"Li from NPR News in Washington," I'm Lakshmi saying.
There's a new poll from NPR, PBS News, Marist.
“It asked Americans about their views on the country, as a nation approaches its 250th”
anniversary. NPR Sage Miller says there are some concerns. 82% of Americans believe that a serious threat to democracy exists. That's a four-point jump from when this question was asked in February, because of the direction America has headed more than one in 10 Americans think violence is the answer
to get the nation back on track. Still, the number of Americans looking to violence has actually decreased from when NPR asks this question in October. That's NPR's Sage Miller reporting. Heading into the holiday weekend, tens of millions of people are under extreme heat advisories
in the central and eastern U.S., the alerts are expected to spread.
NPR's Rebecca Hershey reports fans who are attending World Cup soccer matches in several cities will really feel it.
“The July 4th match in Philadelphia is shaping up to be the hottest of all with temperatures”
around 100 degrees that day, and high humidity that will make it feel even hotter. Matches in New Jersey can't the city and Miami will all be affected by high temperatures as well. FIFA, the governing body for international soccer, did not respond to questions from NPR about whether cooling protections, such as mistures and free water for fans and workers, will
be available in matches this week. Heat waves are peaking at higher temperatures than in the past, and the average number of heat waves the U.S. experiences today has doubled since the 1980s because of climate change.
Rebecca Hershey and Pierre News.
Today marks one week since two major earthquakes struck Venezuela. NPR's A to Peralta reports that last night, the streets in one of the most hard hit regions were lined with bodies. Even though she was looking for her best friend in front of their collapsed building,
“she had received a phone call two days ago, but all she heard was static.”
She still had hope that her friend, his wife, and their little girl would be found alive. But the rescuer is emerged with a video of two corpses. The adult is hugging the little girl. These were praying people, she cried, they prayed at dinner, they prayed when they left home.
Another woman comforts her, they are with Christ now, she says. Peter Prauta in Peral News, LaWayda, Venezuela, Iranian state television reports a ship ran a ground in the state of Hormuz, using a route that Iran did not approve. Local media did not identify the nationality other than it was a foreign container ship. The report comes as the United States and Iran hold indirect talks in Qatar.
From Washington, this is NPR News. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency is advising airlines to continue to avoid the skies over Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon. The directives have been extended through a least July 7th, the agency citing ongoing risks of military activities in the region, despite declared ceasefires.
Starting today, Medicare beneficiaries can get access to popular obesity drugs for $50 a month. And Piers and Elepkin reports on the new option. The Medicare Bridge program gives beneficiaries access to Wugovi, Zep Bound, and Fondale for $50 a monthly co-pays, but not everyone is eligible. It's limited to patients with Medicare Part D coverage who have a body mass index of over
35, or who have a BMI of over 27, and other qualifying conditions. Patients will also need their doctors to fill out prior authorization, warms, and get them approved before Medicare will cover the drugs. Dr. Dasi Trends is the President of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology. "There's hope that within the next upcoming year and a half that we would have people
see how successful it is, and then hopefully continue it into the future." The temporary test program will run through the end of 2027, Sydney Lupkin and Piers News. Victor Willis, co-founder of the legendary American Disco Group Village People, is died. He was 74.
The group's official Facebook page stated he died following a short but aggressive illness. Willis co-wrote hits life, "And songs still heard a parties and even at President Trump's political events. This is NPR."
This week on Shore Wave, working from home is popular, no commute, sweatpants, people who do it say makes them happier. "And the data suggests they're probably wrong about that, on average at least." We unpack a new study about the social isolation of remote work, and what it means for your health.
This week on Shore Wave and Piers Science podcast, listen daily on the NPR app or wherever
