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President Trump marked the nation's 250th birthday with his speech on the National
“Mall in Washington, DC last night, record breaking heat and severe thunderstorms forced”
a temporary evacuation. NPR's deepest shiver on reports, the event was zoomed with Trump using the address to praise American exceptionalism, patriotism, and military strength. Trump spoke for roughly 40 minutes on the National Mall where crowds had been evacuated hours before due to weather conditions.
Trump's remarks wove through American history as he welcomed veterans to the stage and praised the U.S. military. "We are made, the courage and the fire and the flesh and the blood of the best and the
bravest people this world has ever produced.
We are the bravest and the best." He also mentioned other significant people in history including David Crocket and the Wright brothers,
“and he brought the crew of the Artemis 2 mission on stage, saying that America has gone”
to the moon and would next go to Mars. Deepish Ivaram and PR News, Washington. "Hot dry weather continues to fuel dangerous wildfires across the west. In Colorado, a fire outside Pueblo has destroyed more than 150 structures. Steena Sieg of Colorado Public Radio Reports of Public Memorial will be held today in Grand
Junction for the three firefighters who were killed last weekend." Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson and Sidney Watson will be remembered in an outdoor public memorial, under skies still smoky from wildfires burning across the region. Governor Jared Polis has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff. The firefighters died near the Utah border after deploying their fire shelters.
While fighting what would eventually be known as the Snyder Fire,
“a blaze that crews have no almost completely contained.”
Several other large wildfires are burning within a few hours of where they died. For impaired news, I'm Steena Sieg, in Grand Junction, Colorado. "The conservative Catholic group that was excommunicated Thursday has responded to the Vatican's actions and PR's Jason DeRose reports the dispute stems from the consecration of bishops without official church approval."
The Society of St. Pius, the 10th, is a small, ultra-traditionalist group that rejects many of the reforms of Vatican II. Now, in response to the excommunication of its priests and lay adherents, the group's leader, Davida Poliarani, has sent an open letter to Pope Leo. It describes the actions of the Society as a "moral duty," the letter suggests that the group is not backing down, saying that what the Society "has done and will continue to do
is nothing other than an extraordinary initiative for the salvation of souls." It calls the excommunication unjust and invalid and says the Society is willing to suffer the sanctions for the good of the church. Jason DeRose, NPR News. This is NPR. The heat wave in Tennessee to into turfans from showing up from one of the spiciest foods in the nation. The hot chicken festival celebrated its 20th year Saturday in Nashville,
Tony Gonzalez with Member Station, WPLN, was there. Nashville Hot Chicken is a global phenomenon, and its birthplace celebrates on Independence Day, which former Mayor Bill Purcell has some fun with. "Here in Nashville, we have that one additional freedom. We have the freedom to eat hot chicken." "You do still have to earn it, in long lines in the sun amid a heated visor."
"Reast Blackiston had to be brave, taking his first ever bite."
"I can't go into my nose." "We'll take the path of shock-puffered. After decades eating hot chicken, he dials down the spice with a basket of meat. "This was to, I don't get the hot hot hot hot hot hot hot hot hot." "For NPR News, I'm Tony Gonzalez in Nashville."
Crowds on Coney Island here, as Joey Chestnut reclaimed his title at the annual Nathan's famous hot dog eating contest, downing 66 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes, Chestnut said extreme heat and humidity kept him from challenging his own road record of 76. Patrick Bertoletti finished second with 51 hot dogs on the women's side, Mickey Sudo, one heard 12th title after eating 38 and 3/4 hot dogs.
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