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President Trump says the U.S. military conducted additional strikes against multiple targets
“in Iran today for violating the ceasefire agreement, and Piersandoli's tester has more.”
U.S. Central Command says his forces launch strikes against several Iranian military assets on Saturday. Those assets included Iranian air defense sites, communication systems, and drone storage facilities. Tantant Com says the strikes were direct response to Iranian drone attack on an oil tank or transiting near the straight of Hormuz.
Bahrain has also accused Iran of targeting it with drones. President Trump said in a social media post on Saturday that the U.S. may be forced to militarily complete the job, and if that happens, quote, "Aran would no longer exist." Late Friday, U.S. military forces targeted several Iranian military sites in response to Iranian drone attack, Thursday on a cargo ship navigating the straight of Hormuz.
St. Com says commercial vessels are continuing to travel through the straight of Hormuz. Shondalese Duster and PR News. The death toll for a pair of earthquakes that struck Venezuela this week has now risen to more than 1,400 rescue efforts are underway, and Piers Fernando Nero has more.
It's the third day after the deadly earthquakes that have devastated northern Venezuela.
In one of the hardest hit areas, the coastal state of La Guida, roads are congested. Convoys of military trucks and civilians are carrying eight workers, shovels, heavy machinery and food supplies. Venezuela's inter-imprepared in Delci Rodriguez announced that access to La Guida has been militarized.
She said it's a network to streamline aid into the region.
“The first 72 hours after a quake are crucial in finding survivors, and local authorities say”
tens of thousands are still missing, Fernando Nero and PR News La Guida Venezuela. Extreme fire weather conditions are expected across much of the southwest through the weekend. If your state reports, that includes part of southern Utah, where the largest fire in the country is currently burning. Firefighters on the cottonwood fire near Beaver, Utah saw historic conditions Friday.
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City issued its first ever particularly dangerous situation red flag warning due to a combination of high winds, temperatures, and low humidity. The conditions forced firefighters to temporarily disengage from some parts of the fire and grounded aircraft. Red flag warnings are forecast in six southwestern states, including most of Utah through
Saturday. Sunday is expected to see a little reprieve with cooler, less windy conditions to follow into next week.
“President Trump is nominating former Oklahoma State Trooper Lance Troyer as the new head of”
immigration and customs enforcement. He faces Senate confirmation and if confirmed, he would replace acting ice director David Venturella. This is NPR. President Trump is threatening to up and are recently finalized trade deal with European
Union, saying he will levied additional tariffs on imports from any country that imposes attacks on digital services provided by U.S. companies. On social media, Trump took aim at European countries that he says are talking about "iminate implementation of taxes" on American companies, but that only applies to the revenue U.S. tech companies earn in Europe.
Trump says any country that does that will be hit with an immediate 100% tariff on all goods sent to the U.S. America's 250th birthday is a busy year for people who portray George Washington and Pierce Jennifer Ludden met up with one who sees lessons for today's divided times.
At this revolutionary re-enactment in New Jersey, John Koopman III cuts an unmistakable
figure on horseback in a tailor-made replica of General Washington's military uniform. He admires Washington's call for unity and his opposition to political parties, especially now when they seem to put their own interests before the countries. So that's exactly what Washington predicted would happen. Spectator Lee and Folk finds comfort looking back on hard times before, so it helps to
calm the salt to know that we've been there and we'll go through this. There are more revolutionary anniversaries to come, but at some point Koopman may start portraying Washington as president, he has a costume for that too. Jennifer Ludden and Pierre News in Milstone Township, New Jersey. And I'm Jeanine Herbst and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.
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