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The head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard praised the country's late Supreme
“Leader as a martyr today and called for revenge.”
The commander is rarely seen in public, but as NPR's Hadil al-Shalty reports, he made an exception to attend his funeral. Brigadier General Ahmad Wahidi said the death of Ayatullah Ali-Hamene was the beginning of a quote new chapter of honor and perseverance in Iran. In his statement, he called Hamanay, who was killed at the start of the US Israeli war
against Iran. A martyr. While the Hidi occasionally issues public statements, his attendance at Hamanay's funeral was the first public appearance since the start of the war. Hidi publicly performed funeral prayers with three of Hamanay's sons, Hamanay's fourth
son and current Iranian leader was not seen during the week-long funeral procession.
Hadil al-Shalty and PR News is done. The US education department is trying to reassure disability advocates about plans to move the agency's special education offices elsewhere in the federal government.
“NPR's Genaki Metha reports on what officials said during a private phone call.”
For months, the disability community has been on edge about the special education office moving to the Department of Health and Human Services. According to a recording of the call obtained by NPR, Kelly Rogers, who oversees that office, that the staff with expertise in special education will move to HHS, but that she would continue to oversee them from her purge at the education department.
She promised that federal funds and oversight of special education laws would not be disrupted by the changes. Several advocates told NPR they left the call more concerned about how this move would improve the lives of students and educators. They worried the changes will make it more confusing for her student state leaders and
families to know where to turn if the rights of students with disabilities are not being met in schools. Genaki Metha and Pernus. A federal panel has advanced President Trump's proposed 250-foot arch to the next stage of review.
“NPR's Rachel Treesman reports that it's also gearing up for a debate over its height.”
The National Capital Planning Commission approved the arches preliminary site and building plans after hearing more than two hours of public pushback on Thursday. It wants the Department of the Interior to come back in September with more details about things like pedestrian access and lighting plans. The Commission Chair, a Trump appointee, says that's when it will consider whether D.C.'s
height limits apply to the arch. The administration is arguing that federal projects should be exempt, which contradicts decades of precedent. The Commission's lawyer says changing that could reshape the city. Rachel Treesman and PR News.
Gas prices in the U.S. have risen nearly four more cents overnight, bringing the national average to about $3.88 a gallon. This is NPR News. Eight men have been indicted on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges in connection with an alleged plot to attack a UFC event at the White House last month.
Prosecutors say the group's stockpile guns, explosive drones, and body armor ahead of the event, while enforcement learned of the threat four days before the fight. Trees across Asia and Africa are speeding up their shift to solar power, batteries, and electric vehicles as the war in Iran keeps oil prices volatile. NPR's Julia Simon reports the conflict is adding a new urgency to move away from fossil fuels.
For these countries, it's a deliberate strategy to decrease their dependence on precarious natural gas and oil markets. Most of the EVs solar and batteries come from China.
The Philippines imported more than $470 million in Chinese solar panels from February
to May. That's a 139% increase from a year ago. As for EVs, China exported more than $2 million electric passenger vehicles between January and May. A recent analysis note from Consultant CCA Energy Rights, if China's car industry, were handing
out a salesman of the year award for 2026, President Trump would be a leading contender. Julia Simon and Pierre News, the house is expected to vote next week on a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent. The Sunshine Protection Act cleared a house committee in May on a 48-1 vote and would allow states to opt out.
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