"Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman.
Iran targeted U.S. bases in Bahrain and Kuwait's Sunday, so far there are no reports
of injuries.
“The attacks came after the U.S. hit missile and drone storage facilities in Iran, along”
with coastal radar systems." The head of Iranian back has belasses the agreement between Lebanon and Israel won't work and he's demanding that Israel leave. But as Empire's carry-con reports, Israel says that won't happen until the group to sarm.
Hezbollah's leader, Nayin Kazim, posted a lengthy criticism of the framework of agreement signed between Israel and Lebanon. The deal links in Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon to Hezbollah's disarmament. Something Kazim says won't happen until Israel withdraws. He says the deal gives away Lebanon's sovereignty, which he called a "great sin," according
to the new deal Israel would withdraw from small villages or so-called pilot zones whose security would be turned over to the Lebanese army. So ensure Hezbollah does not return and be able to fire on northern Israel. Despite the ceasefire, Israel struck near the village of Nabatiyan Saturday, Israel's military
“says the targeted strike killed the militant posing a threat.”
Kary Khan and PR news to live. Families in Venezuela are reporting that more than 68,000 people remain missing following Wednesday's massive earthquakes that hit Venezuela. The death toll has risen sharply this weekend to at least 1,400 and 30 people. And people are using shovels and bare hands to try and find their loved ones in piles
of rubble. John Otis is in Karakas, where he says that country's poor infrastructure is hampering rescue efforts. One reason there's a shortage of heavy equipment is because so many Venezuelan factories have shut down hospitals where defunded and now they lack everything from antibiotics
to, in some cases, even running water, rescue workers and firefighters lack protective gear. So in the end, previous mistakes are making it a lot harder for the government to deal with this ongoing disaster. This John Otis reporting, Belgium has canceled its annual re-enactment of Napoleon's defeat
“at the Battle of Waterloo because of an intense heat wave underway in Europe.”
Terry Schulz has our reports. With temperatures around 95 degrees Fahrenheit and a heat alert in place, organizers of an annual event depicting Allied forces defeating Napoleon Bonaparte's army, canceled it, saying
"Public safety comes first.
Many trains have been canceled or stranded and authorities warn people to stay in cool environments and drink plenty of liquids." But competitive athlete, Susanne Gibrile said, "She could find a positive spin." Living in Belgium, obviously, we're not used to this type of weather. It's interval training because obviously your heart rate is elevated when you're training
in such hot weather, the stopping regularly, but then keeping your training up, it's excellent workout. In two Belgian cities, however, surgeries had to be suspended because a computer system located in Paris overheated and shut down. For impure news, I'm Terry Schulz, in Brussels."
And you're listening to NPR news. The cottonwood fire in Utah continues to grow this weekend. Officials say it's now covered 144 square miles. Fire crews are being hampered by steep canyons and high winds this weekend. The U.S. was once the undisputed research engine of the world.
Now China is taking a more dominant role as NPR's Alyssa Maddeny reports. China is investing heavily in university research. At the same time, the Trump administration has appended the Federal Pipeline of Research Dollars to American Institutions. David Chorey, a scientist at Harvard Medical School, was one of the researchers whose federal
grants were frozen last year. He's been studying gene therapies meant to re-establish hearing in children. But the distribution of federal funds has meant his rivals in China are the ones finding breakthroughs. You know, it may be that we can tell somebody, "Yeah, there's going to be a cure for
your deaf child, but you're going to have to go to Shanghai to get it." And that's very frustrating. China's billions are paying off in a global ranking measuring academic output. Harvard lost its top spot to a university in China. In fact, seven out of the top 10 schools are now in China.
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