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President Trump is calling Iranian leaders "skum," just weeks after praising them as smart
and rational people. And Pierce Franco, Ordonia's reports on the diplomatic whip-lash that's come to define Trump's approach to global affairs." Three weeks ago, President Trump described the Iranians as brave people who wanted to change the direction of their country for the better.
“"We're dealing with people that I think are very rational people. I mean, we're”
nice to deal with. They're strong people, smart people." But he delivered a much different characterization yesterday at the night of summit in Turkey. "I don't want to deal with them anymore. There's scum. There's scum. There's sick people. They're led by sick people." It's part of a pattern with the President who often swings between praise and threats in an effort to almost will this war to an end. But you can also hear Trump struggling with
that balance, insisting to report us later that the war will not start again. Franco, Ordonia's NPR News. In airports, and South Florida has been renamed for President Trump, and his Empire's Rachel Treesman reports, "travelers will see the changes in the coming months." The airport closest to Trump's Mara Lago home used to be called Palm Beach International Airport.
“But as a Thursday, a state law passed months ago along party lines changed it to Donald”
J. Trump International Airport. The federal aviation administration now recognizes the airport as DJT instead of PBI. But the new initials won't be used for booking flights and checking bags until that code changes in mid-August. Airport officials say the renaming is a branding
change only. They estimate it will cost about five and a half million dollars,
half of which is covered in next year's state budget. Rachel Treesman and PR News. The EPA is proposing changes to pollution rules for heavy duty vehicles that would make them easier to comply with. That could save thousands of dollars per vehicle for companies buying semis and buses, according to EPA estimates, while increasing the small creating pollution from those vehicles by 11% by mid-century. And PR's Camila Dominozki has more.
The EPA wants to delay some rules designed to make sure that emissions fighting technology
“works across the life of a vehicle, not just when it's new. It would also allow manufacturers”
to postpone compliance if they pay a fine and eliminate a requirement that engines reduce power if their emissions systems aren't working, which vehicle operators have called disruptive. The proposed changes are now open for public comment. The trucking industry had asked for the rules to be changed, saying they imposed significant burdens. Environmental groups have denounced the changes as damaging to human health. Camila Dominozki and PR News.
While street hire by the closing bell, the dial-up 139 points the Nasdaq up 336 that's up 1.3%. This is NPR News. In Colorado, Victor Marks, a political outsider with a large social media following as one of the Republican primary for governor, according to an AP race call. The call came after a close vote count from the June 30th, primary. The Marine Corps veteran will face Democrat Phil Wiser. The state leans Democratic with Democratic governor since 2007,
current governor Jared Polis is termed limited. Marks has drawn interest from Maga voters. He calls himself a high-risk humanitarian and he claims to have saved hostages and helped thousands overseas. His opponents accuse him of lying about his background. The K-Pop boy band, a tease hits number one on this week's Billboard's albums chart and adds to an oppressive four-year run. And Pierre Steven Thompson has more.
A tease is one of K-Pop's kings of quantity. In just four years, the boy band has landed nine of its records inside the Billboard Top 10. The latest golden hour part five, they abuse it number one this week knocking Olivia Rodrigo out of the top spot. Like many K-Pop acts, a tease has piled up chart successes thanks to good old fashion album sales. Without massive streaming or substantial radio airplane, the group leveraged its devoted fanbase
to sell more than 200,000 copies of golden hour part five in its first week. Steven Thompson
and Pierre News. And I'm Jeanine Herbst and you're listening to NPR News from Washington. Of all the protests in the summer of 2020, for a moment there, it was Utopia. One took a unique turn. "Somebody over there saying it's an audience again?" This is the story of how violence came to occupy an anti-violence occupation in Seattle. Listen to we keep us safe, a new true crime series on the embedded podcast from NPR.
