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Today is Friday, March fifteenth. What to know

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about a severe weather outbreak that destroyed homes

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in the Mid West And what could be

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the worst winter storm to hit Colorado in

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years? Also. A controversial speech from

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one of Israel's biggest allies in Congress.

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It could bring new tensions to the

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Us. Israel relationship. Plus. The latest

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launch of the world's most powerful rocket is

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being considered a huge success. Even. Though

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it wasn't actually completed. There's.

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Now an option to get more leg

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and arm room on flights and Americans

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are celebrating Saint Patrick's Day this weekend.

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Those. Stories and more into these episode.

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Well below. Come to the news worthy

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of the day's news in around ten

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minutes. Fast, fair, fun and on the

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go America! Mandy think so much for

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being here. You're ready. Let's do that.

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People across several states are waking up to

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realize the extent of damages from severe weather

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last night. The. Storm system spend more

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than a thousand miles from North East

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Texas to the Ohio Valley. And.

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There were several reports of destructive

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tornados across Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.

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Sadly, People have been confirmed killed in

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Indiana and Ohio. Though. As of this

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morning, there's not an official death toll. At.

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Least hundreds of homes were damaged or

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destroyed, and tens of thousands of homes

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and businesses lost power. Is. Tough

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to know the real told. These storms took at least

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until the sun comes up. But. Weather

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service teams are set to travel to the

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impacted areas today. Meanwhile. Parts of

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the Rockies including the Denver metro area

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are dealing with a crippling a snowstorm.

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Some. Places have recorded more than forty five inches

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of snow in just a couple of days. Thousands

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of people are without power there as well. Also.

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Highway, Schools, offices, and even ski resorts

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have shut down. And. Flights have been

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cancelled. The. Snow is expected to continue

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to day and into the weekends. Vice

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President Com Ela Harris visited a

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Planned Parenthood in Minnesota, making her

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the first sitting President or Vice President

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to visit a clinic that offers

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abortions. While. She was there. Harris said Americans

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don't have to abandon their faith to

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support abortion access. She said women can

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choose to consult with a priest, passer,

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rabbi or he mom about whether to

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get the procedure, but that it shouldn't

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be up to the government. Either way,

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Harris. Said this trip with met in part to

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draw attention to women who travel across state lines

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to get an abortion When they're states don't allow

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it. Apparently. That's been happening

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in Minnesota, along. After. The

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Visit: anti abortion groups criticized the Vice

2:26

President saying she was going on a

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quote abortion Fear Mongering to. And

2:30

they say most Americans want fewer abortions,

2:32

not more. But. Of course, not everyone

2:34

agrees on how to achieve that. The. Number

2:36

of abortion procedures has actually gone up since

2:39

Roe V Wade was overturned nearly two years

2:41

ago. And that's not accounting for

2:43

self managed abortions. Of. Course expect

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us to continue to be a big issue at

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this election year. On. Tomorrow special edition

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Saturday. Were talking about a few of

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the most recent changes or challenges to

2:54

abortion loss from a legal and historical

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perspective and interview comes out tomorrow. Morning.

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Senate. Majority Leader who happens to be

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the highest ranking Jewish official and Us

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is calling for big changes in Israel.

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On the Senate floor, Sen. Chuck Schumer

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said he believes Israeli Prime minister Benjamin

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Netanyahu has lost his way and is

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an obstacle to peace in the Middle

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East. so he wants Israel to hold

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new elections for a new play Minister.

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Of course, this comes in the face of

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the war in Gaza that sparked a growing

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humanitarian crisis. But. This was the sharpest

3:27

critique yet of Netanyahu from a senior

3:29

American elected official. And it was

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seen as surprising since Schumer is a

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strong ally of Israel. Schumer.

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Did not just criticized Netanyahu, though he

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also blamed other right wing Israelis, Hamas

3:40

and Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas. He

3:42

said, until they're all removed from the

3:44

equation, there will never be peace in

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Israel and Gaza and the West Bank.

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As you might imagine, Schumer got a

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lot of pushback right after he spoke,

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Senate Republican Leader Mitch Mcconnell said quote.

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Usual. Deserves an ally that acts like one.

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And said Americans didn't. In on the

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politics of a democratic ally. And. Even

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some democrats consumer speech irresponsible though others

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said Simmer was well within his rights

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to comment on Israeli politics, seeing how

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the U S give three and a

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half billion dollars to Israel every year.

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It's not clear how she was. Message will

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be received in Israel. Some. Protesters there

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have already called for early elections, but none

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ya his still has support from his base.

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For. Now the next elections aren't scheduled

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until October of Twenty Twenty Six.

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America. support for Israel has sparked criticism

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far beyond Capitol Hill. More than one

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hundred musicians and bands have now pulled

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out of the South by Southwest Music

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Festival that's already underway in Austin, Texas.

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And even more panelists have decided to

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summer festivals. Well, all because the event

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is being sponsored by the Us. Army.

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Specifically. There protesting the Us military

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support for Israel in the ongoing war in

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Gaza. In. Response: Texas Gov Greg Abbott

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put out a statement saying quote We are

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proud of the Us Military in Texas. If

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you don't like it, don't come here. Just

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told them not to come back. With.

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The Festival put out it's own statement, saying

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it with Abbott and respects artists and panelists

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for exercising their rights to free speech, though

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it also defended his decision to accept the

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Us Army sponsorship, saying it's just part of

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a quote commitment to bring forward ideas that

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shape our world. South. By Southwest

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typically draw more than three hundred thousand people

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to Austin each year. Last year a generated

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more than three hundred and eighty million dollars

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for the local economy. Arsenal runs

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through tomorrow. Or

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out! Or right now back to the news. Spacex,

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Reach another historic milestone. This week, it

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launched the world's largest rocket into space

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again, but this time it orbited earth

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much farther than it ever has before.

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It. Also conducted a series of in flight

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test that apparently went well. But. The

7:03

thing is the rocket never actually return to

7:05

earth. Spacex, Thinks it broke

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up upon returning to earth's atmosphere. Though.

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No one was hurt and no damage was reported. A

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version of the same spacecraft is expected

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to one day carry astronauts to the

7:16

moon and even Mars. There. Are

7:18

also plants use it to deploy

7:20

satellites for starlings, transport private space

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travelers and more. Of. Course. Before

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that happens, the spacecraft needs to be developed

7:27

much further. Spacex Ceo Elon Musk says he

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hopes there will be a half a dozen

7:31

more test flights this year alone. In.

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American schools and libraries. The number of

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books targeted for censorship hit an all

7:39

time high last year. That's. According

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to new data from the American Library Association

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is as the number of ban a chance

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went up sixty five percent from Twenty Twenty

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Two to Twenty Twenty three. Almost.

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Half of the challenge books deal

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with Lgbtq themes or with race

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racism, And. The most challenges were

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reported in Florida and Texas. All

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in all, more than forty. The one hundred titles

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were flagged, including classics like The Lord of

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the Flies and To Kill A Mockingbird. And

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those are just the ones that were reported directly

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to the A way. That. Said most

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of the challenges are coming from relatively

8:11

few activists, and not all book banning

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attempts are actually successful. Overall.

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Pen America recorded about thirty four hundred book

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Of. Course, this comes as drugs like that.

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bounds of them back and will go v

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become increasingly popular. Scientists. Including

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those at the As Yea are still investigating

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their side effects or potential long term health

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issues. Though. Other say, there's enough

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evidence already that they're safe to so

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long as I used appropriately. Pretty

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soon you'll be able to pay for more

9:17

legroom on your flight and unlimited access to

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the armrest. Frontier. Airlines is now offering

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an upgraded that guarantees no one it will

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be sitting in the middle seat on your

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row. And. Since it will be in the front

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of the plane, you'll get a little more space to stretch

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your legs as well. But. It will cost you

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at least an extra fifty dollars, which is almost

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the cost of a full ticket on some one

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way Frontier Lights. Up front plus. Will

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become available on flights setting April tenth. By

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the way, frontiers competitor Spirit Airlines offer something

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seat at the front of the plane, that

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lighter and it's it's more like that again

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that comes with a surcharge. This

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week and the world is celebrating Saint Patrick's

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Day. Nowhere more than here in the Us.

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The biggest St. Patty's parade in the world.

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What is happening tomorrow In New York

10:02

City? There are plenty of other big

10:04

celebrations plan to in places like Boston,

10:06

Philadelphia, Kansas City, and Chicago. Where is

10:08

always the Chicago river is been died

10:10

green. And. President Biden will host Irish

10:12

Leader at the White House today. Of

10:15

course the say is extra special for anyone with

10:17

Irish heritage. Said. Patrick. They started as

10:19

a christian holiday in Ireland. Celebrating.

10:21

The life of St. Patrick who helps us but the

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religion, But. Emigrated to the U S.

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transformed it into more of this of fun

10:28

celebration of all things Irish with parades, special

10:30

foods, music, dancing, drinking and a whole lot

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of green. So this Sunday Irish or not

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we hope you have a happy St. Patrick's

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A lot more people be able. The learn about

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their Irish heritage. Until now, it's been hard

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for a lot of people to trace their

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ancestry because a nineteen twenty to fire at

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the Public Records Office in Dublin destroyed all

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kinds of reference. But. Now millions of

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records have been uncovered by Ireland same

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Guinness brewery. They reveal information about people

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who worked for Guinness and pub owners

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across the Uk stumped Guinness at their

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bars. And. That's a lot of people. At

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one point one in thirty people in Dublin

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words for the brewery. They now have tens

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of millions of descendants. In fact,

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after Liam Neeson, comedian Graham Norton and

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to the brewery and their families pass.

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Archives include names and in

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Good. As worked with ancestry.com to make the

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Saturday episode said join us again Monday for your

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next news roundup for now! Thank you so much

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for listening and have a great weekend.