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Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has rejected a proposed ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon
“insisting Israel withdraw forces, and Piers of Jane or Rath has more.”
The leader of the Iran-backed group, which was not part of the talks, said in the statement that negotiations between Lebanon and Israel were, quote, "observed, humiliating, and insulting." The two countries agreed Wednesday in Washington to a ceasefire that stipulated that Hezbollah but not Israel stop attacks. The agreement also called for a demilitarized zone in parts of southern Lebanon.
Now occupied by Israeli forces. His Bola leader, named Passam, said the demand for its fighters to leave southern Lebanon while under attack would mean, quote, "surrender, defeat, and achieving the enemy's goals." Jane Arath and Pierre news, Bay Route.
Migrants at a detention center near Los Angeles have been on a hunger strike for two weeks. Anthony Victoria, with myber station KVCR, reports to Taney, say they're facing retaliation. Lawmakers who visited the Adalanto-Eist detention center on Monday receive the petition with the 150 signatures in support of the strike. Detainees say they get poor medical treatment, dirty drinking water, and food that isn't
fit to eat. Immigration advocates say the strikeers are now being retaliated against for speaking up. Adalado Huerta is with Immigrant Defenders Law Center. The group represents one of the detainees.
They're getting threatened with, even violence, officers coming into the cells with a riot gear and pepper spray ready to go. DHS denies a hunger strike as taking place, and GEO group with runs Adalanto, cause the allegations of retaliation, baseless. For NPR news, I'm Anthony Victoria and Sam Bernardino.
A flesh-eating fly has been found in Texas and outbreak of the New World Screwworm could be devastating for the cattle industry, and Pierre's ping-hoong reports. The New World Screwworm is a parasitic fly that feeds on livestock and other animals. It was a scourge on the U.S. cattle industry in the early 1900s, until it was eradicated in the 1960s by the release of many steril flies to slow their reproduction.
Now, a case has been found in Texas. Brooke Rollins, the Secretary of Agriculture, says they've taken immediate actions.
“"The single most important thing today is vigilance from our producers, those who have”
pets, people in South Texas." The USDA has sent dozens of responders and are looking to increase their supply of steril
flies over the 4 million they're already releasing each week.
Rollins stressed that the New World's Guruworm does not affect the quality of meat, and that infected animals can recover if treated early, ping-hoong and Pierre news. The Kennedy Center is removing references to President Trump after a federal judge ruled Trump's name had been added to the memorial illegally. The Center's General Council said email signatures, letterhead, and other documents must
reflect the name as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts or just Kennedy Center by June 12, the judge also blocked the administration from closing the venue for renovations. This is NPR News. Main Democratic Senate Kennedy, Graham Platner, is denying allegations published by the New
York Times that he was violent with an ex-girlfriend, according to the report, the woman alleged Platner grabbed her hard enough to leave marks and held her in a room when they dated more than a decade ago, Platner's seeking the nomination to run against Republican
“Senator Susan Collins, Democrats see the racist key to win control of the Senate.”
Nearly 1,400 math and science professors signed an open letter urging the University of California System to reinstate admissions testing requirements for incoming STEM majors. NPR's Caden Mills reports University faculty say there's been a significant decline in students math readiness. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many colleges and universities made standardized tests
like the SAT and ACT optional. Today, there are more than 2,000 institutions that don't require applicants to send in their scores. That includes the sprawling University of California System. But STEM faculty at those California universities are urging the school to re-adop testing
requirements and faculty oversight to address widening gaps in students' math proficiency.
One report from UC Berkeley found nearly 1/3 of first-year calculus students were severely
underprepared. Faculty in the letter say, quote, "failing to measure preparation gaps does not remove barriers. It moves them into the classroom where they become harder to overcome." Caden Mills and PR News While street rallied today as oil prices fell, the Dow soared nearly 1 and 3/4 of a percent.
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