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Sentencing is scheduled for late October for former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton.
“He pleaded guilty to illegally retaining classified information, acting deputy assistant attorney”
General Hayden O'Burn described the government's case. John Bolton held a number of positions of extraordinary public trust in the United States government, culminating in being the national security adviser to the president of the United States. John Bolton betrayed that trust in extraordinary fashion by unlawfully retaining and unlawfully
disclosing the information with which he was entrusted. Bolton's plea agreement with federal prosecutors may allow him to avoid prison time. Faith-based organizations that help resettle refugees are blasting the Supreme Court ruling that allows the Trump administration to turn away asylum seekers at the Southern border.
NPR's Jason D'Rose has details. Many groups that welcome asylum seekers and resettle refugees do their work as a form of ministry.
“Khrishomara Vignaraja heads the Lutheran Organization Global Refuge.”
There is a call rooted in Scripture to welcome stranger to treat the least of us with hospitality. Many people seeking asylum in the U.S. are doing so for religious reasons, says Matthew Sorons with the evangelical organization world relief. That's true for people fleeing persecution as Christians or as Muslims or as Hindus or other religious traditions.
The administration argues that the asylum system is rife with abuse, Soron says this Supreme Court decision makes it more difficult for people of faith to live out the value of hospitality. Jason D'Rose and PR News The Trump administration says the U.S. Forest Service is fully staffed for the summer as dozens of wildfires continue to burn across parts of the western U.S.
But as NPR's Kirk Sigler reports, some former federal firefighters are pushing back on those claims. There are now more than three dozen major fires burning mostly in the West, which is baking in a heat wave.
“All this comes as the U.S. Forest Service, the country's lead firefighting agency has”
lost close to 6,000 employees since last year. Timothy Englesby is a retired forest service firefighter in Oregon. Call it a paradox in which when wildfire activity is surging, the federal wildland fire workforce is shrinking. Forest Service says it's fully staffed with seasonal wildland firefighters, but sources
inside the agency say that's not the full picture. For one, they say many fire management veterans were let go in the last year and their positions are now being filled by people who are not fully qualified. Thanks, Igler, and PR News, Boisey. Wall Street, the Dow, is up 169 points, the NASDAQ up 52.
This is NPR News in Washington. The U.S. lost its final group stage match at the Men's World Cup Soccer Tournament last night, Turkey beat the U.S. 3 to 2.
Next up for the U.S. will be Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gerald Gillite, first.
And PR's Andy Tagle says, "Some fans of Argentina's soccer team are getting turned away at the gate because of a security policy being enforced at World Cup venues in the U.S. can't support your children? Can't support your team abroad." That's the message from Buenos Aires Mayor Jorge McCree.
Argentina's tribunoseguna program allows Argentine officials to supply the U.S. embassy in Buenos Aires with a list of more than 10,000 fans who are banned from World Cup stadiums. The policy has been in effect in Argentina since 2018. Roughly translated to "safers fans," it allows for Argentine authorities to bark soccer stadium entry for any fans with a history of violence, criminal behavior, or unpaid child
support. Well, no such policies is here. The U.S. recently made it more difficult for those with past due child support to obtain or renew a passport. Andy Tagle and PR news.
The trip away is forecasting 72 million Americans planned to travel at least 50 miles from home for the 4th of July, holiday between tomorrow and Sunday, July 5th. The expectation is that about 61 million will travel by car during that period. Last year, the price at the pump for a gallon of regular was 315. That was before the U.S. war on Iran.
Triple A says, "To days average price for regular is lower than it has been in recent weeks falling to $3.90 a gallon." I'm Luis Skivone and PR News, Washington. This is our glass, on this American life, when they mean like, it's a good mystery, sometimes about really big things, but most times, the little mysteries are the best.
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