be assassin has been sentenced for a plot to kill Scott Bessent on the day he was confirmed as Treasury Secretary.
U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras sentenced Riley Jane English, also known in court documents as Ryan Michael English, to seventy-three months for two counts related to the attempt to assassinate then cabinet member nominee Scott Bessant in January twenty twenty five.
Why did Wall Street tumble for the third day and what were the Dow and Nasdaq losses?
English pleaded guilty in March to firearms charges which included carrying a dangerous weapon on the grounds of the Capitol. At sentencing, the judge said English is a trans woman who has many physical and mental health issues that were made worse by drug use. English has already served about twenty months in prison and will get credit for that time served as well as three years of probation after the sentence is completed. Tanya J. Powers, Fox News.
Subvicted killer William Silva Junior is to be lethally injected within the hour in Florida for the two thousand six shooting death of his estranged wife. More than four dozen people have been arrested in a sting operation against a human trafficking ring in Texas.
How did Operation Red Card disrupt a human‑trafficking ring during the World Cup?
The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office announcing the arrest of fifty-six people during Operation Red Card, a crackdown on human trafficking and child exploitation during the FIFA World Cup. According to the department, ten of those arrested or accused of trying to meet minors for sex after unknowingly communicating with undercover officers, with two facing federal charges. Officials say most of the suspects were from the Dallas-Fort Worth area, revealing they identified over Forty potential trafficking victims, connecting them with support services, noting fourteen investigations remain active, several local, state, and federal agencies taking part in the operation that took place over nine days in June and July.
Kristen Goodwin, Fox News.
Frank Beard, the longtime drummer for the rock band Z Z Top, has died in hospice care.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What testimony is being heard in the Meta trial and who is the whistleblower?
0:03–1:02
2
How are recent Middle‑East tensions affecting oil prices and U.S. pump costs?
1:02–1:22
3
What does the DOJ indictment reveal about Iranian cyber‑attacks on U.S. institutions?
1:22–2:22
4
Why did Wall Street tumble for the third day and what were the Dow and Nasdaq losses?
2:22–3:00
5
How did Operation Red Card disrupt a human‑trafficking ring during the World Cup?
3:00–3:57