Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright, Russia carried out over...
on Ukraine's capital of Kiev, killing 11 people.
“The strikes came as Ukraine hit back with another wave of drone attacks and PR's Charles”
Maine's reports from Moscow. Russia's Defense Ministry said it carried out precision missile strikes on military and energy facilities in and around the Ukrainian capital, yet several clearly struck apartment buildings trapping residents in the rubble. Meanwhile, Ukraine launched some 500 drones into Russian its occupied territories, damaging
two ports in the Baltic Sea and causing a power blackout across the entirety of the next Crimean Peninsula. The continued fighting comes ahead of this week's NATO summit in Turkey, where President Trump will meet with Ukraine's leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, over the weekend, Trump spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which Trump offered to renew efforts to end
the war, now in its fifth year. Donald's mains in Pyrenees, Moscow President Trump focused much of his fourth of July speech on the National Mall on Communism, and PR's mirror-licent reports. Communists is Donald Trump's latest epithet for Democrats, and he's been using it lately
“as he searches for an advantage for Republicans in the midterm elections.”
"Our worries did not fight Communism on battlefields across the world, only to have that medicine, rear its ugly head, right back here in America." Trump is referring to a handful of members of the Democratic Socialists of America, who just won some Democratic primaries. In safe blue districts like in New York City, those wins may not matter, since a Democrat
was expected to win their anyway. But many Democrats are worried that in swing states and districts, they could be nominating candidates that are too far left to win a general election. Our Eliason NPR News The U.S. Men's soccer star, Falor and Balagant, will be allowed to play in tonight's World Cup match against Belgium.
FIFA lifted a one-game suspension that had been imposed after the American stepped on the ankle of an opposing player. Steve Futterman reports.
The U.S. team was never happy about the suspension, but had essentially accepted the fact
that Balagant was not going to play.
“This sudden change is short to give the Americans an emotional boost.”
U.S. fans and Seattle were surprised, Mac Curry traveled here from Michigan. "I mean, it's interesting, I never thought that would happen, seems a little weird." "I just didn't think FIFA was going to overturn something like that." "Bri and Penn from Chicago is elated." "It's fantastic, change is the game, Balagant needs to be scared."
"And any questions about why FIFA did this?" "Don't know, don't care, it's just happy." The Belgium officials say they are astonished by the decision. For MPR News, I'm Steve Futterman at the World Cup in Seattle. President Trump spoke to FIFA's president about the suspension leading up to yesterday's
announcement. This is MPR News. The window is closing to register to vote in this year's primary elections in some places. MPR's Hansi Lewang runs down the list of deadlines coming up. Volosal voters in Tennessee who want to cast ballots in the state's August 6th primary
haven't told Tuesday to register. Then Wednesday is Missouri's sign-up deadline for its primary on August 4th. Guam is holding a primary on August 1st, and the territory to deadline for registering online is Friday July 10th, though there's an extra week to sign up in person. If you've already registered to vote, you may want to go to your election officials' website
and check your registration status before your state or territory's deadline. Each official's may remove your name from their list of registered voters, especially if you recently moved, change your name or haven't voted in a while. And if you're planning to mail your application, election officials recommend sending it at least a week before the deadline.
On Zee Lewang and Pernus. People in Guam and the surrounding northern Mariana Islands are assessing the damage from super typhoon Bobby, the eye of the category 5 storm, passed over the island of Rota with 180 mile per hour winds, and brought 35 foot surf and flash floods. On Guam more than 1,000 people stayed in emergency shelters.
The super typhoon knocked out power across much of the U.S. territory. The Mariana's other populated islands, Saipan and Tinian were still without electricity from the last super typhoon to hit the islands a few months ago. In the World Cup, England defeated Mexico 3 to 2 last night in Mexico City. His ends Mexico's World Cup run.
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