"Ly, from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh.
Former presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders, one of the longest-serving independent
“politicians in Congress, is now urging Maine's Senate Democratic nominee Graham Planner”
to drop out of the race for the Senate following an explosive sexual assault allegation. Here's NPR's Barbara Sprint. "Planner denies the allegation, but said in a video statement, he's taking time to reflect on the best path forward. That reflection comes with a ticking clock.
The deadline for a nominee to withdraw is July 13th. If Planner decides to suspend his campaign, the Maine Democratic Party will administer a process to select a new nominee by July 27th. If he doesn't suspend his campaign by the 13th, there's no option to select a new nominee. The Maine Democratic Party is pushing for Planner to exit as soon as possible in order
to begin the new nominating process, which they've said they want to be open, transparent and inclusive.
Barbara Sprint and Pair News, Washington."
The NATO summit is underway, and its host Turkey could play a more vital role in the military alliance this year. And a joint news conference with President-Reggip Taipei, or to one, President Trump expressed disappointment with a number of NATO allies such as France, Italy, and Germany who've resisted providing the U.S. full support in its war with Iran.
Today, Trump cited a closer alliance with Turkey, which could lead to the resumption of sales of F-35 fighter jets. "The decision we're going to make, we have a very good relationship. I would think that many people, like I can tell you, many people, including the people
“sitting right here, things, you know, why wouldn't we do that?”
We have a better relationship with Turkey and Turkey's been in many ways, much more loyal than other countries that we think would be loyal." But Israel strongly opposes the sale of fighter jets of Turkey and interview with CNN, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that would quote "destroy the power balance in the Middle East."
While still trying to negotiate a piece deal with Iran, the Trump administration's attempting to do the same with the Russia Ukraine war. Now in its fifth year, Trump's expected to be tomorrow with the leader of Ukraine, as it means locked in battles with Russia, your Zenpirs, Charles Mains. Moscow mayor Sergei Sabyanin said more than 400 drones were tracked on route to the capital
with air defenses destroying most before they reached the city. While Sabyanin reported no injuries or damage in Moscow, Ukraine successfully targeted an oil facility in the Kalushka region to the south, as well as gas and electrical terminals in Belgrade closer to the Ukrainian border.
“Those attacks came just a day after Ukraine struck Russia's largest oil refinery in Olmsk”
Siberia. Some 1700 miles from the front line. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is vowed to continue attacks on the Russian interior and occupied territories and effort to bring the war home to Russians, and he says forced the Kremlin into ending the war.
Charles Mains and Pyrenees Moscow. It's NPR. The International Olympic Committee is lifting the Russian Olympic committees three-year-old suspension. It says the ROC's membership, no longer has regional support groups in territories falling
under the jurisdiction of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. The IOC says it continues to stand in solidarity with Ukraine's Olympic Committee. Community. That is. A French court's clearing the way for far-right leader Marine Le Pen to possibly run
for President next year provided she wear an electronic bracelet. Le Pen serving a three-year prison sentence for imbezzlement with two years suspended. The heat wave that hit the eastern U.S. last week caused some streets and highways to expand and buckle under the extreme temperatures, and Pyrenees got an even report's experts saying making roadways more resilient for a hotter future due to climate change could
prove costly. One of the most dramatic heat-related road failures occurred along I-97 south of Baltimore. The damage to the concrete pavement snarled traffic over the holiday weekend. Charles Miron is president of the Minnesota-based non-profit strong towns that advocates for more resilient urban areas.
He says engineers designed for a certain range of temperatures. But it's not uncommon for an extreme event to show you where your weak spots are. Miron says it's a balancing act for governments. They can accept the cost of repairs during extreme events or pay more for materials and construction techniques that make roads more resistant to weather fluctuations.
Scott Newman and PR News, Washington. I'm Lakshmi Singh and PR News in Washington.
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