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in southern Lebanon today that it will continue attacks there. LeBony State media say Israel is fired, multiple artillery and air strikes today. And Pierre's Greg Myri says this comes after both countries said yesterday they'd agree to renew a ceasefire that had collapsed. "This is significant if it works, but lots of reasons to be skeptical and we're already
seeing some evidence of that.
“Obviously, it would be good for Israel and Lebanon, and it would also remove a key obstacle”
to a possible agreement in the Iran war. Iran is the big-backer of the militant group, Hezbollah, and it said it would stop the indirect negotiations with the U.S. if Israel keeps waging this military operation in Lebanon. It says there must be ceasefires in both countries." And Pierre's Greg Myri reporting.
President Trump says he plans to nominate acting attorney general Todd Blanch to permanently lead the Justice Department. And Pierre's Franco Ordonius reports Blanch would replace Tom Bondi, whom Trump fired in April. The President announced his plans at a rose garden dinner according to a video posted
by his deputy chief of staff, Dan Skavino. Trump grew frustrated with Bondi for not aggressively enough, targeting political opponents. Blanch has been very aggressive since taking the role, including investigating former FBI director James Comi.
“Over a photo posted online that officials said was a threat to the President, and announcing”
the $1.8 billion so-called anti-weaponization fund that would have paid people the Trump
administration decided were unjustly politically targeted. Franco Ordonius and Pierre News The House of Representatives has passed a war of powers resolution, limiting President Trump's military actions against Iran. This may only be symbolic.
The Senate has not passed it. President Trump is expected to veto it if it does. In Texas officials are investigating a confirmed case of the flesh-eating new world-screw worm. This is a parasite that can't kill livestock and wildlife.
From the Texas Newsroom, Lucia Vasquez reports. The case was detected in South Texas, but will be the country's first case since the past was eradicated in the U.S. in the '60s. The parasites larva feed on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals, including cattle, deer, and pets, and in rare cases, humans.
“Texas has spent months preparing for the possibility of an outbreak.”
These efforts include plans for a $750 million facility in South Texas to curtail the
parasites spread, officials haven't released details about exactly where in South Texas the case was found. For NPR News, I'm Lucia Vasquez. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Billionaire Elon Musk's private company, SpaceX, has unveiled its price for its upcoming
initial public offering. He plans to raise about $75 billion dollars, but SpaceX's value would be about $1.77 trillion dollars. It's expected to appear on the tech-heavy Nasdaq index. If the company performs very well in its initial days of trading, Musk could become
the first trillionaire in the world. Nasdaq is officially ending one of its Mars missions. As Jopalka reports, the space agency lost contact with the probe called "Mavin" more than six months ago. "Mavin" is an acronym for Mars Atmosphere and Volta Revolution.
The probe's mission was to help scientists understand why the Martian Atmosphere has largely
disappeared over the last three to four billion years, a change that turned the planet
into the dry, cold place it is today. The spacecraft has been collecting data and sending it to Earth since it went into orbit around Mars more than a decade ago. But last December, a brief radio signal indicated the craft had suddenly started spinning out of control.
That meant it was no longer able to point its solar panels towards the sun, and that meant the batteries went dead, making the probe inoperable. For NPR News, I'm Jopalka. The French Iranian author and graphic artist, Marjan Satrampia's died at the age of 56, according to the French government.
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