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and Lebanon have a preliminary p-steal after months of conflict between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says it's a great achievement and that allows”
his military to remain in territory it occupied in southern Lebanon, a Hezbollah official warned of civil war. President Trump's religious liberty commission has provided recommendations and PR's Daniel Kurt Slayman reports on one way he's trying to cement his base ahead of the midterms.
The commission interviewed more than 100 people, some of whom said their religious liberty had been threatened. Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick served as commission chair. And what was used against them was one phrase that's not in the constitution and that phrase is separation of church and state.
The left has used that one phrase that was one line out of one of hundreds of letters by Thomas Jefferson to batter and hammer people of faith for the last 70 to 80 years. The report recommends that the justice department clarify the meaning of separation of church and state. It also recommends strengthening school choice and issuing no-year rights posters about religious
freedom.
“Danielle Kurt Slayman and PR News the White House.”
President Trump is threatening a 100% tariff on any country that imposes attacks on digital services from the US like search engines, social media sites and online marketplaces and an online post Trump singled out European countries that he set or discussing imminent implementation of taxes on American companies. The Supreme Court has ruled the president does not have unlimited authority to impose tariffs.
A federal judge has declared a mistrial in the case of the man accused of starting last year's deadly palisades fire in LA as Steve Futterman reports a new trial date has been set for October. After three days of deliberating the jury told the judge it was deadlocked and unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
After the mistrial was declared, the jury foreman told the court jurors were split ten to two in favor of acquittal. Defense attorney Steve Haney said he would have preferred a knock-out verdict but was generally pleased. Do you know any time you get a hung jury?
Some attorneys look at that as a victory, a ten to two. Decision is also pretty resoundingly favorable for the defense. And he wasn't pleased about was the decision by the U.S. attorney's office hearing LA to retry the case. The prosecution said Jonathan Rinder conned was motivated by anger at society.
The defense suggested New Year's Eve fireworks might be the cause. For MPR news, I'm Steve Futterman in Los Angeles.
People in Venezuela are desperately searching for loved ones after two powerful earthquakes
struck Wednesday, where the 900 deaths have been confirmed and up to 40,000 missing thousands are without cell service. The United Nations has urged Venezuela to lift social media restrictions to aid the search.
“Social media has become crucial for finding missing people.”
You're listening to NPR news from Washington. A federal lawsuit accuses gas station operators in California of using AI powered software to illegally collude and raise prices, the proposed class action lawsuit targets companies like Marathon and Circle K for allegedly violating anti-trust laws with fuel pricing software calibrate.
The lawsuit says calibrate helps coordinate high prices and discourages operators from lowering them. The House Oversight Committee has served subpoenas to a billionaire who made payments to Jeffrey Epstein, lawmakers questioned Leon Black today about his connection with Epstein, but they say he refused to answer some questions and appears Eva Berger reports.
Lawmaker said Black walked out of the interview when pressed on his ties with Epstein. House Oversight Chair James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, told reporters that he's now issuing two subpoenas for Black. He says he wants copies of supposed non-disclosure agreements Black allegedly signed with survivors of Epstein's abuse, and he wants to oppose Black under oath.
This is a result refusing to answer specific questions about the india's and the terms. Black has denied any allegations of wrongdoing.
His lawyer says in a statement that Black, quote, "never engaged in sex trafficking," and
quote, "never paid Epstein for access to women. Eva Berger and PR News." Grease says launched a cash and set up to catch toxic, silver-cheeked, towed fish. As the invasive species spreads throughout the Mediterranean, the fish's organs contain a deadly neurotoxin, it's damaged fishing nets, and reduced catches.
Authorities are paying five and a third euros per kilogram, that's two 75-pound, to remove the species which will be frozen and incinerated. It's NPR. This is our glass. On this American life, when they mean like, it's a good mystery.
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