"Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton.
Iran is enjoying an unexpected windfall after the Trump administration lifted sanctions on the country's oil sales. The moves expected to unlock billions of dollars for the regime and PR's Jackie North and reports."
“Lifting long-standing sanctions on its oil exports was a key demand by Iran during recent”
peace negotiations with the U.S. and could pull in between $8.10 billion for the regime
while the agreement is in effect until August 21. President Trump defended lifting oil sanctions saying in exchange, Iran agreed to open the straight-of-war moves. Bob McNally, President of Rapa-Dan Energy Group, says the President had little choice. "This is a ransom payment for oil.
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 and PR news. "Flights at one of Washington D.C.'s major airports will be temporarily suspended to accommodate
America's 250th birthday festivities this weekend and PR's Joel Rose reports." 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. "Babies born from today until the end of the year will receive social security cards with a freedom 250 logo. The cards look like the standard blue social security cards, but they're stamped with
the logo of President Trump's initiative. He's been leaving his mark on several official documents from Passports to National Parks Passes. With a heat wave flanketing, much of the country extra air conditioning can put a strain on the electric grid from a member station W. B. U. R. Miriam Wasser reports on ways to
conserve energy." "Pick electric demand usually occurs between 4 and 8 p.m. on hot summer days. Some people come home from work and solar production tapers off." Mary Kate Calapetrio, with the New England grid operator, says that while they expect to have just enough power to meet demand this week, they're still suggesting people try
to use less. "You're able to shift using energy in tents of appliances, things like running your dishwasher, doing a load of laundry, or charging EVs, can shift the demand and help reduce how much electricity is being used." Other tips, pre-cooling your home before peak hours, closing blinds and unplugging unnecessary
appliances. For NPR News, I'm Miriam Wasser in Boston. "Made your stock indexes closed mixed today. This is NPR News." More than 1 million immigrants have applied to legalize their status in Spain under a program
to integrate those living and working without authorization. The initiative started in April and closed at the end of June. It offered a one-year renewable residence permit to those with a clean criminal record who have lived in Spain for five months. The policy contrasts with deportation efforts and other parts of the EU and the US, most
applicants are from Central and South America. As millions of football fans around the world turn their attention to the world cup matches unfolding across the US, one family in southern Gaza is mourning a local football star
who will never play again.
Honest Baba has this report. "32-year-old Selim Alashkharur, a veteran goldkeeper for a local football club in Gaza was shot and killed Monday by Israeli forces in southern Gaza. Israel now controlled 70% of Gaza according to the Israeli military, leaving hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians crowded into shrinking areas where they say nowhere, feel safe.
Alashkhar was standing in the street beside his tent when he was shot. He had been married for just five months and was expecting his first child. Palestinian sport officials say, his death brings the number of people associated with football killed since October 23 to 567. At his funeral in Hanyunis, mourners remembered not only the goalkeeper he was, but the
legacy he lives behind as a husband and an expectant father and a player whose life ended for too soon.
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