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President Trump is threatening violence against Iran and says its proxies must stop causing
trouble in Lebanon.
“The threat comes as Vice President J.D. Vance negotiates a fragile peace plan with Iran”
in Switzerland, and P.R.'s Luke Garrett reports. Trump says U.S. forces will quote hit Iran very hard again if its proxies keep up the fighting in Lebanon. Earlier this week, Trump had called on Israel to quote calm down. He pushed for a ceasefire between Iranian-backed Hezbollah and Israeli forces in southern Lebanon. This ongoing conflict threatens the recent U.S. Iran peace plan. Meanwhile, Vice President
Vance is seeking to build upon a recently signed memorandum of understanding between Iran and the U.S. He spoke Sunday from Switzerland. "The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together. Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East? Permanently, Vance says his goals are to end Iran's nuclear program and keep the straight of our moves open."
Saturday, Iran said the straight was closed, but U.S. central command denied this.
“Luke Garrett and P.R. News, the White House.”
"Columbians are voting today in a presidential run-off election. According to polls, the front runner is a far-right political newcomer who's been endorsed by President Trump and has promised to crack down on crime. John Otis reports from Bogotá."
"A Beladro de la Espreia is a criminal defense lawyer who has never before held political
office. But his campaign has picked up steam thanks to his pledges to end peace talks with drug trafficking, grillas, and launch a military offensive. "If elected de la Espreia said in this TV interview, I will give the order to bomb all of the camps holding narcoterrorists. His opponent is Iván Cepeda, a left-wing senator from the ruling party who has promised to reduce violence through negotiations with the rebels."
Colombia's outgoing president, Gustavo Petro, is banned by the Constitution from seeking a second term. For MPR News, I'm John Otis in Bogotá, Colombia."
“California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency for Los Angeles County,”
because of a warehouse fire. Fire Chief James Moore says fighting the blaze has become more complicated. "And initially, we were reporting that it was reported to us that the majority of that product was bred in wheat products. However, we're slowly learning as we start getting into this building that it is far from that. There's a lot of meat products in there,
chicken, fish, poultry, pork, and beef. That's going to start to spoil. So that's going to create a hazard in itself." County officials say two shelters have been set up for people nearby. Moore said so far there haven't been any injuries among firefighters or the public. This is NPR News in Washington. The longest day of the year and the official start of the season is today. The summer
stoles this occurs at the moment the Earth has added some maximum tilt toward the sun in the northern hemisphere. NPR's Amy Held reports, "Cultures for millennia have marked the summer solstice. In China, the Dragonboat Festival is keeping up 2,000 years of tradition rooted to harmony with nature. Then there are stone circles. They appear to be one way neolithic people track the sun during the solstice. Best known is Stonehenge in England.
Now archaeologists Phil Harding says they've dug up a 5,000-year-old structure that may have preceded nearby Stonehenge and served as its prototype. "You bet your life on it. There was feasting. There was celebrations." Still, today, thousands attend Stonehenge, more log on to a life stream. And elsewhere, there's a midnight sun festival in Fairbanks, Alaska, and perhaps the
Zen, "Yin" to the New Year's Eve, "Yang," yoga at Times Square in New York. Amy Held and Pyreneuse. "Rail authorities and France are urging vulnerable travels not to take the train during the heat wave. They say the high temperatures could deform railroad tracks and damage overhead electrical lines. This wing Britons' country in Charles will make public what he pays
in taxes. Buckingham Palace says this is part of efforts to become more accountable and transparent. The king is not obliged to pay income tax, capital gain tax, or inheritance tax, and what he received from Queen Elizabeth, but he voluntarily pays income and capital gains tax when he sells private assets. The palace says he'll release information Thursday. "I'm Nora Rom, and Pyreneuse in Washington."
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