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The Prime Minister of Lebanon is condemning what he calls Israel's scorched earth policy
“in the southern part of the country, but says negotiations remain the best way forward.”
NPR's Jaina Raff reports from Beirut. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam addressed the Lebanese people as Israeli forces move deeper into Lebanon than they have in 26 years. Salam called the invasion of dangerous escalation and demanded an immediate ceasefire and withdrawal.
He said the only way forward was through negotiations. Are they guaranteed to succeed, Nawaf asked, certainly not, he answered, but said they are the least costly path for the country and its people. Jaina Raff and Pyrenees Beirut. Ukraine launched more strikes against energy targets in Russia last night into this morning.
Ukrainian officials say a drone struck an oil refinery on the Volga River, setting it on fire. Ukraine has increased attacks on Russian oil and gas facilities, saying the energy sector is financing the more than 4-year-old war. Primary elections continue across the nation this week. Voters are heading to the polls in a number of states on Tuesday, including California, Montana
and New Jersey.
“NPR Stephen Fowler reports on key races to watch in Iowa.”
Iowa is no stranger to political attention in presidential elections, but a slate of surprisingly competitive midterm contest highlights the state's importance for both parties' futures. In Tuesday's primary, all eyes will be on the Democratic race for U.S. Senate, where state lawmakers Josh Turk and Zach Wall seek the nomination to run against Congresswoman Ashley Henson.
On the Republican side, there is a crowded field in the governor's primary. But Friday evening, President Trump endorsed Congressman Randy Feinstra and an effort to push him over the top. For November, the Senate governor and three of four house races are all likely to be competitive. Stephen Vowler, in PR News.
There's big news and cancer treatments, a new drug is proving much more effective than standard chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer, NPR's U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S. The data is from a phased re-clinical study on a drug called Dirax on Rassip.
It's a breakthrough in that it locks into pancreatic cancer cells in a clever way when certain
genetic mutations are present. Julie Graylow is chief medical officer at the American Society of Clinical Oncology, which publishes the most promising research during its annual meeting.
“She called the drug "The most innovative in terms of a new drug strategy and important”
in terms of immediately changing practice and offering a lot of hope." Though it is not yet food and drug administration approved, the agency is already expanded early patient access to it. You can a Gucci and PR News. This is NPR News.
A mineshaft collapsed in southwestern China today, killing at least five people. This comes eight days after an explosion at a coal mine in northern China that killed 82 people. There are still two people missing. The state news agency says today's collapse happened during an illegal mining operation.
The men's World Cup soccer tournament gets underway in a few weeks, in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Haiti's national team will be making its second appearance in the competition.
But some Haitian fans say it will be tough to watch their team in person. Simone Reos with member station WBUR in Boston reports. Haiti's first World Cup in more than 50 years comes a mid-attravel ban against Haitian citizens and efforts to strip legal status from many now in the U.S. And even greater obstacle to seeing their team take on Scotland could be ticket prices,
starting on the resale market around $600. Moses John Pierre runs a sports nonprofit for Haitian youth in Massachusetts. Guardous fans can come in to support the team, so why not make sure that Haitian community is here or able to go? We would love to.
Some Scotland fans say it would be tragic not to share the World Cup experience with lots of fans on the Haitian side. For NPR News, I'm Simone Reos in Boston. Last week, the attorneys general of New York and New Jersey announced their investigating soccer's world governing body, FIFA, over those high ticket prices and whether the prices
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