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What is President Trump's message in North Carolina ahead of the midterm elections?

Lisa Lucera 0:03
Rallying the party. I'm Lisa Lucera, Fox News. With just eight weeks until the midterms, President Trump in North Carolina in support of Senate candidate Michael Whatley. He's
Donald J. Trump 0:13
strong on crime, strong on your economic world. He's fighting all the time. Everything he wants is really common sense and good for you and borders.
Lisa Lucera 0:22
Whatley is locked in what's expected to be a tight race against former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper. After the Federal Reserve raised a key rate for the first time in three years, the president said...
Donald J. Trump 0:32
Interest rates are artificially high.

How did the Federal Reserve’s recent rate hike and the president’s comments on interest rates affect the economy?

Donald J. Trump 0:34
Interest rates in the United States should be 1% or less because we are the best credit in the world by far with all that money pouring in.
Lisa Lucera 0:43
Central Bank also signaled another rate hike could happen later this year. This coming after the president's choice to lead the Fed, Kevin Warsh took over, though the president said earlier today he still had confidence in Warsh. The FBI says it's foiled a Russian intelligence plan to kill a Russian dissident living in the U.S.
Jill Nadeau 1:00
Court documents say Russia's Federal Security Service, the successor agency to the KGB, has been trying to pay people in the U.S. and some European nations to kill Russian dissidents. The FBI says one of the targets was a Russian living in Washington, D.C. Three Russian intel members are accused of recruiting a man from Brooklyn to spy on and kill the dissident.

What details did the FBI reveal about the Russian plot to kill a dissident in the United States?

Lisa Lucera 1:25
Fox's Jill Nadeau, the man was promised between $1,000 and $1,500 to spy and another $40,000 to kill the target, but he refused to commit murder. The three intel members are still at large, along with two more who are believed to have tried to carry out similar plots in Europe. Texas has put to death James Norman, convicted in the 2005 fatal shooting of three people during an attempted robbery at his neighbor's home. America is listening to Fox News.
Lisa Lucera 2:01
A lawsuit could soon be filed against Utah Valley University by the
Tanya J. Powers 2:05
family of Charlie Kirk. Attorneys for Charlie Kirk's family have filed a wrongful death notice accusing officials in Utah of failing to prevent his assassination a little more than a year ago. The notice is required under state law before the family can file a formal claim or lawsuit and names the school and its then president, campus police, and the state of Utah. They say a string of, quote, reckless decisions by school officials left Kirk vulnerable to a rooftop sniper while he was debating students in an outdoor courtyard.

Why is Charlie Kirk’s family filing a wrongful‑death notice against Utah Valley University?

Tanya J. Powers 2:31
UVU responded saying they are, quote, aware of the notice of the claim and that its focus remains on supporting our campus community. Tyler Robinson is charged with aggravated murder in Kirk's death. and a judge has ordered the case to proceed toward trial. Tanya J. Powers, Fox News.
Lisa Lucera 2:46
New safety concerns over a commonly used antibiotic after a study found it may be linked to a higher risk of death in adults.
Jeff Bonasso 2:53
A global study published in JAMA Network Open shows researchers reviewed 110 randomized clinical trials involving more than 22,000 patients who received a cefepime or another antibiotic used to treat pneumonia. urinary tract, and skin infections. That overall, 6.6% of patients given cefepime died, compared with 6.2% receiving another drug.

What new safety concerns have emerged about the antibiotic cefepime after the recent study?

Jeff Bonasso 3:16
The research points to dosing as a possible factor, though doctors caution the findings don't prove cefepime itself caused the deaths. They're also calling for additional guidance and research to better understand the drug's safety. Jeff Manasso, Fox News.
Lisa Lucera 3:31
A new APNORC poll finds Americans are growing more concerned about the environmental impacts of AI, with about half of Americans extremely or very concerned about the environmental impact. That's up 12 percentage points from last year. About 6 in 10 Americans want to limit the number of new data centers that can be built. Most Democrats and Republicans support limits. I'm Lisa Lacerra. This is Fox News.

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