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1:02Complete disclosures available at public.com slash disclosures. This is your 24-7 News Update, the latest views this hour in just four minutes. The White House says Iran is looking for an exit ramp as the war nears the one month mark. Secretary Caroline Levitt says since the U.S. has taken out Iran's military, it's clear to the country that now is the time to talk. She says Iran does not deal. The U.S. will only ramp up its military offensive against the Islamic Republic. President Trump has said he's optimistic the war would ensue with the ongoing talks. The deputy administrator of the TSA is issuing a warning as the agency continues to face severe staffing problems. Jim Rup reports. Hanuman McNeil warns Congress that staffing shortages tied to the partial government shutdown could force the agency to close small airports. McNeil says 460 TSA agents have quits since DHS ran out of funding last month. The TSA chief also cautions that the issues could have dire consequences for the country's

2:03ability to prepare for the fiefal world cup, which is scheduled to have games across 11 different U.S. cities. I'm Jim Rup. Meta is laying off hundreds of employees. Multiple reports say workers are being laid off in Meta's recruiting sales and social media teams. And in the division that develops Meta smart classes and VR headsets. A company spokesperson told the Verge that they're finding other opportunities for employees where possible. Meta employs about 79,000 people. The layoffs commas Meta's projected to spend about 135 billion dollars on AI data centers. New guidelines from the Vatican say Catholics may receive animal organ transplants. A new document released by the Catholic Church found no objection to using animals as a source of organs, tissues, or cells for human transplants. The document also outlined ethical and medical standards for animal human transplant procedures known as Xeno transplantation. The Vatican said Xeno transplants could offer an unlimited supply of organs, tissue and cells, relieving the chronic shortage of human donors, while also noting the need

3:05to avoid any chance that the recipient's genome will be altered. I'm Tammy Trehio. To burgloses is making a comeback in the U.S., Sarah Lee Kessler has details. The CDC says more than 10,000 TB cases were reported in America last year, including 967 in New York. That's the most of any U.S. city, and that reverses three decades of decline. The disease, also known as white plague, primarily affects the lungs and is the world's deadliest infectious disease. Health experts say cases are often missed, because TB can be mistaken for flu or RSV. Delays and treatment have led to a surge in antibiotic resistance to first-line tuberculosis drugs. I'm Sarah Lee Kessler. Disney is walking away from its $1 billion investment deal with OpenAI. The decision comes after OpenAI made the surprise move to shut down its Sora AI video app. The deal with OpenAI would have allowed users to create videos using hundreds of characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars films.

4:08Disney had plans to integrate some of the Sora-created videos into Disney Plus. William Shatner says he would love to see the new Star Trek series continue at Story from Mark Mayfield. Keeping Kirk weighed in on the cancellation of Star Trek Starfleet Academy, with a reflection on the franchise's history and cultural impact, Shatner wrote in a post on social media that not a lot seems to have changed when observing public response to some of Star Trek's taboo content. He even asserted that based on today's vernacular, the franchise would absolutely be called a woke DEI crap because it went against the norms of society for its time. Shatner expressed sorrow over the series' termination, and said he believes Star Trek should exist for a long time. I'm Mark Mayfield. United Airlines is unveiling its new cabin designs. The airlines looking for higher profits by adding more first-class and other roomy seats to command a premium over economy options. I'm Tammy Trujillo.