Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Roman.
On this 4th of July, Washington D.C. officials are closely watching the weather.
“People on the National Mall are being told to evacuate because of the possibility of thunderstorms”
before tonight's big fireworks demonstration. NPR's Jeff Brumfield reports "Temperchiers topped 100 degrees as fighter jets flew over the National Mall." She was the precious Medley. She was visiting from England. "I'm not used to this sort of heat. We're coming from the UK."
Medley has been visiting the US for decades. She doesn't begrudge Americans at all for that little war they fought with her country way back when. "No, you'd be the right decision in 1776, but you'd be me." Many others told NPR they were excited to be there, witnessing America's 250th birthday, Jeff Brumfield and PR News.
In terms of our lethal injection methods, our mounting in Tennessee where state corrections officials fail to execute a man in May.
“Tony Gonzalez, with Member Station, WPLN reports high-ranking Republicans in the state”
want an independent investigation. Medical contractors couldn't establish an IV into the arms or chest of Tony Carruthers. After about an hour, Governor Billy called off the execution on May 20. The man's death row attorneys had been warning about inadequate training. Now a group of state senators, all Republicans who say they support the death penalty, have written to the governor
seeking an independent review. They say the Department of Corrections showed it wasn't competent. They want to know the credentials of those involved and whether training is sufficient. Tennessee paused executions for about three years after finding the prior protocol had
never been fully followed. The rules were then revised, but continued to draw scrutiny.
For NPR News, I'm Tony Gonzalez and Nashville. As the Eastern US melt with high temperatures in humidity, parts of Europe are also sweltering with another heat wave barely a week after the record breaking temperatures in several countries. Allison Roberts reports.
“The last heat wave caused thousands of excess deaths in France alone, and this one is expected”
to last longer. Temperatures are forecast to climb all the way to southern England. In Portugal, more than a thousand firefighters are battling a blaze that started Thursday injuring at least seven people. The government has activated the European Civil Protection mechanism sourcing four extra water bombing planes and a military emergency's team from Spain. It's declared a state of alert through Monday, raising readiness and banning public access to forests
and the use of machinery in them. Or most all of mainland Portugal is now at maximum or very high fire risk. For NPR News, I'm Allison Roberts in Lisbon. A federal judge in New York today rejected a request from President Trump's lawyers to delay
payment to writer E. Jean Carroll after she won a $5.8 million civil judgment against him.
This is NPR. Once after his death in Iran, Iran Saturday began several days of funeral services for its late Supreme Leader, the Iotola Ali Kamani, who was killed in the first hours of the U.S. Israeli war against Iran. This one, his compound was struck. Three people died seven others were rescued when storms blew through southern Wisconsin Friday, causing a boat
to capsize on Lake Geneva. The lake is a popular tourist destination for people in the Chicago and Milwaukee area. American seeking a break from inflation on the 4th of July might want to steer clear of the beef counter. NPR's Scott Horsley reports, "Porker Chicken could be more affordable." While beef prices have jumped by double digits over the last year, pork prices have risen only slightly. And chicken prices are actually down, thanks
in part, to cheaper feed. Food economists Robin Wenzel of Wells Fargo notes that after a price spike last year, eggs are also a relative bargain this summer. That's because a mild season of bird flu allowed egg farmers to rebuild their flocks of laying hands. It's the year to serve devil eggs, so go for it and go ahead and add it to your potato
salad too.
Grocery prices in general are up about 2.7 percent from a year ago. That's a smaller annual
increase than we've seen in the cost of living overall. Scott Horsley, MPR News, Washington. Stock traders Monday will have another option when it comes to a place to put their money. The Dallas-based Texas Stock Exchange officially opens. They're trying to be a competitor to the NYSE and the NASDAQ officials hope that this will solidify the Dallas area as a national financial hub. It's NPR News from Washington.
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