Live from NPR News in Washington, on Corva Coleman, the U.
has widened, again today, officials and Azerbaijan say drones launched from neighboring
“Iran hit an airport in its southern region, another drone fell near a school, and two”
civilians have been hurt. Azerbaijan is a U.S. ally, meanwhile, an Iranian missile that was headed for Turkey, shot down yesterday by NATO air defense, Iran has denied firing the missile.
In Terry Schultz reports, this is the first time the military alliance has been drawn
into the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran. Turkey is calling on all parties engaged in the conflict in the Middle East, to quote, "reframe from actions that would lead to further escalation." It's not clear specifically where the ballistic missile was aimed, as it passed over Iraq and Syria, approaching Turkish airspace, before being shot down by NATO air and missile
defense systems stationed in the eastern Mediterranean sea. NATO spokeswoman Ellison Hart said the alliance condemns, which he referred to as Iran's targeting of Turkey. The U.S. has air forces at the insolent basin southern Turkey, but Turkish officials say the base has not been used for offensive measures in the war.
For imperial news, I'm Terry Schultz and Brussels. Meanwhile, Iran is also firing at Qatar today, while the U.S. and Israel continue to fire at Iran. Separately, it is not yet clear who will take over as Iran's supreme leader, after Ayatollah Ali Hamani, was killed in air strikes last Saturday.
That person will be chosen by a panel of Iranian clerics. And Beos Jackie Northam says, "One leading contender to be Iran's supreme leader is Hamani's son, Machaba, who is considered a hardliner."
“Now, most of us have important connections.”
Of all the candidates, he's the one who has closest to the powerful Islamic Republican
guard corps, the IRGC. He's also well-connected in his late father's own office, and these are the two most important parts of the regime. And if they support him, there's a good chance he'll be Iran's next leader. And Beos Jackie Northam reporting.
Leaders of seven big tech companies met at the White House yesterday and signed a pledge to keep A.I. from raising electricity prices. They say they'll cover the cost for the electricity and infrastructure needed for data centers. And Beos Steven Besaha reports. The companies that signed the pledge are some of the leaders in A.I. like Google, Meta,
in Open A.I.
The data centers they're building across the country have also sparked fears of rising energy
prices.
“Google President Ruth Parat said the company plans to grow the nation's power capacity”
without driving up the costs for everyday consumers. "We're committed not only to pay for 100% of the energy we use, but very importantly, the infrastructure to support that growth, whether or not we end up using that energy." The pledge is not legally binding. State governments have been passing and considering their own laws to drive prevent data centers
from raising power bills. Steven Besaha and P.R. News Google is among NPR's financial supporters. You're listening to NPR News. Rhode Island State Attorney General has released a report at documents decades of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church diocese of Providence from Oceans State Media, David Wright
has more. Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Narona's 300-page report documents in all two familiar pattern. Priests accused of abuse shuffled from parish to parish by local bishops. Bishops knew, bishops knew, and did nothing.
Worst than nothing, they transferred priests. According to the report compiled from church records dating back to 1950, the diocese transferred 31 priests to new jobs at least five times each. In response, the bishop of Providence said that the diocese adopted new safeguards decades ago, and that there are no credibly accused clergy in active ministry.
For NPR News, I'm David Wright, in Providence. Montana's Republican U.S. Senator Steve Daines has announced he won't seek reelection. He revealed his decision yesterday, just minutes before the deadline expired for candidates to file paperwork for the November General Election. Whereas in a Trump immediately announced he was endorsing another Republican candidate,
the U.S. Attorney for Montana Kurt Almey. Earlier this week, Montana's only representative Republican Congressman Ryan Zinky also announced that he planned to retire. Zinky backed his former staff member for the job-talk show host Erin Flint. Flint was also quickly endorsed by President Trump.
I'm Core of a Coleman and P.R. News in Washington.
