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Iranian state media report that the Iranian military worked to secure the skies over the
“city where the supreme leader was to be buried today in Mashad.”
Ayatullah Ali Hamanate was killed on the first day of the U.S. Israel war with Iran.
His funeral began last weekend. In while the U.S. and Iran traded strikes for a second day, Iranian officials say at least 14 people were killed in Piersadil, Al-Shalchi, has more. Iran's semi-efficient media agency, TestNem, said that army fighter jets are flying overhead to protect the skies of Mashad.
That's the birthplace of Ayatullah Ali Hamanate and where he will be buried. His funeral began in Tehran almost a week ago and spent five cities including holy sites in Iraq. On Wednesday, U.S. sent com said it struck Iranian radars and a naval installation in retaliation for Iranian strikes on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by targeting U.S. military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, and the Jordanian
Armed Forces said it intercepted missiles launched from Iran towards Jordanian territory. At the NATO summit this week, President Trump declared the ceasefire over, but did not rule out talks to end the war. Hadil Al-Shalchi and PR news, Istanbul.
“Democrats are searching for a new Senate nominee in Maine, one of their best shots at flipping”
a seat and winning back the U.S. Senate in the midterm elections. In a video, Graham Platner dropped out after a woman accused him of rape, which he denies. "We're not doing it because of the allegations, we're doing it because of the structures that are being taken away from us by those in power." Meanwhile, Trump predicts Democratic leaders will have a hard time replacing Platner.
Florida's Palm Beach International Airport has been renamed for President Trump, then PR's Rachel Treesman Report.
Trump is the first president to have an airport named after him while in office.
He's also the first to file trademark applications for the name, and that's raised questions about whether he could profit from it. The Trump organization says it will not make any money from merchandise sold at the airport, but experts like trademark lawyer Josh Garbin see a possible loophole. Trump or could take these trademarks and license them to third parties to use as well.
“This could be other merchandise that sold off of airport premises.”
In airports, folks person told NPR it does not currently have plans to sell brand in merchandise, or no of other vendors who do. Rachel Treesman and PR News. In a few weeks, Britain gets its seventh prime minister in 10 years likely to be former Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, here's in Pierce Fathmal, Kassal.
The popular former mayor of Manchester, nicknamed The King of the North, confounded his submitted his nomination to leave the UK's governing Labour Party and become the next prime minister, writing on social media that it's all starting to feel very real. Then him now looks all but set to reside in 10 doubting streets in less than two weeks, replacing Kirstama, who resigned last month, amid historically low poll ratings, Fathmal,
the SAB and Piani's. This is NPR. Former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hurn is pleading not guilty to damaging the Lincoln Memorial reflecting poll. Federal prosecutors accuse him of causing more than $1,000 in damage to the structure.
We're peeling paint and algae was seen in the water shortly after it underwent $14 million
in upgrades. Whoever outside DCs appear to court this morning, Hurn's attorneys maintain their client to not fantasize the poll and that the administration is using him, they say, as a scapegoat for quote, their own failures. The quarter-finals phase of the FIFA World Cup kicks off today at 4 p.m. Eastern.
Under Steve Futterman is counting down to the World Cup final in 10 days. There are eight teams left by the end of Senator Day, it will be down to four. The first of the quarter-finals takes place today, the favorite France led by Killian and Bappe takes on Morocco. This is a rematch from four years ago in Qatar.
The two faced off in a semi-final match, France was victorious to denuffin. Tomorrow the scene shifts here to Los Angeles, Spain will play Belgium. And Saturday will be the final two quarter-finals defending champion Argentina takes on Switzerland while England plays Norway. Then it's on to the semi-finals next Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Grand Finale takes place a week from Sunday at the middle lands in New Jersey. Argentina is still hoping to become only the third nation to win back-to-back World Cup. For MPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Los Angeles. Of all the protests in the summer of 2020, one took a unique turn. This is the story of how violence came to occupy an anti-violence occupation in Seattle.
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