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0:00This is an I Heart Podcast. Guaranteed Human. Run a business and not thinking about podcasting? Think again, more Americans listen to podcasts than add supported streaming music from Spotify and Pandora. And as the number one podcaster, I Heart's twice as large as the next two combined, learn how podcasting can help your business. Call 844-844-I Heart. This is your 24-7 News Update, the latest views this hour in just four minutes. President Trump says the U.S. military has destroyed a number of mind-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz. He posted on Truth Social that the inactive mind-laying boats and ships had been hit and completely destroyed. This follows reports Iran was laying minds in the strait to disrupt oil moving through the region's key choke point. There's been a great deal of volatility in oil markets since the start of military operations in Iran as roughly one-fifth of the world's crude oil passes through the strait. The race to fill former Georgia GOP Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's seat is projected to advance

1:00to a runoff election. Democrat Sean Harris and Republican Clay Fuller emerged atop a crowded field of 22 candidates on Tuesday. Former Republican State Senator Colton Moore came in a distant third place and conceded. Folks, I really appreciate each and every one of you are coming after that because you look at the poll numbers and don't really look that good for us. With neither Fuller or Harris securing a 50% majority, the winner of Georgia's 14th congressional district will be decided in a runoff set for April 7th. Greene resigned from Congress at the start of this year after a falling out with President Trump. Fuller was endorsed by Trump last month. The White House says the president will travel to Ohio in Kentucky on Wednesday. In Ohio, he'll visit pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Thermo Fisher Scientific to discuss his new prescription drug website, Trump RX. In Kentucky, he set to visit logistics firm burst logistics contract packaging facility to discuss affordability issues in America.

2:01There's a mega millions winner out there somewhere Tuesday night's jackpot was worth an estimated $533 million and a single winning ticket sold in Illinois wanted. If the lucky winner or winners took the cash option, they'll receive just over $244 million. Nobody had won the grand prize since way back on December 2nd of 2025. I'm Tammy Trehio. Airport security wait times are creating headaches for many travelers as the partial government shutdown has left most of the Department of Homeland Security without funding since mid-February. Mark Mayfield has the latest. The Transportation Security Administration under the DHS umbrella is warning passengers of increased wait times. Hobby airport in Houston on Sunday told passengers to arrive up to five hours before flights, noting that the security line could be longer than three hours. It was a similar story in Atlanta and New Orleans where officials were telling travelers to show up at least three hours early. The lack of pay has created a lack of TSA workers

3:01at checkpoints. I'm Mark Mayfield. Open AI and Google Deep Mind executives are partnering with Anthropic in its legal battle with the Pentagon. A legal brief in support of the AI start-ups been signed by dozens who believe the Pentagon abused its power in labeling Anthropic a supply chain risk. Anthropics complaint called the action unprecedented and unlawful and noted that the move is harming Anthropic irreparably. Defense vendors and contractors are now being required to certify that they don't use Anthropics models in their work with the Pentagon. Actor George Clooney is launching a non-alcoholic beer brand. Daniel Martindale has the latest. Clooney is teaming up with Entrepreneur Randy Gerber and real estate developer Mike Meldman. On Monday, they announced Crazy Mountain, an unalcoholic logger-style beer. Clooney says it will give people the taste of beer without the after-effects. Crazy Mountain will debut and select US markets, including Los Angeles later this month. Clooney previously co-founded the Casa Migos to kill a brand with Gerber. In 2017, they sold it to beverage giant Diagio

4:02and a deal worth up to a billion dollars. I'm Daniel Martindale. A new documentary on whoopee Goldberg's in the works. The entitled documentary will expand on Goldberg's autobiography, Bits and Pieces, my mother, my brother, and me, and will offer an intimate look into the life of the comedian and actress. I'm Tammy Trujillo.