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The Iranian military says it's halting its offensive on Israel after a traded strikes
with Israel, Sunday.
“Tehran had warned it would retaliate after Israel struck the southern suburbs of Beirut”
in response to rocket fire from the Iranian-backed his bullet, and Piers Hadil Al-Shalchee has a latest. Iran halted its military operations after President Trump said Israel and Iran are "looking to do an immediate ceasefire." Trump posted that the negotiation to end the war was moving along, "subject to ignorance
or stupidity getting in its way." But in Iran, some say they're getting used to what seems like an endless war. A 28-year-old man who didn't want to give his name due to the risk of arrest for speaking to foreign media says some Iranians felt abandoned. "When the world is busy with the world cup, we are busy with the world war," he says.
"We accuse Iran of sacrificing its people for the sake of the Iranian-backed militant group," Hezbollah, Hadil Al-Shalchee and PR news. President Trump abruptly ended an NBC interview after moderator Chris and Walker challenged him on multiple issues, including his unsubstantiated allegations of election fraud and California's recent primaries.
“Scott Chay for a member of station KQED in San Francisco noted on NPR's here now, "Votes”
are still coming in by mail on the counting process continues." We've, you know, the President said there are nowhere near to finishing counting that's
not accurate about 6.3 million ballots have been counted, still about 3 million to count.
But you know, it does take time, there is a process, the people at the county level are careful. They open them up, they check the signatures, make sure people haven't voted somewhere else. It could be speeded up, you know, with more money from the state or federal government. They could hire more people, you know, more machines, but you know, that doesn't happen.
So it takes a while. Take U.S. Scott Chay for reporting, New York City Mayor, Zaramom Donnie says, a new watch party has been scheduled for fans during tonight's NBA Finals game between the New York Nicks and the San Antonio Spurs, and Pierce Bryan Man explains, "Mondeading in President Trump will both be at game three of the NBA Finals tonight, according to City officials,
law enforcement determined a watch party for fans outside the garden wouldn't work because of heightened security surrounding Trump's visit. The last watch party at the venue Friday night turned chaotic with more than two dozen arrests. The newly scheduled gathering will be held for 5,000 fans in Bryant Park, also in Midtown
Manhattan. Attendances free, but registration is required. In a statement, Mumbdani said, these watch parties have become a celebration of New York City itself. The next play at home tonight, holding a two nothing lead in the series, Bryan Man and
PR News, New York." Every of the most significant earthquakes of the last month happened today, the U.S. Geological Survey has recorded 6.5 and 7.8 magnitude tumblers off southern Philippines. The stronger a quake in the Philippines killed at least 35 people. It's NPR News.
The U.S. G.S. reports a 6.1 magnitude quake off western Cuba that may have been felt as far away as central Florida, meanwhile Cuba's received a large shipment of humanitarian assistance from Mexico and Belize, as the island endorsed food shortages and power blackouts exacerbated by a U.S. energy blockade. Since 2020, election administrators have been facing an uptick and threats against their
workers and candidates because of that many officials are collaborating more closely with local law enforcement, and PR's Ashley Lopez has details. Katie Ryzener, with the nonpartisan states united democracy centers, says more and more election officials are turning to local and state police to help them with information sharing, training, and dealing with emerging menaces like bomb threats.
The number of threats that election officials face, that jurisdictions face, that election workers face, all mean that law enforcement does have a heightened role to play.
According to a survey from the Brennan Center for Justice, a whopping 89 percent of election
administrators said they plan to coordinate with at least one other agency or department to secure their elections ahead of the mid-terms, Ashley Lopez and PR News. Well, as the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, a new AP-Nort poll finds. Fewer Americans, especially young people, view their representative government as central to this country's identity.
“About two-thirds of U.S. adults say a democratically elected government is highly important”
that's down from 2021, its NPR News. Hundreds of thousands of people came to the U.S. as small children as the only home they've ever known. And although they weren't citizens, many got special protections to keep living and working here.
Now, though, they find themselves in legal limbo as the Trump administration tightens the screws on immigrants. Listen to NPR's Coast Witch podcast in the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
