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Iran's paramilitary revolutionary guard said today, it launched a drone and missile attacks
“against Bahrain and Kuwait, to retaliate for U.S.-airstrikes against the Islamic Republic.”
The attacks come despite the memorandum of understanding, signed earlier this month, designed to bring about an end to the war, Iran is threatening to withdraw from the negotiations. Atlantic clashes have continued in southern Lebanon, despite a new framework agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government, to end the fighting that has devastated large parts of Lebanon. NPR's Ruth Schurlock reports on the divided opinions in Lebanon
over that agreement. "Some accept the framework agreement because they want the war to end at all costs. Others, like Freediner Adine, says it's a capitulation. She calls it the sale of South Lebanon." "They are selling South, and they give the Israeli part to do whatever they want.
So that's why we came here to say no."
The deal would have the Iran-backed militant group, Hasbala disarmed before Israel
leaves parts of South Lebanon that it is occupied. Hasbala has rejected the deal entirely.
“And Nur Adine, who's from the South, says she doesn't believe that in practice, Israel”
would withdraw from the land, it holds, "Rizshaluk and Pyrenees buried." New York mayor, Zoran Mamdani, is being called a king-maker of sorts. After last week's Democratic primaries, he endorsed three progressive candidates who won, including two who beat Democratic congressional incumbents. He says the results show people want candidates who know what working people deserve.
"We need to have a platform and a vision that doesn't sound as if it was cooked up by consultants, but instead one that you would say in response to someone who's asking, "Why can't I afford my groceries? Why can't I afford my child care?" Mamdani was interviewed on ABC's this week, Democrats are hoping to pick up congressional seats
in the midterm elections in November, and perhaps to flip the house to Democratic control. On Wall Street investors will be watching for an update on the U.S. job market this week. NPR's Scott Horsley reports. "Before they fire up their independence day, barbecues, traders will take the temperature
“of the U.S. labor market, employers added an average of 188,000 jobs a month in March,”
April and May. Forecasters think June's hiring pace might be a little bit slower, but still strong enough to keep the unemployment rate in check. We'll find out on Thursday when the labor department delivers its monthly jobs report. Average wages were up 3.4% for the 12 months ending in May.
That was not enough to keep pace with rising prices. The new Federal Reserve Chairman, Kevin Worc, is promised to restore price stability. He's had to take part in a panel discussion with other central bankers in Portugal on Wednesday. Scott Horsley, in pair of news, Washington. "This is, and he are news."
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear says four people died in flooding in his state. Thunderstorms hit yesterday causing floods that covered roads and inundated a section of the city of Richmond. Russian rescue teams are going door to door searching for anyone who may be trapped. A potentially dangerous heat wave is building in the Midwest, and will scorch most of the
East Coast and South by midweek. NPR's James Jones has more. "It's been a relatively cool start to summer for much of the East. That's about to change in a big way. By midweek temperatures from Atlanta to New York City are expected to top 100.
By Thursday, New York City could hit 103 and DC 105. After lunch to be paying extra attention to this. Bob Oravek is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. "The heat stress or the heat risk is going to be extreme as we get towards Thursday, Friday, and the major metropolitan areas all on these coasts.
So it's going to be potentially very deadly." Meanwhile, hot dry weather and strong winds are turning parts of the west into a tinder box. The cotton would fire and southern Utah has scorched more than 92,000 acres. James Jones and PR news. Officials report three firefighters were killed yesterday, while fighting wildfires along
the Colorado Utah border. During this world cup, some soccer fans are looking back to the 1958 final between Brazil and Sweden. A 17-year-old named Pelle help Brazil win, and remains the youngest player to appear and to score in a World Cup final.
The shirt he wore that day is going on the auction block tomorrow. It's estimated value is $6 million. I'm Laura Rom and PR News in Washington. This is our glass. On this American life, when they mean like, it's a good mystery.
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