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cancer. It's a warning about that. He'd wave that has much of the central and eastern U.S. and it's grip. They say little to no relief is in sight back in Nebraska is a meteorologist with a
Florida public radio emergency network. It's all tied to a dome of high pressure that's building over the eastern half of the United States and that air is sinking. And as it sinks,
it warms and so also with the sinking air. Our warm air is going to be trapped at the surface. It's gotten nowhere to go. And so we experience those very warm
temperatures at the surface of the earth. The National Weather Service says a heat wave will be focused on the eastern U.S. through the independent stay weekend with peak
feels like temperatures up to 115 degrees before there was July
fourth, there was July second when
the second continental Congress voted to break away from Great Britain two days before the signing of the Declaration of Independence around three dozen members of the current
Congress joined a ceremonial session in Philadelphia to commemorate the event. Carmen Russell Suchanski of Member Station W. H. Y. Y. reports on the bipartisan affair. Members
assembled a Congress hall where the first U.S. Congress met. It was presided over by Pennsylvania Republican Glenn Thompson and included speeches by Pennsylvania
Governor Josh Shapiro and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Democrat Brendan Boyle who represents the district that includes the historical sites in organized the
event said he was odd by the experience. This is a very special day and I think one day when I when I leave politics and leave Congress, this will probably be one of my
proudest moments. Other members flew in from as far as Florida, Texas in California. From PR News, I'm Carmen Russell Suchanski in Philadelphia. Today's been declared
today award again Ukraine's capital after Russia launch hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in the Keverly Thursday. Officials say at least 27 people were killed
and scores more wounded. Clinical trials for two experimentally bullet treatments began Thursday in the Democratic Republic of Congo. And Pierce Jonathan
Lambert reports on the trials as the outbreak that it's killed
more than 430 people in second at
least 1400 more. Researchers are trying to see if two drugs both separately and in combination can boost and Ebola patients chances at survival. One of them is Rome
Decevere, a more general anti viral drug that was used to treat COVID-19 patients during the pandemic. The other is a monoclonal antibody called MVP 134. It was
designed based on antibodies from an Ebola patient from a previous outbreak. So far, only one clinic in DRCS participating in the trial. But health officials say
they're planning to expand to more sites. Researchers involved in the trial say they may need to enroll up to a thousand participants, which could mean that results won't
be available until next year. Jonathan Lambert and PR News and you're listening to NPR news. Police in New York City say a man has died after setting himself on
fire outside the headquarters of the United Nations. The incident happened Thursday evening authorities are investigating but have not commented on what prompted the
act. However, activists say the man was from Tibet and that he was appealing for independence. Official say he was holding a Tibetan flag when he said himself on fire.
Spotify says it has removed more
than half a million streams.
It's in a song surging on music charts and Pierce Bobby Allen reports in music platforms. Suspects the streams were purchased as part of a prediction market
ski. The song earrings by Malcolm Todd shot to the top of charts over a 24 hour period on Spotify. Meanwhile, on the prediction market site Kalshi, better's
replacing wages over what song would be number one and those who bet on Todd received a payout. But after Spotify looked into the streams, it determined that
automated bots which can be purchased appear to have contributed to hundreds of thousands of streams. Spotify has deleted the streams and adjusted its
rankings. It's the latest instance of suspected market manipulation on fast growing prediction markets where people can bet on elections, war, and
White House policy. Critics have called for tighter regulation, but the Trump administration has embraced the industry. Bobby Allen and PR news in World Cup
played later today, Argentina. The reigning champions will play K. Bert, the smallest nation by population to ever reach the knockout round. Argentina will
star play early in L. M. C. R. heavy favorites, but Argentina said coach says he's not surprised to be playing around of 32 match against K. Bert sing.
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