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The U.S. military says it hit Iranian radar and command and control sites for drones this weekend.
“In a statement on social media Sunday night, the U.S. Central Command says the attacks”
were in response to aggressive Iranian actions, including the shoot down of U.S. drone over international waters. Congress is back in session this week after a memorial day break and PR's Eric McDaniel says a major issue facing members is a vote on continuing authorization for the U.S. war with Iran.
The war powers act requires a troop withdrawal for any war lasting more than 60 days without congressional approval. I mean, just before Congress left town, Republicans speak of the house, Mike Johnson had to delay a war powers vote because he had attendance problems. That means he probably had an effective one vote majority, but lots more than that weren't
there to vote. And it looked like this was on track to pass with Democratic support. A vote like this would force an end to the conflict. One did pass the Senate already, it's worth noting that any of these, though, when they land on the president's desk, could just be vetoed.
“The head of the World Health Organization says five patients have recovered during the current”
Ebola outbreak. The news comes as the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a total of 263 Ebola cases have been identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda with 43 confirmed deaths. Michael Kaloki, as our reports.
The WHO director, General Tedros Gibriassus, who is currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo, said that the patients had recovered from the Bundesliga strain of the disease, which has been identified in the current outbreak. There are currently no approved medicines for the Bundesliga strain. However, Tedros said that it is still possible for people to recover from the disease, and
that his agency is working towards finding vaccines and treatments. Meanwhile, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called on African countries to enhance their health response systems, and undertake shared responsibility in protecting lives during the current Ebola outbreak. For NPR News, a Michael Kaloki in Nairobi.
“Employers added jobs in both March and April that does NPR Scott Horsey reports will find”
out this week if that streak stretched into May.
March and April saw the first back-to-back job gains in nine months.
Forecasters think the hiring continued in May at a slow but steady pace. On Friday, the Labor Department will report on both employment and unemployment for May, will also get a separate report this coming week on layoffs and the number of workers who are voluntarily quitting jobs. The pool of people working or looking for work has shrunk over the last year as baby boomers
retire and immigration dries up. That means the U.S. doesn't need to add a whole lot of jobs to keep the unemployment rate in check. The Federal Reserve would welcome signs of stabilization in the job market that would allow the central bank to focus on curbing, stubborn inflation.
Scott Horsey, impere news Washington. Even though oil prices rose stocks in South Korea and Japan hit record highs on Monday and you're listening to NPR news. United auto workers' members walked off the job overnight at the Michigan plant that makes axles for GM pick-up trucks, those vehicles are among the company's most profitable.
The Union wants a wage increase right now employees top out at $22 an hour that's down from $29 in 2008 when the Union made concessions to save jobs.
Questions remain about what the entertainment line-up will ultimately look like for the
summer's America 250 celebration in the nation's capital. As NPR's Windsor Johnston reports, several performers have withdrawn over concerns that the events are becoming increasingly political. Interior Secretary Doug Bergen was asked by CNN about the decision by some artist with a draw from the celebration.
I can't wait into the politics of musicians because some musicians want to play music for everybody and in some musicians seem to have segmented their audiences the same way politicians have. Several artists including Martina McBride, young MC and the Commodores have withdrawn from the festivities on the national mall.
Many said they agreed to appear after being told the event was nonpartisan, but later said they had been misled. After the withdrawals President Trump said he expects to headline the kickoff celebration and self. Windsor Johnston and PR News, Washington.
Lawyer Abaraldo Dela Espriella is in the lead in Columbia's presidential election this weekend
but with just 44 percent of the votes the race will have to run off in June.
Dela Espriella portrays himself as tough on crime and is a supporter of President Donald Trump. I'm Dale Wilman and PR News. Here shows new music, new movies, keeping up with pop culture sometimes feels like a full-time job.
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