"Life from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor, Johnston.
Iran has launched drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait in response to American air strikes on the Islamic Republic.
“NPR's Roots' Sherlock reports the attacks come as the U.S. and Iran threatened to stop”
negotiations to end the ongoing war." Despite the memorandum of understanding to end the fighting, the U.S. and Iran are trading increasing fire. The U.S. military central command said its struck military targets inside Iran after Iran attacked a foreign ship carrying oil to Qatar in the state of Hormuz. The flashpoint is disagreement over who will control the state.
Iran's paramilitary revolutionary guard claimed responsibility for drone and missile attacks
on Bahrain and Kuwait, which both host U.S. military bases. It warned if U.S. strikes continue, of quote, "a complete halt to ongoing negotiations." President Trump took to truth social with his own threats to attack militarily with full force. If that happens, he wrote, "The Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist.
Roots' Sherlock and Pyrenees, bayreet." "A helicopter owned by a Saudi Arabian oil company has crashed along the country's east coast west of the state of Hormuz.
“Saudi state media says all 14 people on board were killed."”
Persian rescue efforts in Venezuela are in their fourth day after two powerful earthquakes struck the region last week.
MPR's Fernando Naro reports time is running out to find survivors.
"I saw another collapse 12th story building. Firefighters, rescue teams and volunteers all worked in a frenzy. They as Vice-Sanders to keep quiet as a young man yelled from within the rubble. We are the rescue team he yelled. If you're alive, please make any noise.
But at the time we left the scene yesterday, no one had been found." The death toll stands that at least 1,400 more than 50,000 people are missing. A state of emergency has been declared in Kentucky after a torrential rain triggered widespread flooding across the state, Karen's R with member station WKY reports. "A small creek outside the city of Richmond, Kentucky has swollen into a raging river.
“Leaving a path of destruction, trees are broken in half, roads crumpled and building swept”
away. Naomi Fox lives in Richmond." "The roads are completely flooded. Manhole covers coming up out of the road because the water pressure so intense." Fox kneels in prayer behind her is what remains of Mogen Church, broken apart by the
raging flood waters. "Pray that they could restructure a rebuild and find a new home." Along with the emergency declaration, Kentucky's Governor has activated the state's price-gouging protections. For NPR News, I'm Karen Zarr, in Richmond.
"This is NPR." "80 years after it was born in post-war Italy, the Vespa Scooter is still turning heads. And this weekend, thousands of riders have descended on Rome to prove it, Megan Williams reports." The ride in the summer heat like a cloud of wasps, zipping past and red, sky blue, and
classic medical green, around the Coliseum and back again, flags fluttering everyone grinning. "It's a lifestyle. You go a little bit slower, you enjoy life a little bit more." Said Houston writer Greg Delong, who's been on his Vespa for 25 years.
Born in Tuscany in 1946, the Vespa, wasp in Italian, gave post-war Italy cheap stylish wheels. The pure went global when Audrey Hepburn wrote on one in the 1953 movie "Roman Holiday." "80 years on, the wasps are still buzzing. For NPR News, I'm Megan Williams in Rome."
The 4th of July can be one of the most stressful holidays of the year for pets. A veterinarian say loud fireworks can trigger fear and anxiety causing some animals to run away or hide. Dr. Michael Bailey says there are a few things owners can do to help keep their pets calm.
"There are some over-the-counter medications which can be suggested. There are some clothing articles like a thundershirt which will help the pet feel more comfortable for these are individualized." Pet owners are encouraged to keep animals indoors in a quiet familiar space and make sure ID tags and micro-chip information are up to date.
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