Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst.
Ukraine launched another wave of drones against Russia overnight.
“This has Moscow and Kiev offered competing claims, over whose forces held a key Eastern”
Ukrainian city. And here's Charles Mayans has more. The governor of Russia's former imperial capital, St. Petersburg, said city air defenses had fended off a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack, even as you reported damage to the city's main oil terminal and a nearby port.
George's defense ministry said Ukraine fired nearly 400 drones into some 18 regions of Russia and its occupied territories in all. Meanwhile, on the front lines, Russia's top brass and foreign president Vladimir Putin, its troops that seized the Eastern Ukrainian city of Constantine of Cup, and outposts long sought by the Kremlin in its quest to take the entirety of Ukraine's Eastern Donbass region.
Yet Zelensky later called that claim a Russian lie and said Ukrainian forces remain in the city. This fourth of July, some Americans think the nation is on the wrong track, but the majority say they're proud or very proud to be an American, according to the latest NPR PBS news, Marist Hall.
“Inpheres Muhammad Javid, Javid rather has more.”
American feelings about the country appear to be divided along partisan lines. Republicans are the most proud at 93%. Independence are at 61%, and the least proud are Democrats at 45%. Christopher James, a Democrat based out of Maryland, says it's complicated. I feelings are mixed.
I'm proud of the achievements that we've made in a variety of ways in the world. It's hard to feel like absolutely pride considering the, the, I guess, the conflicts that are going on in our society right now. He says he's referring to Americans who won't compromise with people they disagree with, as well as those who value emotion over logic, Muhammad Javid and B.R. News.
With parts of the country under a heat dome, safety experts are urging people to hydrate, that goes for people spending hours working outside in the heat, as well as those enjoying time off the holiday weekend. Empheres Andrea Shew reports. Decades ago, as a student, Douglas Cassa helped with research behind a color chart for
urine. Today, a CEO of the Cory Stranger Institute at the University of Connecticut, he's urging people to pay attention to the findings. If it's lighter like lemonade, you're very likely hydrated. If it's darker like apple juice, you're very likely dehydrated. Another thing Cassa says people can monitor is their weight.
If it changes from day to day, he says it's probably dehydration.
“Now for workers who are starting new jobs outdoors in the heat, he says it's important”
to a climatize, slowly ramping up the hours. The body goes through physiological changes, he says.
And the greatest risk of heat stroke is in the first three to five days of exposure.
Andrea Shew and PR News. This is NPR News from Washington. After months of speculation, singer Taylor Swift and football player Travis Kelsey are married. Empheres Vanessa Romo has more.
The pop icon and the Super Bowl winning player both 36 tied the knot on Friday in New York after three years of dating. Swift's publicist Tree Payne confirmed the couple wed, telling NPR that the ceremony was officiated by comedian Adam Sandler. Payne added that there were neither bridesmaids nor groomsmen.
Instead, Swift's brother Austin served as Taylor's man of honor and Kelsey's brother Jason was the best man. Photos of the event have yet to be released, but the singer's publicist says the couple was dressed in Christian-Dior Otka Tour, designed by Creative Director Jonathan Anderson. Swift was bejeweled in Cardi A. Security around the multi-day event has been intense,
so it's unclear if the wedding was charming if a little ghost. But the night before the ceremony, the 20,000 person stadium where the associated press says the wedding took place was bathed in a lavender haze. Vanessa Romo and PR News. Serena Williams has withdrawn from the double's competition with her sister Venus at
Wimbledon because of a knee injury. The 44-year-old injured it during the first set of the singles match Tuesday against Maya joined, but was hoping to be able to play in the doubles with her sister. She says on Instagram that she is heartbroken to have to withdraw. The William Sisters were scheduled to play together today in a grand slam doubles match
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