WEBVTT - Morning Run: Zelensky Snubbed, SCOTUS and Birthright, Diddy Trial Day 4, Starbucks Strike and HBO Max is Back

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<v Speaker 1>Morning Run with Amy and TJ and iHeartRadio Podcast. Good

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<v Speaker 1>morning everyone, this is your Morning Run for May fifteenth.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Amy Robot and.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm TJ Holmes. Everybody check out Amy Robot now because

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<v Speaker 2>she might be a mess later or in party mode.

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<v Speaker 2>Congratulations is graduation day. You're going to your oldest is

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<v Speaker 2>going to be graduating today from NYU, and you're either

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<v Speaker 2>going to be crying like a baby later or party

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<v Speaker 2>in heart that you got one over with and out

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<v Speaker 2>of the way.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, my bank account is going to be very joyful today.

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<v Speaker 1>The last tuition payment was made a few months ago.

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<v Speaker 1>But yes, we're celebrating ava and getting to go to

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<v Speaker 1>Yankee Stadium. That's a pretty cool venue for a college graduation.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm very proud of her and all she's accomplished.

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<v Speaker 1>She is a bright, beautiful human who has an amazing

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<v Speaker 1>future and I'm excited for her and a.

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<v Speaker 2>Lot of your parents are going through. That is that

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<v Speaker 2>season where it's high school, whether it's college, congratulation. Enjoy

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<v Speaker 2>the season. But we do want to get going on

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<v Speaker 2>our run this morning, on this Thursday morning, and coming

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<v Speaker 2>up today, President Trump on the final leg of his

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<v Speaker 2>four day trip across the Middle East, closing in on

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<v Speaker 2>his trillion dollar mission. Meanwhile, President Zalinski showed up this

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<v Speaker 2>morning for peace talks with nobody to talk to, stood

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<v Speaker 2>up by Trump and Pudin.

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<v Speaker 1>Plus, the Supreme Court is taking a birthright citizenship and

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<v Speaker 1>owe so much more. Bottom line, can district judges impose

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<v Speaker 1>a nationwide block on Trump's executive orders? Also, it is

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<v Speaker 1>day four of the Sean Diddy Combs trial and star

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<v Speaker 1>witness Cassie Ventura is back on the stand after a

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<v Speaker 1>second day of graphic and heartbreaking testimony.

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<v Speaker 2>Also on the run this morning, some Starbucks baristas on

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<v Speaker 2>strike this week because they don't like being told what

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<v Speaker 2>to where to work. Guess not everybody looks good in black. Also,

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<v Speaker 2>same app, newish name. A surprise announcement, the streaming app

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<v Speaker 2>Max is changing its name two HBO Max might sound

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<v Speaker 2>familiar because that was its previous name. No doubt, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I went back and I'm not sure which one of

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<v Speaker 2>those stories is my favorite today, Starbucks or HBO Max,

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<v Speaker 2>For those two are doozies.

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<v Speaker 1>It is because you know, I don't know about anyone else,

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<v Speaker 1>but I still have old apps on my phone and

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<v Speaker 1>on and I always get confused which one is the

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<v Speaker 1>right one because they've changed their name so many times.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, this story is not going to help you. It

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<v Speaker 2>is certain Max is going back to its old name.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll explain why and it actually makes sense.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, all right, we begin our run though overseas where

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<v Speaker 1>President Trump is on the final leg of his Middle

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<v Speaker 1>East tour. Trump is headed to the United Arab Emirates

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<v Speaker 1>after a headline making trip across Katar and Saudi Arabia

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<v Speaker 1>this week, and he seems.

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<v Speaker 2>To be getting closer to that trillion dollar goal in

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<v Speaker 2>the region, securing several lucrative business deals for the US

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<v Speaker 2>yesterday and cutter totally more than two hundred and forty

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<v Speaker 2>three billion dollars. That, of course, now in addition to

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<v Speaker 2>the six hundred billion dollars in commitments he got from

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<v Speaker 2>Saudi Arabia.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the biggest deals happened yesterday with Qatar Airwaves,

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<v Speaker 1>who announced on an historic who announced an historic purchase

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<v Speaker 1>of one hundred and sixty Boeing jetliners with the option

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<v Speaker 1>of purchasing fifty more so, it is Boeing's largest sale

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<v Speaker 1>ever of its wide body airplanes. The White House released

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<v Speaker 1>a statement about the sale, calling President Trump the deal

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<v Speaker 1>maker in chief.

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<v Speaker 2>He's making deals, but he's also being a diplomat on

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<v Speaker 2>this trip, not all business. A major breakthrough with Syria,

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<v Speaker 2>Trump met with series new president yesterday urged him to

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<v Speaker 2>normalize relations with that country's longtime rival Israel. The request

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<v Speaker 2>came after Trump announced he would lift all economic sanctions

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<v Speaker 2>against the country.

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<v Speaker 1>And when Trump flies to Abu Dhabi later today, he

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<v Speaker 1>will meet with the UAE's leader and discuss another business

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<v Speaker 1>deal related to artificial intelligence. So he has been wheeling

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<v Speaker 1>and dealing across the Middle East. It was noted though,

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<v Speaker 1>that when the discussions were made about the Boeing jetliners

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<v Speaker 1>and the lucrative deals made with Cutter, no one including

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<v Speaker 1>the president thus that luxury Boeing jetliner that will be

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<v Speaker 1>donated as the new Air Force one. Still a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of controversy over that here in the States, But as

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<v Speaker 1>far as we can tell, President Trump is going forward

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<v Speaker 1>with that plan for a new Air Force one.

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<v Speaker 2>What is there to talk about. They're giving me a

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<v Speaker 2>four hundred million on a plane. I'm accepting it. Everybody

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<v Speaker 2>shut up.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, he said it would be stupid to reject the offer.

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<v Speaker 2>He we'll continue on this Thursday morning. Run now, and

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<v Speaker 2>somebody should probably tell Ukrainian President Zelenski that his date

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<v Speaker 2>is not coming. He arrived in Turkey this morning for

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<v Speaker 2>peace talks, but at this point he doesn't have anybody

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<v Speaker 2>to talk to. Puutin ain't coming, Trump ain't coming.

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<v Speaker 1>You Actually, we were just watching the arrival of Zelenski

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<v Speaker 1>and you said, there he is all alone on the tarmac.

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<v Speaker 1>Ukraine and Russia had signaled that the two countries would

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<v Speaker 1>have direct talks today on ending their three year wars.

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<v Speaker 1>Zelenski then proposed those direct talks between him and President Putin.

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<v Speaker 1>Putin even signaled in recent days he was open to

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<v Speaker 1>the idea, and President Trump, who yes, is on that

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<v Speaker 1>Middle East trip not too far for him to go

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<v Speaker 1>over to Turkey, suggested he might change his schedule and

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<v Speaker 1>head to Istanbul for the meeting.

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<v Speaker 2>But now it appears nobody told Zelensky he is actually

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<v Speaker 2>now being stood up. It appears by Putin and Trump.

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<v Speaker 2>It's unclear if the two sides Russian Ukraine will even

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<v Speaker 2>have their delegations meet. This has been very confusing, very uncertain,

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<v Speaker 2>but Moscow has confirmed Putin will not be there. However,

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<v Speaker 2>the Russians do have a delegation there. Now, of course

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<v Speaker 2>you do have a US delegation that's going to be going.

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<v Speaker 2>Secretary of State Rubio is going to be there, and

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<v Speaker 2>Zelensky is there along with a Ukrainian delegation. But they

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<v Speaker 2>actually have not confirmed whether anybody is going to meet,

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<v Speaker 2>even though they're all in the same city right now.

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<v Speaker 2>If they do meet, the Ukraine officials and the Russians,

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<v Speaker 2>this would be the first face to face meeting in

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<v Speaker 2>three years. That is no small thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and so let's hope it goes forward. And I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe Zelensky can just sit it out and let the

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<v Speaker 1>delegates do their thing.

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<v Speaker 2>But we shall see.

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<v Speaker 1>Next up on the run, we head to d C,

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<v Speaker 1>where today the Supreme Court is taking up birthright citizenship.

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<v Speaker 1>Justices will hear arguments over President Trump's emergency request to

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<v Speaker 1>lift the nationwide ban that is blocking his executive order

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<v Speaker 1>to end birthright citizenship.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, yes, he wants to end birthright citizenship. He wants

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<v Speaker 2>to limit that to only children born to lawful permanent

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<v Speaker 2>residents in the US. This has been the case in

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<v Speaker 2>this country, and a lot of people say this is

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<v Speaker 2>the beauty of this country. In a lot of ways

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<v Speaker 2>that the fourteenth Amendment of the US Constitution gives citizenship

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<v Speaker 2>to any child born in the US, regardless of your

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<v Speaker 2>legal status of your parents. So it's that simple. We've

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<v Speaker 2>all grown up knowing this. If you are born in

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<v Speaker 2>this country, on this soil, you're a US citizen. Nothing

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<v Speaker 2>else talk about.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you say, it's that simple, And that's what legal

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<v Speaker 1>scholars say. Trump's planned and birthright citizenship they believe will

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<v Speaker 1>be struck down. But the court today, this is what's interesting,

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<v Speaker 1>is focusing on whether local district judges have the authority

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<v Speaker 1>to block Trump policies nationwide. So the Trump administration is

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<v Speaker 1>asking the justices to limit that block to only the

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<v Speaker 1>individual people or organizations who are suing against his executive order.

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<v Speaker 1>Does that make sense?

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<v Speaker 2>I hope you all catch that, because this is a really, really,

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<v Speaker 2>really big deal. Because the individual courts a smaller court

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<v Speaker 2>and a smaller jurisdiction, Why should they have the right

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<v Speaker 2>to tell the president what he can do across the nation.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the argument that's now being made. And if he

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<v Speaker 2>is allowed that right, then will so many these He's

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<v Speaker 2>been sued for everything, it feels like, so he would

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<v Speaker 2>have then the power to still keep policies in place

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<v Speaker 2>in the nation, even if those policies don't apply to

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<v Speaker 2>certain people who are suing him. Right, that is a

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<v Speaker 2>big deal. It is so, yes, he could implement this

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<v Speaker 2>birthright citizenship nation why his executive order as some of

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<v Speaker 2>the legal cases are making their way through the legal system.

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<v Speaker 2>The ruling could also determine whether lower courts can block yes,

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<v Speaker 2>federal layoffs, funding freezes, deportation protocols, all those other things

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<v Speaker 2>we've been hearing about. And this is rare ropes. I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't realize it was Supreme Court this time of year

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<v Speaker 2>to convene a case is not really something they do.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they say, this is a May surprise that you

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<v Speaker 1>do not see the Supreme Court convening in the month

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<v Speaker 1>of May. It's just incredibly rare. So it speaks to

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<v Speaker 1>the level of importance, at least that the justices felt

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<v Speaker 1>this rose to that level. There are so many legality

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<v Speaker 1>or legal issues going on right now. It's incredibly confusing. So, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we need the nation's highest court to clear it up.

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<v Speaker 1>What can happen, what can proceed while there are lawsuits ongoing?

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<v Speaker 2>Whoo, all right, hope y'all got that.

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<v Speaker 1>It is confusing, but we will see what the Supreme

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<v Speaker 1>Court decides to do. Hopefully they say by early summer.

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<v Speaker 1>Next up on the run more explosive testimony yesterday from

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<v Speaker 1>the prosecution star witness at the Diddy trial. We're talking,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, about Cassie Ventura. She was on the stand

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<v Speaker 1>all day Wednesday and draw bombshell after bombshell describing several

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<v Speaker 1>instances of Shawn Combe's allegedly beating her and on one occasion,

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<v Speaker 1>she says raping her a.

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<v Speaker 2>Ventura, who dated Combs for ten years, testified that she

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<v Speaker 2>has been to rehab on several occasions, gone through trauma therapy,

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<v Speaker 2>and was suicidal for a time. This is what she

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<v Speaker 2>said on the stand yesterday quote, I didn't want to

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<v Speaker 2>be alive anymore. At that point, I couldn't take the

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<v Speaker 2>pain that I was in anymore, and so I just

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<v Speaker 2>tried to walk out the front door into traffic. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>she said it was ultimately her now husband who stopped

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<v Speaker 2>her from hurting herself.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes. Dressed in a great turtleneck dress and a blackjacket,

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<v Speaker 1>Ventur also walked the jury through several images they were

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<v Speaker 1>shown of the so called freakofs. They showed some still pictures,

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<v Speaker 1>and she was pointing out the people who were in

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<v Speaker 1>the images and at one point telling them that's me.

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<v Speaker 1>Venor also for the first time publicly acknowledged this settlement

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<v Speaker 1>agreement she reached with Combs after she filed that lawsuit

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<v Speaker 1>against him in twenty twenty three.

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<v Speaker 2>May you remember you filed the She filed the lawsuit

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<v Speaker 2>less than twenty four hours later, he settled, and it

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<v Speaker 2>was widely reported at the time that the amount was

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<v Speaker 2>thirty million dollars dollars. She conferred yesterday it was actually

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<v Speaker 2>twenty million dollars that they settled for. She is expected

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<v Speaker 2>to be able to stand for the rest of the week.

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<v Speaker 2>Cross examination the rope starts this morning, and that is

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<v Speaker 2>going to be some powerful stuff because the defense, as

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<v Speaker 2>we know, they're supposed to do their job, and she is,

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<v Speaker 2>by any account a victim. We've seen her be a

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<v Speaker 2>victim on video, and they're going to have to go

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<v Speaker 2>after her and attack a lot of what she's saying.

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<v Speaker 2>This is always uncomfortable at trials.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's going to be the defense basically trying to

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<v Speaker 1>go after her credibility in the fact that she was

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<v Speaker 1>a willing participant who was a consenting adult, and so

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<v Speaker 1>it's most likely going to be getting very uncomfortable in

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<v Speaker 1>that Manhattan courtroom.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, folks, stay with us here not Thursday Morning Ron.

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<v Speaker 2>When we continue, Starbucks has a problem. Some of their

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<v Speaker 2>baristas don't like the new dress code. Black ain't for everybody, apparently,

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<v Speaker 2>Also coming up one of your favorite apps, favorite streaming

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<v Speaker 2>as it's changing its name back to its old name,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll explain.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back to this Thursday edition of our Morning Run,

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<v Speaker 1>and next up on the run, some Starbucks baristas are

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<v Speaker 1>on strike this week. They have staged walkouts and protests

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<v Speaker 1>its stores across the country, demanding that the company come

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<v Speaker 1>to the negotiating table.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, what has the baristas so worked up? You ask,

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<v Speaker 2>black Shirts? They are protesting a new Starbucks dress code

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<v Speaker 2>that was implemented this week. And the new dress code

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<v Speaker 2>requires them to wear solid black shirts with khaki, black

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<v Speaker 2>or blue denim bottoms, and of course they have to

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<v Speaker 2>wear that iconic now green Starbucks apron. What's the problem, ropes?

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<v Speaker 2>That's no good?

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<v Speaker 1>They say. They liked the previous dress code, which gave

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<v Speaker 1>them more options for colors and allowed for patterned shirts.

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<v Speaker 1>Everyone loves a good pattern, don't they. Starbucks claims the

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<v Speaker 1>change was made in order to keep a more uniform

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<v Speaker 1>look at their stores, which contributes to a more inviting

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<v Speaker 1>experience for customers. They say, and you know what I

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<v Speaker 1>get this. The company also said having them wear the

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<v Speaker 1>black T shirts will also allow the green aprons to

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<v Speaker 1>pop a little more.

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<v Speaker 2>Starbucks would even further, They say, Hey, we will actually

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<v Speaker 2>give you two free black shirts, so you don't have

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<v Speaker 2>to use your own if you don't want to. So

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<v Speaker 2>what's the big deal?

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<v Speaker 1>Now?

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<v Speaker 2>You might be hearing this story right now and rolling

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<v Speaker 2>your eyes a little bit, but I kind of did too.

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<v Speaker 2>But then it seemed pretty serious because the union representing

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<v Speaker 2>the barista says the company shouldn't have made a change

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<v Speaker 2>without collective bargaining. They say they should have been able

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<v Speaker 2>to come negotiate any type of change in the uniform,

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<v Speaker 2>and the union put out a statement, this is pretty

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<v Speaker 2>strong over some black T shirts robes, They say, quote

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<v Speaker 2>Starbucks has lost its way.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>Instead of listening to riestas who make the Starbucks experience

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<v Speaker 2>what it is, they are focused on all the wrong things,

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<v Speaker 2>like implementing a restrictive new dress code. Customers don't care

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<v Speaker 2>what color our clothes are when they're waiting thirty minutes

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<v Speaker 2>for a latte. End quote. I got all kinds of.

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<v Speaker 1>Things thirty minutes for a latte. I've never waited thirty

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<v Speaker 1>minutes for a latte. Don't A lot of places don't,

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<v Speaker 1>most places especially, I mean, they have dress codes. This

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<v Speaker 1>is just a part of working at an organization. If

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<v Speaker 1>you choose to work there, you got to follow the rules.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the argument is those rules we are under a

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<v Speaker 2>contract with you all. If you make any changes, we

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<v Speaker 2>should have been at the negotiating table to be a

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<v Speaker 2>part of the change. That kind of makes sense.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, all right, Well Starbucks fired back to the union statement,

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<v Speaker 1>saying this, it would be more productive if the union

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<v Speaker 1>would put the same effort into coming back to the

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<v Speaker 1>table that they're putting into protesting wearing black shirts to work.

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<v Speaker 1>And so the tid for tat continues. And by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>we're talking about a thousand baristas over I guess seventy

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<v Speaker 1>five stores, So it does represent less than one percent

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<v Speaker 1>of Starbucks workers who have now either protested or done

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<v Speaker 1>a walkout. So the impact probably is fairly minimal to

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<v Speaker 1>the customers and to the experience. So not sure how

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<v Speaker 1>much of a power grab this will be.

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<v Speaker 2>You want to be sympathetic to the baristas. Obviously you do,

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<v Speaker 2>because they do. We've seen plenty they They're busting their

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<v Speaker 2>butts back there. People are yelling at them, streaming at

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<v Speaker 2>them to trying to get your name right on the cup.

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<v Speaker 2>So you do want to be sympathetic. But I've read

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<v Speaker 2>some of the statements. I'm like, wow, this is Is

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<v Speaker 2>it that deep? It's a black T shirt.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a classic staple. That's what I would say. They

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<v Speaker 1>want to have an issue pairs well with everything.

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<v Speaker 2>Take an issue with the ugly green apron if you

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<v Speaker 2>had an how about forcing me to wear patterned shirts?

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<v Speaker 1>When I would have an issue?

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<v Speaker 2>And the Starbucks are just kidding. We love those green aprons. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>we love them all right. Final leg of our run,

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<v Speaker 2>no doubt. Favorite story of the day. A streaming app

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<v Speaker 2>that is clearly having an identity crisis. Max, formerly known

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<v Speaker 2>as HBO Max, It is changing its name two HBO Max,

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<v Speaker 2>get It, got It. We're gonna say this for you

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<v Speaker 2>one more time for the people in the back roads

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<v Speaker 2>in case they didn't understand it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, the app currently known as Max, where you watch

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<v Speaker 1>shows like White Lotus will now be renamed to HBO Max,

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<v Speaker 1>which was its previous name. Does that make sense now? Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>The parent company, Warner Brothers Discovery made the announcement yesterday

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<v Speaker 1>and it was a surprise announcement that it was bringing

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<v Speaker 1>its old name back, just two years after changing the

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<v Speaker 1>name to Max.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so you hear the reasons for it, and it

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<v Speaker 2>does kind of make sense. I mean, a little egg

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<v Speaker 2>on your face. You just changed your name two years

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<v Speaker 2>ago and now you just changed it back. So they

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<v Speaker 2>did have a little fun with this, so they're embracing

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<v Speaker 2>how ridiculous it is, but it makes sense. They made

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<v Speaker 2>a determination that the HBO brand was being diluted because

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<v Speaker 2>two years ago they changed the name from HBO Max

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<v Speaker 2>to just Max. Why would they do that. They intentionally

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<v Speaker 2>dropped the HBO because they thought they could appeal to

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<v Speaker 2>a broader audience. The suggestion that people hear HBO and

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<v Speaker 2>they associate just certain things. So they thought HBO Max

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<v Speaker 2>is only that limited stuff we used to get from HBO,

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<v Speaker 2>So they dropped it and thought this was going to

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<v Speaker 2>appeal to a broader audiit.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Well, unfortunately that strategy did not work because though

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<v Speaker 1>it sounded good to include all of the Discovery Channel

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<v Speaker 1>shows give that wider range of content to customers, it

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<v Speaker 1>turns out the customers didn't want that. They just want

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<v Speaker 1>quality shows that HBO has come to be known for.

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<v Speaker 1>So in other words, Old Seasons of thousand Pounds Sisters

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't exactly belong in the same breath as White Lotus

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<v Speaker 1>or The Last of Us.

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<v Speaker 2>That makes sense though, right, it does?

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<v Speaker 1>Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Execs also demerate they're a boy changing the name to

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<v Speaker 2>just Max. A lot of people were confused and they

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<v Speaker 2>wondered if HBO had gone away altogether. So what's happening

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<v Speaker 2>now is that they're conceding that they can't compete with

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<v Speaker 2>the variety and the everything for everyone model of a

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<v Speaker 2>behemoth like Netflix. So they're now accepting it, waving the

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<v Speaker 2>white flag, and we're going to stay in our lane.

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<v Speaker 1>That sometimes works best, doesn't if you just stay in

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<v Speaker 1>your lane? So bottom line quality over quantity. By the way,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're thinking, wait, is that the only name? This

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<v Speaker 1>is the fourth time they have changed the name of

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<v Speaker 1>the app. And this is speaking to what I was

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<v Speaker 1>talking about earlier, because I had HBO go and then

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<v Speaker 1>my passwords changed for them because I had to change

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<v Speaker 1>the app. I think I might even still have that app.

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<v Speaker 1>I need to get rid of it. And then HBO

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<v Speaker 1>now which I had that as well, forgot I remember,

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<v Speaker 1>and then HBO Max and then Max. I'm telling you

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<v Speaker 1>it has been super confusing. So hopefully they stick with this.

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<v Speaker 1>As you mentioned, they stay in their lane and we

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<v Speaker 1>can just delete all the other apps and confusion and

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<v Speaker 1>passwords and user names. It's it's all too much, so please,

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<v Speaker 1>please please, that's hopefully this one sticks.

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<v Speaker 2>Glad they had. It's cool at least when they acknowledge,

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<v Speaker 2>we know this is silly and we feel stupid, but

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<v Speaker 2>this is why we're doing it. And they embraced it.

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<v Speaker 1>And yeah, they had some fun with it on social media,

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<v Speaker 1>making fun of themselves because they knew that people were

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<v Speaker 1>going to give them some yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Some craps. But now as we leave you on this

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<v Speaker 2>Thursday morning run, we'd like for you to consider it

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<v Speaker 2>is our quote of the.

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<v Speaker 1>Day from the files of TJ.

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<v Speaker 2>Holmes.

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<v Speaker 1>Classy is when you have a lot to say, but

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<v Speaker 1>you choose to stay silent in front of fools. I

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<v Speaker 1>can hear that coming out of your mouth.

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<v Speaker 2>How hard is that to do for everybody. It's hard

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<v Speaker 2>to stay silent in front of fools.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe you even said to me yesterday, why are

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<v Speaker 1>you arguing with with someone who's being so foolish?

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<v Speaker 2>It was somebody we shouldn't call out for being I won't.

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<v Speaker 1>Call them out, but you were hearing the conversation as

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<v Speaker 1>I was having a You know, it was a it

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<v Speaker 1>was a calm argument, but a disagreement.

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<v Speaker 2>And it was ridiculous. Clearly you were one hundred percent right. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I say, why are you arguing? You know some mom

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<v Speaker 2>always said, don't argue with the fool because from a distance,

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<v Speaker 2>nobody can tell who was who.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. So honestly, when I saw this quote, it reminded

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<v Speaker 1>me of yesterday, and I just thought, you know what,

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<v Speaker 1>this is perfectly in theme, and I get it.

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<v Speaker 2>For some reason, I think I got this from George Clooney.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't that might not. Don't hold me to it, folks,

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<v Speaker 2>but for some reason, I feel like this came from

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<v Speaker 2>Coloney for some reason, I can't remember, but take that

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<v Speaker 2>with you today, folks. Classy is when you have a

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<v Speaker 2>lot to say, but you choose to stay silent in

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<v Speaker 2>front of fools. So practice some silence today, folks, but

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully you're not around too many fools.

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<v Speaker 1>But for now I'm teaching, and I maybe Robock have

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<v Speaker 1>a great Friday Eve. Everybody will see you on the

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<v Speaker 1>run tomorrow