10PM ET 08/22/2025 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update – 10PM ET 08/22/2025 Newscast

Date: August 23, 2025
Host: Lisa Licera (FOX News Podcasts)

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Episode Overview

The 10PM Fox News Newscast delivers concise updates on major national news stories. In this episode, Lisa Licera leads coverage of a deadly tour bus crash in New York, developments in high-profile legal and immigration cases, key political updates from Texas and California, significant corporate and technology deals, and more.

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Key News Topics & Insights

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1. Deadly Tour Bus Crash in Upstate New York

[00:02–01:00]

• A tragic accident occurred on the New York State Thruway, where a tour bus returning to NYC from Niagara Falls crashed east of Buffalo.
• At least five people were killed; multiple others were injured after being ejected from the bus.
• 54 people were aboard, including bus company employees; passengers ranged from ages 1 to 74, but no children were among the deceased.
• Quote:
  • "New York State Police say the operator of a tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls lost control on Interstate 90 east of Buffalo, rolling off the highway."
    — New York State Police Spokesperson [00:12]
• Mechanical failure and operator impairment were immediately ruled out as causes.
• Investigation ongoing; no charges filed as of broadcast.

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2. Immigration: Kilmar Abrego Garcia Case

[00:55–01:27]

• Immigration officials may deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia—wrongfully deported previously to El Salvador—potentially now to Uganda with 72 hours’ notice.
• He was released from a Tennessee jail and will be on home confinement in Maryland.
• Quote:
  • "Abrego Garcia was freed from a Tennessee jail earlier today and will return to Maryland where he will be under home confinement."
    — Lisa Licera [01:01]

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3. Ghislaine Maxwell & Jeffrey Epstein Investigation

[01:13–01:40]

• The Justice Department released interview transcripts and audios with Ghislaine Maxwell.
• Under prosecutorial questioning, Maxwell denied knowledge of a notable list regarding Epstein’s activities.
• Maxwell is currently in prison for sex trafficking; she expressed doubt about Epstein's death being a suicide.
• Quote:
  • "There is no list that I am aware of. I've never at any time, at least during the period of time when I was present."
    — Ghislaine Maxwell (prosecutor Todd Blanche questioning) [01:19]

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4. Federal Ruling on Sanctuary Cities

[01:43–01:53]

• A federal judge ruled the Trump administration cannot withhold funding from Los Angeles, Chicago, and 32 other local governments over their sanctuary policies.

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5. Texas Congressional Redistricting Tensions

[02:30–03:13]

• Texas Legislature is revisiting redistricting, with Republicans and Democrats contesting the fairness of the proposed map.
• Senator Phil King (R) is satisfied the map does not violate the Voting Rights Act but admits it favors Republicans.
• Democrats, including Senator Chuy Hinjosa, challenge the data, citing potential inequitable impacts on Black and Latino communities.
• Quote:
  • "Communities of interest are always in the eye of the beholder."
    — News Reporter discussing contentious district boundaries [02:57]
• King also notes he dislikes aspects of his own district’s revised boundaries and claims not to have considered racial data when backing new maps.

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6. California Congressional Map Special Election

[03:23]

• Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill calling for a special election to redraw congressional maps, potentially aiding Democrats.

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7. Intel–Government Deal

[03:23–03:50]

• President Trump announced Intel agreed to give the US government a 10% stake in its business after negotiations involving CEO meetings.
• The arrangement involves converting government grants—originally from the Biden administration—into equity.

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8. Google–Meta $10B AI Cloud Partnership

[03:51–04:21]

• Google and Meta signed a six-year, $10 billion cloud computing deal, despite being major AI competitors.
• Meta will utilize Google’s cloud infrastructure and services; CEO Mark Zuckerberg is dedicating billions to AI data center expansion.
• Quote:
  • "Google has a six year cloud computing deal with Meta Platforms. The partnership is said to be worth more than $10 billion."
    — Technology Reporter [03:51]

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• New York State Police:
  "Multiple others were taken to hospitals. At this time, no charges have been filed at this point." [00:27–00:40]

• Ghislaine Maxwell:
  "I did not believe that he died by suicide." [01:32]

• Texas Political Coverage:
  "Somewhere lines are going to be made." — News Reporter [03:03]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:02 — Upstate NY tour bus crash details
• 00:55 — Kilmar Abrego Garcia immigration case
• 01:13 — Ghislaine Maxwell interview/transcript revelations
• 01:43 — Federal sanctuary city ruling
• 02:30 — Texas redistricting legislative update
• 03:23 — California redistricting special election bill, Trump–Intel deal
• 03:51 — Google–Meta AI cloud partnership

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Tone & Style

The reporting is fast-paced, direct, and fact-focused, with an emphasis on breaking news, accountability, and citing official sources. Short soundbites and quick interviews punctuate the broadcast, maintaining a serious, urgent news radio tone throughout.

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Transcript

[Lisa Licera]

A deadly tour bus crash in upstate New York. I'm Lisa Licera, FOX News. At least five people have died and multiple were hurt when the bus crashed this afternoon on the New York State Thruway.

[New York State Police Spokesperson]

New York State Police say the operator of a tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls lost control on Interstate 90 east of Buffalo, rolling off the highway.

[Lisa Licera]

Multiple people were ejected from the bus.

[News Reporter]

With five people deceased at the scene.

[New York State Police Spokesperson]

Major Andre Ray saying multiple others were taken to hospitals.

[Lisa Licera]

The cause of the collision is still.

[News Reporter]

Under investigation, however, mechanical failure as well as operator impairment have been ruled out.

[New York State Police Spokesperson]

At this time, adding no charges have been filed at this point. Officials say 54 people were on board, including those employed by the bus company, with passengers ranging in age from 1 to 74 years old, but noting no children with were killed.

[Lisa Licera]

Fox's Kristin Goodwin. Immigration officials have notified the lawyer for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man the administration has admitted was wrongfully deported to El Salvador, that he may be removed to Uganda no less than 72 hours from now. Abrego Garcia was freed from a Tennessee jail earlier today and will return to Maryland where he will be under home confinement. The Justice Department has released transcripts and audio recordings of its interviews with Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell. She was asked by prosecutor Todd Blanche if there was a cl. There is no list that I am aware of. I've never at any time, at least during the period of time when I was present. Maxwell is in prison for sex trafficking. Epstein died in prison in New York while awaiting trial in 2019. Maxwell also said she did not believe that he died by suicide. A federal judge has ruled the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Los angeles, Chicago and 32 other cities and counties or over their so called sanctuary policies. America's listening to Fox News.

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[Lisa Licera]

The Texas Legislature is taking up a new congressional redistricting bill after weeks of pushback by members of the Democratic Party.

[Texas Politician]

Texas Republican Senator Phil King said after asking attorneys to review the House Republicans map. He was satisfied it didn't violate the Voting Rights act and that it merely makes things easier for Republicans to win. Democratic senators like Chuy Hinjosa questioned the data, which they said shows unfair impacts to black and Latino voters.

[Lisa Licera]

You have that up down all the.

[News Reporter]

Way up to South Austin. What do they have in common with South Austin? Communities of interest are always in the eye of the beholder and whether someone lives on one side of the street and votes in one CD and on the other side of the street, somewhere lines are going to be made.

[Texas Politician]

King said he didn't like everything about the way his own district was drawn either, but that in backing the new maps he did not consider racial data. Jessica Rosenthal, Fox Yesterday, California governor Gavin.

[Lisa Licera]

Newsom signed legislation calling for a special election to redraw congressional maps that could favor Democrats. President Trump says Intel has agreed to give the US government a 10% stake in its business, saying the deal came out of a meeting last week with Intel's CEO. The administration has been in talks to secure a 10% stake in intel in exchange for converting government grants that were pledged to intel under President Biden. There's an unlikely partnership to build AI.

[Technology Reporter]

Technology to Tech rivals will be working together, Reuters is reporting. Google has a six year cloud computing deal with Meta Platforms. The partnership is said to be worth more than $10 billion. The companies are competitors in artificial intelligence. Meta will use Google cloud servers, storage, networking and other services. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has committed to spend billions of dollars to build several massive artificial intelligence data centers.

[Lisa Licera]

Fox's Jenny Casola I'm Lisa Lucera. This is Fo News.

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