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On today's episode of the sharper point commentary, Jim Sharpe talks about paper has become an ongoing problem for the MCSO

Danny Seiden, president of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, joins Arizona's Morning News to talk about the new $250 "visa integrity fee". Seiden says this fee will negatively impact the economy.

Free range political analyst Chuck Todd joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about the recent political headlines in the U.S. This includes, Trump wanting the Washington Commanders to change their name back to the Redskins, Epstein file news and much more.

UnitedHealth Group faces a criminal and civil investigaiton from the Department of Justice, the company disclosed Thursday. ABC News investigatiev reporter joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about this investigation and if it will cause your insurance prices to rise.

Back on this day in 1982, Eye of the Tiger topped the U.S. pop music charts with major help from the hit movie "Rocky" 

On this weeks episode of the sharper point commentary, Jim Sharpe talks about a new report from Western Resource Advocates that shows the impact new data centers in Arizona will have on water and power systems.

On Thursday the New York Attornery General will speak with Ghislane Maxwell about the infamous Epstein files. Former FBI Agent and ABC Crime and Terrorism Analyst, Brad Garrett, joined the show to talk about what could come out of this meeting.

President Donald Trump announced the White House's plan for AI use yesterday at an AI Summit. ABC News White House Correspondent, Karen Travers, tells Arizona Morning News Trump wants to focus on AI investment, expanding infrastructure and exporting the technology.

Back on this day in 2010 One Direction was formed. The boy band were formed in London and signed with Simon Cowell's record label after appearing on the X-Factor. As of 2020 the group has sold 70 million records world wide. 

On today's Sharper Point Commentary, Jim Sharpe discusses the recent Bankrate poll which showed Arizona falling in the rankings to 31st in the nation for retirees. What factors could be contributing to this drop in the rankings?

On a recent ranking of states to retire in, Arizona ranked at 31st. Our own Colton Krolak gives us the debrief on what factors could be causing Arizona to fall in the rankings.

Iranian hackers broke into a candidate portal, just two days after the U.S. launched strikes in Iran. Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes joins the show to discuss why our election systems need cybersecurity funding.

Back on this day in 2019, the movie Avenger's Endgame became the most financially successful film of all time. As the 22nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it went on to gross $2.79 billion. 

On today's Sharper Point Commentary, Jim Sharpe talks about OpenAI's latest model "ChatGPT Agent" which the company claims can book you flights or hotels. Should you trust an Artificial Intelligence with your personal information? 

A prison oversight bill recently got signed, but why was there no funding allocated for the bill? State Representative Walt Blackman joined the show to answer this question. 

What do you need to know about "ChatGPT Agent"? OpenAI is releasing a new version of its popular AI language model that can act more autonomously, and ABC News Correspondent Mike Dobuski joined the show to break it down.

With Cardinals Camp beginning soon, we had Arizona Sports own Vince Marotta join the show to discuss the team's outlook in the season ahead and what the expectations on star Quarterback Kyler Murray look like. 

Back on this day in 2011, NASA's Space Shuttle Program completed its final mission. The program over its 30 years, its five orbiters carried over 350 people into space and flew over 500 million miles.  KTAR Timeline is brought to you by Beatitudes Campus. 

You may have seen the story of Paul Farmer, who has been doing a "No AC" challenge where he donates the money he saves keeping his power off to families in need. Farmer joined the show to discuss how this idea began.

Texas is still reeling from devastating Fourth of July flooding. ABC News Correspondent Jim Ryan joined the show to talk about the on-going search for victims and details the clean process. 

How is the Trump administration still being affected by the Epstein case? Will the files ever be released? ABC News Contributor Steve Roberts joined the show to give the breakdown.

Back on this day in 1976 Nadia Comaneci scored the first perfect 10 in Olympic history. She scored her 10 in the first event - uneven bars - before earning six more perfect scores that day.

An Arizona man, Thomas Yoxall, survived being struck by lightning twice. It's not his wild childhood stories that led to the meeting and friendship between Jim Sharpe and Yoxall. Sharpe tells Yoxall story about saving a law enforcement officer's life.