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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's sending a delegation to the United

States to make sure Israel's position is heard, as negotiations continue between the

U.S. and Iran to find a permit end to the war. Israel's fighting with the Iranian back-has-bole militants in Lebanon has become a major sticking point, and PR's Keri Khan reports. He came to reporters Netanyahu says he wants to make sure Israel's position that Iran cannot have future nuclear capabilities, his front and center.

Israel was not invited to talks between the U.S. and Iran, nor did it sign on to the memorandum of understanding the preliminary proposal to end the war. Netanyahu said, "We weren't party to the agreement, but we have interests, and we will express them." While Netanyahu backs a deal between Israel and Lebanon to end fighting there, he does

not back in Israeli withdrawal until his militants are disarmed. Israel's leader says that won't happen until Israel leaves Lebanon, and he rejected the U.S. broker-deal, which the militant group was not a party to. Keri Khan and PR News tell a leave.

Just days after President Trump canceled a planned signing ceremony for a bipartisan

bill to revive the nation's housing market, how speaker Mike Johnson insists the bill will be signed, appearing on Fox News, he outlined what he intends to do. "I'm going to send the bill over to him, it's past by both chambers. I'm sending it to him on Monday, and it will become law. And I certainly want him to take the biggest, boldest marker that he has and do that big

Trump signature proudly on that legislation, because we're delivering for the people. And that's what he wants to do." The legislation is a result of almost a year of negotiations between the House and Senate. It is designed to increase housing affordability by boosting supply of homes and increasing home ownership.

State and local officials in Kentucky are assessing the damage after deadly flash flooding in more than a dozen counties Saturday and Sunday. Curtis Tate from Member Station, W.E.K.U. reports at least four have died.

As much as seven or eight inches of rain fell in some areas in just a few hours, flooding

roads and washing away bridges. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear says crews are working quickly to survey the damage. "Let me start with the good news, rain is starting to move out of Kentucky, but we have been hit really hard." Beshear declared a state of emergency for Kentucky and 18 of the state's counties and

cities declared their own. As of Sunday afternoon, crews had conducted more than 60 water rescues and evacuations. For NPR News, I'm Curtis Tate in Richmond, Kentucky. 11 people have died in Northeastern France after authorities say a malfunction on board as skydiving plane caused the aircraft to enter a dive in crash today.

Several of the people on board were novice jumpers and family members witnessed the crash. It's NPR. Actress Anne Blife, one of the last remaining performers linked to Hollywood's so-called Golden Age of the 1930s and 40s, has died in California at age 98 that according to the associated press, at age 17 she was nominated for an Oscar in the movie "Mildred Pierce" from 1945.

In a relatively short career, she acted alongside Bert Lann Caster, Mickey Rooney, Gregory Peck, Robert Mitcheman, Paul Newman. She later did numerous guest-star appearances on television. Lawmakers in Australia say they're planning to double the penalties for technology companies, breaching the social media ban for children.

Christina Cook, although reports it comes after a new study found it had done little to reduce children's access to those restricted platforms. More than six months into the ban, the Australian government says too many children are still on social media and companies like Facebook, TikTok and YouTube are not doing enough to remove them from their sights.

In the statement, it says penalties will be doubled to the equivalent of nearly $70 million

for platforms found to be violating their obligations. The online safety regulators powers will also be increased to enforce restrictions and quote hold them to account. The move comes after a study published in the British Medical Journal found over 85% of children under 16 were still using restricted platforms three months after the ban came

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