"Live from MPR News on Giles Snyder, former President Joe Biden is suing the ...
over plans by the Justice Department to release his private conversations."
“MPR's Kristen Wright reports a talks were central to an investigation into Biden's handling”
classified documents. "Bidens says interviews with the ghost writer of his 2017 memoir were personal conversations, recounting some of the most politically consequential and painful times of his life. The lawsuit claims the audio recordings and transcripts are private and exempt from disclosure. The Justice Department got the materials as part of an investigation into Biden's
handling of classified documents after his vice presidency. Now, under President Trump, DOJ's planning to release the files to the conservative heritage foundation, which made a public records request, and to Congress. Biden argues the House Judiciary Committee has no legitimate reason to have the records. Trump responded to Biden's lawsuit on true social, calling him a crooked politician,
Kristen Wright and P.R. News. "The U.S. and Iran have exchanged attacks in the Middle East, rattling a ceasefire as an agreement on ending the work continues to elude them. U.S. forces said they launch what they called a defensive attack against a military control
“station launching drones and a shutdown for the aircraft.”
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they targeted a U.S. base in the region.
The BBC Sarah Smith reports." This is a second time in three days that the U.S. has attacked targets Iran, saying that the strikes were conducted in self-defense. The U.S. shot down four one-way attack drones, it said posed a threat over the straight of Formos.
The military then conducted a strikes against the Iranian ground control station that was about to fire a fifth drone. On Monday, the United States struck missile launch sites and Iranian boats, it said, were trying to lay mines in the straight, where thousands of commercial tanker ships are stranded as a result of the conflict.
The renewed hostilities threat in the fragile ceasefire between Iran and America, as the two nations continue negotiations to end the war.
"It Israel's military says it has launched airstrikes on tire, the second biggest city
in southern Lebanon.
“The military says it's targeting the Iranian back militia has below, and more intense”
of thousands of residents to flee the city, before the bombing began, here's Empire St. Iraq." "We're on a main highway from the south, and it's just choked with vehicles. Cars, trucks, buses, minivans, some people and motorcycles. A lot of people have packed everything they can into these cars, but one of the women we
just spoke with said, they left with foods still on the table. This is a major holiday, one of the biggest holidays in the Muslim calendar, but people are fleeing for their lives, not just the city of tire, but other cities in the south as well. And most of these people we talk to say, they don't know where they'll go. Jane Arath, Empire News, and Biden, Lebanon."
And you're listening to NPR News. A rescue operation is ongoing and allows for seven people trapped deep inside a flooded cave for more than a week. Yon Kamasim Brumby is covering developments from Taipei. He reports it was caused for optimism Wednesday after several people were found alive.
A cry of joy from some of the rescue workers as they announced five people have been found. Video filmed by one of the rescuers shows the group huddled together underground, seemingly in good health. The group of seven entered the cave last week, possibly looking for gold, although authorities have repeatedly warned against entering the cave because of safety concerns.
Heavy rain and a landslide locked, they exit. Restrooms have shared on social media challenges to reach the group due to the mountain as terrain and heavy rain. Thank Yon News, I'm Yon Kamasim Brumby, inside pain. A federal judge at Miami is allowing a teenager charge was sexually assaulting and killing
his 18-year-old step sister on a carnival cruise to remain free for now. Prosecutors won 16-year-old Timothy Hudson and Custody, but the judge ended Wednesday's hearing without a final decision saying he wants to speak with the US Marshal service about detaining Hudson closer to his family. Hudson was initially charged as a juvenile but the case has been moved to adult court.
The financial markets in Asia have slumped in Thursday trading led by South Korea's benchmark share average down more than 2.7% amid fresh US military strikes on Iran and reports out of cool weight of missile attacks. Binchmark crude oil, the international standard, trading above $97 a barrel. I'm Jail Snyder, this is MPR News.
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