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Funeral ceremonies and precessions for the late Iranian Supreme Leader are underway in Tehran
today.
“He was killed in U.S. Israeli air strikes in February, and P.R.'s Hadil al-Shalty reports”
the funeral comes during a fragile ceasefire between the U.S. Israel and Iran." A huge crowd of people chanted death to America as they gathered at a prayer complex in Tehran, where they visited the caskets of Ayatullah Ali-Haman-Ai, and four of those killed from his family. People held up signs that red hashtag killed Trump, others waved flags, red ones that symbolized
revenge, and many yellow ones that represented the Iranian-backed Lebanese militia, Hezbollah. The group has been fighting with Israel since the beginning of the war. While there was no sign of the current Iranian leader, Haman-Ai's son, Mustafa Haman-Ai, the Iranian president and the Iranian speaker of parliament were seen praying near the coffins.
Haman-Ai will be buried in his birthplace of Mishhad next Thursday.
Hadil al-Shalty and P.R. News, Istanbul. President Trump kicked off the nation's 250th birthday celebration with the speech at Mount
“Rushmore last night, and P.R. Zalina Moore reports Trump called on Americans to embrace”
the country's founding ideals. In his speech, Trump focused on both American exceptionalism and the midterms. He alluded to a string of recent primary wins by progressive and democratic socialist candidates running for Congress. Arguing, quote-unquote, "Communism jeopardizes his vision for America."
"Communism is a mortal threat to American liberty. It is the greatest threat to our country, including World War I, World War II, Pearl Harbor, or even 9/11." Trump's speech kicks off a weekend of July 4th celebrations, and the president is expected to deliver a speech tonight on the national mall, Elena Moore and P.R. News.
Hot dry weather and strong winds are driving wildfires across the western U.S., and Southeastern Colorado, the Aspen acres fire, has burned more than 85,000 acres and a 0% contained.
“And a Lewis from Member Station, KRCC reports.”
The fire started early Monday morning. Since then, thousands of people have evacuated from small rural communities in the forested mountains west of the city of Pueblo. Sid Heptick only had about an hour to pack up and leave. "A fire if I had came in, to the place that said you got to go, got to go, and we could see the fire coming."
Heptick believes his home is totally destroyed, but he says his family has already decided they'll rebuild on the property they've owned for more than 50 years. Fire officials say some rain is in the forecast, but it'll be weeks before the drop conditions will change. For NPR News, I'm Sean Allewis and Pueblo.
This is NPR. NATO leaders are preparing together in Ankara next week. The summit is expected to focus on the Alliance's future with President Trump likely to again press allies to shoulder more of the defense burden. Leaders will reaffirm their commitment to NATO's collective defense pledge, higher-defense
spending targets, expanding military production, and strengthening the Alliance's ability to deter Russia are also on the agenda, the summit gets underway on Tuesday. Britain's health service has launched a counteroffensive to the flood of online misinformation aimed at young people. It started its own TikTok channel.
Vicky Barker reports from London. "The best advice anyone ever gave me was two words. You can't. And you know what my response was? Two words.
Watch me." The images that follow these white-on-black letters show not some super sporting feat, but water flowing into a drinking glass spraying out of a garden hose into a child's face. During home, the NHS warning to stay hydrated in the current heat wave. Other TikTok videos urge young men to check their testicles worn about the dangers
of tannigbeds explained which blotches and splotches on your skin could be cancerous. The NHS taking its evidence-based advice into the influencer's own territory social media platforms. For NPR News, I'm Vicky Barker in London. I'm Windsor-Johnston NPR News in Washington.
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