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More than half of the American population is under a heat or extreme heat advisory today
“to take protective measures against dangerously high temperatures, expected to stretch”
into the holiday weekend. That's in much of the central and eastern U.S. and PR's Brian Mann has more from New York. The National Weather Service has high heat and humidity will push the heat index into triple digits and trigger storms. Here in New York City officials have opened hundreds of cooling centers, and launched
a fleet of cooling vans and buses that will patrol looking for vulnerable people, mayors are on Mamdani, urge people to check on neighbors. "We know that on an annual basis, we lose about 500 New Yorkers due to heat-related illness, however we are speaking about what could be the hottest day and more than a decade." The dangerously hot weather comes as millions of people are traveling and celebrating
the Fourth of July, and watching World Cup soccer matches. Officials say people should prepare by bringing water, staying hydrated, and limiting physical activity. Brian Mann and PR News, New York. "Now, this week, Mayor Mamdani, joked if you happen to be getting married at Madison Square
Garden, you can set a good example for the city by staying indoors and cool. A wink to a Taylor Swift Travis Kelsey rumored wedding tomorrow, officially nobody's talking. The Iran is enjoying an unexpected windfall after the Trump administration lifted sanctions on the country's oil sales. There's NPR's Jackie Northam."
“Lifting long-standing sanctions on its oil exports was a key demand by Iran during recent”
peace negotiations with the US, and could pull in between $8 and $10 billion for the regime
while the agreement is in effect until August 21. It can be extended if both sides agree. President Trump defended lifting oil sanctions saying, "In exchange, Iran agreed to open the state of Formuz." Bob McNally, President of Rapa-down energy group, says the President, "Head Little Choice."
This is a ransom payment for oil. That's what it is. The Iran to a core moves hostage, and we had to pay Iran to release the hostage. There's been pushed back by Iran Hawks, who say the regime will use money from oil sales to build up its military and proxies in the region.
Jackie Northam NPR News Google lost an appeal in Europe, judges at the European Union's
top court dismissed the tech giants' challenge of a more than $4 billion anti-trust fine.
The EU imposed the penalty after finding that Google leveraged its Android operating system to stifle competition. Google, however, says Android has actually bolster competition with Apple. This jobs report says Labor Department found that U.S. emplers added 57,000 jobs in the month of June.
The nation's unemployment rate is at 4.2%, you're listening to NPR. Nation's capital is gearing up for a bigger than usual 4th of July holiday bash, and PR's Joel Rose says that means no flights in or out of DCA. The Federal Aviation Administration says it will suspend air traffic near downtown Washington during the celebration for the country's 250th birthday, which will include fireworks and
flyovers by military jets. The FAA says it expects flight operations at Ronald Reagan, Washington National Airport to be paused on Friday for three hours between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. local time. And again, from noon to midnight on Saturday, July 4th. The airport, which is located just a few miles from the national mall, was the scene of
a deadly mid-air collision between a military helicopter and a passenger jet last year. Joel Rose and PR News, Washington. Drownings, leading cause of death for children and kids with autism, are at even high risk and others. Now state-funded program in Florida is trying to change that, more from NPR's genocchi
meta. Florida has since 2024 been giving money to low income families for swim lessons. Today it's expanding that program to give priority to kids with autism, who are at much higher risk because they're prone to wandering. The swim buddies program at the YMCA of South Florida is already offering lessons tailored
to each child's needs. Blow McKinley blow blow blow. Like this child, who's learning to breathe safely without choking by practicing to blow above water, using a ping pong ball she can see, moving with her breath. Research shows that just with five or six quality lessons, kids with autism can improve
their swimming skills, genocchi meta and PR News.
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