Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Dave Madinglay.
President Trump is on his way to Turkey for this week's NATO summit.
“The meetings in Akira come as the U.S. and Iran are negotiating over the future of”
Tehran's nuclear program. The summit also follows the Pentagon's announcement that it's conducting a six-month review of U.S. forces in Europe.
President has been critical of some NATO allies.
We're not helping the U.S. and it's war with Iran. Specifically Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain for not allowing American forces to use their bases for attacks. French President Emmanuel Macron is said to be safe after explosions were reported in serious capital Damascus.
That's where Macron is meeting with the country's president. That's according to Macron's office. The blast occurred near the four seasons hotel in the capital. The death toll in Venezuela continues going up following last month's powerful earthquakes.
“They struck less than a minute apart, leaving widespread destruction.”
John Otis has more from Caracas. The quakes that struck on June 24th have left more than 3,500 people dead, according to the latest official figures. Around Caracas, posters taped to trees and lamp posts show photos of some of the thousands who are still missing.
Engines of families who lost their homes are staying in temporary shelters in parks and places. Some of the displaced, like Wilfredo Delgado, sneak back into their condemned buildings to fetch supplies and take showers despite government warnings. After returning safely from his eighth floor apartment, Delgado says government inspectors
overreacted by blocking it off. This building is still strong. He says it's still intact. For MPR News, I'm John Otis in Caracas. There are growing calls on Capitol Hill for main Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner
to drop out of the race. It follows a report in Politico as NPR's Sam Gringlass reports. In his statement, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand that Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chair called the allegations incredibly disturbing and say the DSCC will not invest in the main Senate race if Platner remains
on the ballot. That's after Politico reported the account of a woman who dated Platner. She alleges he entered her home uninvited and intoxicated and forced her to have sex despite her saying no. NPR has not independently verified the allegation.
Platner denies it categorically. It platner exits the race by July 13th means Democratic Party could select a replacement to face Republican Senator Susan Collins in a race that could determine control of the Senate, Sam Gringlass and PR News Washington. This is NPR News from Washington.
The U.S. has been knocked out of the men's World Cup soccer tournament. The Americans lost to Belgium last night in Seattle 4 to 1.
Belgium scored early in the match and pulled away in the second half for the win.
Nate Sanford with Member Station KNKX says one of the top players on the U.S. squad played in the game to spite having been issued a red card in the team's previous match. Drama around the game escalated over the weekend after FIFA reversed the suspension of Star USA player Florian Beligan. The decision came after President Trump called the FIFA President to personally intervene.
Team USA fans and Seattle said they had mixed feelings. Luke Kakao was watching the game outside of Bardown Town while wearing an American flag cake. Team USA hasn't made it to the World Cup quarterfinals since 2002. The Belgium team will now advance to play against Spain on Friday.
For NPR News, I'm Nate Sanford in Seattle. Gasoline prices in the U.S. continue declining. Triple A says regular is now averaging $3.79 a gallon. This is fallen nearly 6 cents in the last week and about 38 cents a gallon in the past month. Diesel has dropped to about $4.76 a gallon.
Wall Street is coming off a record high close for the Dow Jones and Dustrails.
The Dow added 155 points yesterday to finish above the 53,000 mark for the first time.
I'm Dave Maddingley and PR News in Washington.
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