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The U.S. military says it's struck around today in response to a drone attack on a commercial
“ship yesterday in the Oval Office today, President Trump says Iran violated the ceasefire.”
"I don't like the fact that they took a shot yesterday, actually, four, we knocked down three at a ship, not an ally at ship, but the very expensive ship, and it was fine. And it took a little bit, they shouldn't be doing that." U.S. Central Command says the military struck missile and drone locations in coastal radar sites in Iran.
Iran's revolutionary guard told state media that it will launch a "swift and decisive counter
attack" in response to the strikes. This comes as the U.S. and Iran have been trying to negotiate and end to the conflict. Israel and Lebanon have signed a framework agreement after several days of talks, Secretary of State Marco Rubio calls it a first step to a peace as NPR's Michelle Calamand reports.
Secretary Rubio says the goal is a lasting peace where Israelis don't have to live under the threat of rocket fire from Hezbollah and Lebanon, and the Lebanese can live free of outside interference.
“"It will take a lot of work and some time to get back to that point, but we believe today”
is the first step in that journey. And the first step is sometimes the hardest step, but it's the one we're taking together today." Hezbollah was not involved in the talks. Israel's ambassadors says Iran and Hezbollah are out and the road to peace with Lebanon
is in. Lebanon's ambassadors as the goal is to restore Lebanese sovereignty, and that means an eventual withdrawal of Israeli forces. Michelle Calamand and PR News, Washington. Several Democratic governors have sent national guard troops to Washington, D.C., ahead of
America 250 celebrations in the city. It's the first time Democrats have sent troops to D.C., amid President Trump's deployment there as MPR's Cat Law & Store reports. North Carolina, Kentucky, Michigan, and Minnesota all have troops in D.C. now. They join more than a dozen Republican-led states that have had troops in the city for months.
MPR reached out to each Democratic governor's office and spokespeople made it clear that their guard members were sent to help with the influx of crowds expected for America 250 celebrations and not as part of a larger law enforcement efforts in Trump's federal task force. But legal experts say drawing a distinction between the America 250 celebration and the task force operations will prove difficult and a city already full of troops.
There are more than 4,800 now in D.C., at an estimated cost of more than $2.8 million per
day. Cat Law & Store and PR News, Washington. People in Venezuela are desperately searching for loved ones after two powerful earthquakes struck Wednesday evening, more than 900 deaths have been confirmed and up to 40,000 missing thousands or without cell service.
United Nations's Urge Venezuela to lift social media restrictions to aid the search social
“media and online registries have become crucial for finding missing people.”
This is NPR News. Utah's governor is restricting fireworks as the largest wildfire in the nation continues to grow. Their hot and wood fire in southern Utah started Monday has reached nearly 111 square miles and is 0% contained.
Dry windy conditions are feeling wildfire growth across much of the western U.S. A small plane is hit Beijing's tallest building today. It's not clear how many people were injured, if any, police have set up barriers at least a block out from the affected sky scraper, says NPR's agenda for pack. Police officers tell me no cars, bikes or pedestrians allowed on a major road that leads
to the building, without saying why. Videos from the scene online showed debris falling from the tower after impact. The plane's tail section was also seen on the ground. Many of these have been scrubbed from Chinese social media. Hours later, I cycle around the building area.
There's nothing you can really see with the building, it's quite dark. The lights are still on on a few floors, but otherwise we can't see much. Much barrier has at least a dozen officers guarding it. The Chinese authorities have not commented on the incident. It's unclear whether it was an accident or intentional.
Jennifer Pack and PR News Beijing.
A museum dedicated to St. Bernard dogs is celebrating its first year in the Swiss Alps.
tourists can watch grooming sessions and learn about the dog's history. The St. Bernard's once famous for mountain rescues are two large for modern rescue helicopters. Instead, they visit hospitals and schools, continuing their legacy of service and companionship. Major US Stock Index is ticked down today, this is NPR News from Washington. This week on the NPR politics podcast, we're digging into the massive wave of tech money
flooding the midterms, with a growing appetite and DC to regulate AI. AI companies and AI interests really want to be involved in picking who is going to write that kind of legislation. We break down a proxy battle over the future of AI regulation.
