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Iran has launched drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait in response to American air strikes on the Islamic Republic.

NPR's Ruth 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 in increasing fire. The U.S. military central command said it 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 "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.

Ruth Sherlock and Pyony's Bay Route." "The sound of rescue teams pulling an 11-year-old boy alive after three days trapped

in the rubble of a collapse building in northern Venezuela on Saturday.

The death toll has climbed to more than 1,400 after powerful earthquakes struck the region four days ago. And P.R. is at a parol to report from near the epicenter of the quakes.

"Acting President Del Sero, the U.S. has militarized the state of the Waiida, just north

of the capital Caracas. She says the priority right now is to find survivors. The government, she said, is mobilizing heavy equipment. Residents of the Waiida, however, say the help is insufficient. Many are digging, using picks, shovels, and bare hands.

Experts say the greatest chance of finding survivors comes within 72 hours of a quake. The fear is that many are still left under the rubble. Family members are reporting thousands of people missing. Iter Prata and Pyony's in La Waiida state in Venezuela." Dangerous heat is expected to spread across the eastern U.S. this week.

For castors say high temperatures and stivling humidity could push heat index values into the tripled digits in some areas. National Weather Service Meteorologist Bob Orivex says some of the hottest weather will be filled along the east coast. "Looks like the hot temperatures will be beginning on Wednesday with the temperatures starting

to get into the big upper 90s, anywhere from Richmond up to New York City, Albany. Kind of hot weather is going to continue through the remainder of the week and to least the beginning of the weekend." The heat is expected to last into the 4th of July weekend. The heat index values could top 100 degrees across much of the east.

He will also build in the Midwest with parts of Illinois and Missouri feeling as hot as 110 degrees. This is NPR. Hot dry weather and strong winds are feeling dangerous wildfire conditions across parts of the western U.S. The content fire, the content wood fire and southern Utah has scorched more than 92,000 acres and is 0% contained, officials more in the combination of heat, wind

and low humidity could spark additional fires. President Trump says he's nominating a former Oklahoma state trooper to be the next head of immigration and customs enforcement and PR's Marie Andrews of its reports, Lance Schroier, will need to be confirmed by the Senate. Trump made the announcement on social media describing Schroier as a patriot with real operational

experience and calling on the Senate to confirm him immediately. Schroier served as a Marine before working in Oklahoma State Law Enforcement for 29 years. He's currently the senior advisor to Department of Homeland Security Director Mark Wade Mullin. Mullin praised Trump's pick and also called for quick Senate confirmation.

The Senate hasn't confirmed an ice director since 2014 during the Obama administration. The nomination follows months of scrutiny over the agency's aggressive immigration tactics and after Todd Lyon's resigned as acting ice director at the end of May. Marie Andrews Savage and PR News Washington. Today, Mark's 60 years since the Voting Rights Act became law, many of its supporters say

its legacy is under threat as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary, a series of Supreme

Court rulings over the past dozen years, including one this spring, has weakened key provisions

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