Live from NPR news on trial Snyder Ukraine has declared today a day of mourni...
launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at the Capitol City of Kiev early Thursday
official say at least 27 people were killed scores more wounded and PR's Greg Myri. Ukraine has suffered terribly in the war in terms of the people, soldiers and civilians killed in wounded, the damage to the economy, but it's also learned great resilience, great innovation, displaying a role in the security of Europe that others would not have anticipated a few years ago.
“I think in some ways those who survived this war and Ukraine is a country will can come out”
much much stronger. Russia says the attacks were in retaliation for Ukrainian drones strikes. Kiev has stepped up such attacks in recent weeks, including on oil refroneries leading to a fuel shortage in Russia. The FBI is directing 260 staffers to its investigation of the 2020 election into Georgia's
most populous county, a memo obtained by the Associated Press, describes the investigation
as a priority for the agency's Melissa Fato, a member stationed W. A. B. E. reports. Fulton County has been a key part of President Donald Trump's unfounded claims the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him. The memo does not describe details of the investigation. People familiar with the matter who insisted on anonymity to discuss internal decision-making
confirmed with the AP. It's related to the probe into the 2020 election in Georgia. The FBI Field Office in Atlanta declined a request for comment.
“The Bureau raided a Fulton County elections office in January where hundreds of boxes”
of elections records and ballots were seized. The county is sued to get its records back, but in May a judge decided the federal government could keep them. For NPR News, I'm Melissa Fato in Atlanta. The National Weather Service has issued extreme heat warnings for much of central and Eastern parts
of the country. The dangerously high temperatures likely to last through the independent state weekend. NPR is re-to-chattergy reports extreme heat, or is not just a physical health, but also mental health. People with pre-existing mental health conditions are the most vulnerable to the mental health
impacts of extreme heat. Studies show that a summer temperatures rise, so do a number of visits to emergency departments for mental health conditions. Amruthanori Sarma is an environmental health research at Harvard University.
“We look at things like mood disorders, anxiety and stress disorders, schizophrenia, self-harm,”
substance use disorders, and we saw similar increases in the rates of emergency departments. And visits across these different causes. Experts advise people with mental health issues to try and stay in cool places and talk with their doctors about their risks, re-to-chattergy and pyrnios. This is NPR News.
Kentucky Republican Senator Mitch McConnell remains hospitalized.
McConnell was first admitted more than two weeks ago.
Inpires, Eric McDaniel is more on a statement from McConnell's office. The statement says, quote, "The Senator continues to improve and is working closely with his staff on Kentucky and Senate matters while the Senate is out of session." And quote, "At 84 McConnell regularly moves about the capital in a wheelchair." In 2023, McConnell froze and appeared unable to speak for nearly 30 seconds during his weekly
press conferences majority leader. He's also suffered a series of falls, including one that resulted in a concussion in nearly six-week absence. The Senator announced in 2024 he's stepped down from leadership in in 2025 that he'd not seek another six-year term in office after more than four decades McConnell's
time in Congress is set to conclude at the end of this year. Eric McDaniel and PR News, Washington. Members of a breakaway, traditionalist Catholic group accusing Pope Leo, a failing to hear their concerns. The group known as a society of pious attempts, as it will carry on and remain focused
on preserving church traditions. Following tensions for decades of Vatican declared Thursday that the group formally broke with Rome when it consecrated four new bishops without Pope Leo's consent. A volunteer at Britain's National Archives has discovered a rare early copy of the Declaration of Independence.
Michael Scurs has he founded in May while cataloging 18th century documents. It's one of only 11 known copies of what's called the Exeter Printing, May just days after the original was signed in 1776 nearly found declaration was unveiled Thursday. I'm Jail Snyder, in PR News. 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 PR Science podcast, listen daily on the NPR app or wherever
