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"Live from NPR news in Washington on Corv.

"Live any state media say the Israeli military

"has attacked the ancient coastal city of Tyre,

"one person has been killed. "Israel is warning it could attack the Christian quarter "of Tyre, and piers Jandra for ports, "the city's historic old section has been "the last remaining refuge for more than 15,000 people."

"Israel has been attacking Tyre for the past two weeks, saying it's targeting the Milton Group Hezbollah. "But it left the mostly Christian section near the city's Roman port and areas around it untouched. Tuesday morning, Israel's military spokesman issued

"a warning in Arabic." "Metawajhabitahedidil al-Mutawajidim "At the high atri, said he was addressing "residents of Tyre, including the Christian quarter "and surrounding neighborhoods, urging them to evacuate urgently."

He said the move was in response to Hezbollah attacks in Israel. Hezbollah has been fighting Israeli forces that have occupied southern Lebanon, but is also launching attacks on military targets in northern Israel.

Tyres UNESCO listed heritage includes sites linked to Alexander the Great, Jandraff and Pyrenees Bay Route. There are primary elections in four states today, Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, and South Carolina. In Maine, there's been a lot of attention

on the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate, from Maine Public Radio, Kevin Miller reports on Graham Platner's campaign. Platner is widely expected to clinch with the Democratic nomination

to challenge Republican senators' and Collins this fall, despite multiple controversies surrounding his past. The Marine Corps veteran says he struggled with PTSD for years after four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.

But Platner's progressive populist campaign continues to resonate with Democratic voters like Glenn and Friedman.

- I believe the Graham Platner and his wife

are working out their personal issues and that the real scandals are that half the people living in Maine can't afford to live here. - Governor Janet Mills's name is still on the ballot, although she suspended her campaign weeks ago.

For NPR News, I'm Kevin Miller. - California held its primary election last week, but male in votes are still being counted. In the Los Angeles Mayor's race, city council member Nithania Ramon

will face incumbent Mayor Karen Bass for member station LAist Frank Stoltz reports. - For days, reality TV star Spencer Pratt was leading the race for the second spot in the runoff, but the Republican had limited reach

in overwhelmingly Democratic Los Angeles. Council member Ramon overtook Pratt on Sunday and late Monday was nearly 3 percentage points ahead of him prompting the AP to call the race. Ramon is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America,

show face an uphill battle against Bass, who enjoys the backing

of the Democratic Party, big labor and a number of business groups. For NPR News, I'm Frank Stoltz and Los Angeles. - You're listening to NPR. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck off the northern coast of Cuba yesterday.

It was so powerful that people and wide parts of Florida

felt the shaking. Some buildings were evacuated in Miami-Dade, county as a precaution but no damage or injuries were reported. The men's world cup soccer tournament opens this Thursday and appears William Jones reports four countries

will play in the world cup for the first time. - The Caribbean island nation Kurosawa has a population of 158,000. That's essentially just two stadiums at capacity. There'll be the smallest country to ever compete at a world cup

and they're diving straight in at the deep end that's going up against four-time world cup winners, Germany first. Another world cup debutant, Cabo Verde face an equally challenging opening game. Nicknamed "The Blue Sharks", the volcanic island country

of the coast of West Africa will play Spain. Meanwhile, Uzbekistan will play on the global stage

for the first time and there's also a first appearance for Jordan.

The tournament starts on Thursday with Mexico hosting South Africa. The U.S. begin a campaign against Paraguay on Friday. William Jones and PR news. - Separately, the U.S. is barred as soccer referee who now won't work at the World Cup.

Omar Artawn of Somalia was named Africa's best soccer ref last year. U.S. immigration officials barred him from the country. Somalia says Artawn had a valid U.S. visa, even though the Trump administration has barred Somali nationals

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