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by a cell-off in technology shares, and BRS got horsely reports that tech heavy NASDAQ has

tumbled more than 350 points in early trading."

What goes up sometimes comes down, and that's the story for tech stocks this week. Once high-flying chip stocks are losing some momentum as the threat of higher interest rates takes some air out of the artificial intelligence boom. There's in space acts have also fallen back to Earth, space acts shares extended their

losses today, after tumbling 16% on Monday, the drop that shaved some $400 billion off

the company's market value. Meanwhile, federal regulators have launched a probe into Elon Musk's other company, after a Tesla Model 3 slammed into a home in Texas at high speed, killing a 76-year-old woman inside. The Tesla was using an automated driving feature at the time.

It's got horsely imperatives Washington. The US is temporarily lifting sanctions against Iranian oil for two months. It's sand incentive to get Iran to comply with its part of the understanding with the U.S. to end the war.

Vice President Vance says this will let UN nuclear inspectors back into the country, but

up years, A.A. Batrary reports these inspectors have already been in Iraq.

The head of the International Tomac Energy Agency that Vance is referring to was in the United

Arab Emirates earlier this month, and I was there when Rafael Grossy said inspectors are already in Iran, and had visited small labs and places that hadn't been attacked. But Vance seems to be implying here that they would be able to inspect nuclear sites like Ferdou, Ishfahan, and Natans, which were damaged in U.S. air strikes last year. The I.A.A.A. says those air strikes obscured its ability to check on these sites.

And the agency says that just days before that war last June, they had been able to verify Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium. And beer is a Batrary reporting. High heat and dry, windy conditions are fueling several wildfires in the west. The hills behind the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City, have been smoldering since

Saturday. From Member Station, KUER, Hugo Ricardo Bell reports the Bonneville Fire is one of multiple blazes burning in that state.

Sierra Hellstrom is with the northern Utah incident management team.

She says the ready evacuation status for Allington Hills residents has been lifted. We boxed this thing in as what we're seeing is they made great success with the crews calling in those drops with the return drops, the air support, and then crews out on the ground are what made the difference. The Fire started Saturday and has burnt more than 550 acres of land around the Bonneville

shoreline, behind the University of Utah, and the cause is still under investigation. Now extreme drought conditions combined with gusty winds and heat have fire services around the state on standby, one fire in central Utah, forced evacuations from the town of Ureka, the MPI News on Higuercard Bell in Salt Lake City. It's NPR.

Three states are holding primaries today, Maryland, New York, and Utah. South Carolina Republicans are holding a runoff primary for their gubernatorial candidate, Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evod and Attorney General Allen Wilson are facing off. President Trump has endorsed both of them. Today is the 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote when Britain's voted to exit the European

Union. Polls show up to 2/3 regret that decision. It ended up shrinking the British economy and contributing to a revolving door of prime ministers. And beer's Lauren Freyer has more from London.

The now caretaker Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has convened his cabinet a day after resigning as leader of the ruling center left labor party. The nominations opened July 9 for his replacement, who would become without an election the country's 7th Prime Minister in just 10 years. The front runner is Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Manchester, England.

If he runs uncontested, he could take office as soon as the third week in July. But some labor lawmakers say the process is strengthened by competition and debate, and two other labor figures, a former armed services minister and Starmer's chief secretary are said to be mulling Iran. Prime Freyer and PR News London, Argentina's iconic soccer star, Leonardo Messi, has scored

the most goals in World Cup history. He now has 18 of them after scoring two goals yesterday in Argentina's win over Austria. But right behind him is France's killing in Bapé, with 16 career men's World Cup goals. He helped France defeat Iraq yesterday. I'm Core of a Coleman, NPR News.

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