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Israel's military is making its deepest push into southern Lebanon in decades, despite
“an official ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah.”
Israel also says it captured a medieval castle over the weekend, and now the country's leader has ordered air strikes on the Lebanese capital Beirut. Here's NPR's Greg Myri. In Israeli flag now flies over Beaufort Castle, a 12th century hilltop structure with a commanding view of southern Lebanon.
The Israeli say the militant group Hezbollah was using the area to fire on nearby northern Israel. Israeli troops keep expanding their ground operations. It now appears to be the largest such offensive since Israel withdrew from southern Lebanon back in 2000.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also ordered the military to bomb Hezbollah's
strongholds in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
Hezbollah is backed by Iran, which has any efforts to end the U.S. Iran more, must also include plans to stop the fighting in Lebanon. Greg Myri, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
“Stocks opened mixed this morning as crude oil apprises rose, and PR's Scott Horsley reports”
the Dow Jones industrial leverage slipped about 125 points in early trading. An exchange of attacks between the U.S. and Iran pushed crude oil apprises up slightly. Tel Gasoline prices continue to fall, however. Triple A says the average price of regular gas is now $4.32 a gallon. That's down about 18 cents from a week ago.
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell acknowledged that the central bank makes mistakes and sometimes has to change course, but Pals says the Fed acts only in response to its economic analysis, not political pressure. Palspoken Boston last night where he accepted the profile and courage award from the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.
Pensions stocks were mostly up overnight with indexes in Tokyo and Seoul closing at record highs. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington. The Atlantic hurricanes season begins today, and PR's Julia Simon reports, forecasters are predicting a below average number of named storms.
Last month forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said they expected this year's Atlantic hurricane season to be relatively quiet. Noah is predicting three to six hurricanes, while seven is the average annual number. That's in large part because the El Nino weather pattern will likely emerge this year. El Nino's typically increase the strong winds that can tear apart developing storms, but
while the Atlantic region may catch a break this year, the eastern Pacific could face more storms. And the Federal Emergency Management Agency is going into this hurricane season with far less staff. Julia Simon and PR News.
For us returns to Washington today, Republicans are pushing funding for immigration enforcement and Democrats are focused on President Trump's fund for people he says have been victimized by the U.S. government. This is NPR News. There's big news in cancer treatments.
A new drug is proving much more effective than standard chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer. And PR's Yucaniguchi reports. The data is from a phase three clinical study on a drug called directs-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 help. Though it is not yet food and drug administration approved, the agency is already expanded early patient access to it. Yucaniguchi and PR News. Businesses have started receiving funds after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President
Trump improperly imposed some tariffs on imported goods, but the Trump administration says it will appeal a federal judge's order, making all companies that paid duties eligible for refunds, not just the ones that filed lawsuits. The French Navy has intercepted another Russia-linked oil tanker under international sanctions. French President Emmanuel Macron announced Sunday's interception of the vessel "The Tégor"
in the Atlantic. Officials say France worked with allies including the United Kingdom, trying to stop tankers from scurting sanctions slapped on Russia because of its war against Ukraine. This is NPR News Live in Washington. New shows, new music, new movies, keeping up with pop culture sometimes feels like a full-time
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