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President Trump is threatening more strikes on Iran, this in response to what he says
or threats to assassinate him.
“But as NPR's Emily Fang reports both Iran and the U.S. say they're open to resuming”
peace talks." Trump wrote on truth social that, quote, "One thousand missiles are locked and loaded and aimed at Iran should Iran try to act on what he says are threats to assassinate him and quote many corners of the globe. But in a separate earlier post, the President also wrote that the U.S. had agreed
to resume talks with Iran. This week the U.S. launch strikes on dozens of sites across Iran after accusing Tehran of attacking ships in the street of Ramos. The U.S. has been pushing Iran to declare the straight open. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson blamed the U.S. for the recent escalation, saying
it was the U.S. who violated a ceasefire first and that breaching commitments was an American
quote, "habit," Emily Fang and Pyreneus. The largest housing bill in decades became law overnight without President Trump's signature as NPR's Stephen Bishaha reports the law is meant to encourage more home building throughout the U.S.
“This law is packed with more than 40 different provisions, and at the heart of it is the idea”
of boosting the number of houses in the U.S. to decrease the cost of by a home. The law encourages home building in part by loosening federal regulations, and offering financial carrots to communities that build more homes. It also bans large investors from buying up more than 350 homes, a policy pushed by President Trump.
Trump refused to sign the law to protest lawmakers not passing his voter idea election overhaul bill, the Save America Act. He did not veto the housing bill, and it automatically became law attendees after he received the bill from Congress and did not take any action. Stephen Bishaha and Pyreneus.
The Trump administration is making a shift in how the endangered species act will be implemented and enforced by rescinding what it calls an outdated definition of the word harm, and PR's already Daniel's reports. For decades, federal agencies have defined harm broadly to encompass the alteration or degradation
“of habitats, actions that might interfere with an organism's feeding or reproduction.”
But the Department of Interior has just narrowed its interpretation of the word, saying that harm refers only to the direct injury or killing of a member of an endangered species. Secretary Doug Bergum says, quote, "This action restores common sense, respects private property, provides much needed certainty for landowners, and follows the statute Congress actually passed."
But environmental groups worry the move could destroy wild places that endangered species depend on, undermining the protections that have helped sustain them. Our Indian y'all and PR news. "Over night, Russian military attacks in Kiev injured 11, you're listening to NPR news." Work crews are once again draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington.
This in an attempt to make repairs when algae began growing after a Trump-hired contractor made renovations before the July 4th, holiday. President Trump says the work is needed because of vandalism, but critics say it's because of shotty work. Spain has advanced to the World Cup semi-finals with a two-to-one win over Belgium.
Steve Futterman reports from Los Angeles. Spanish fans here in LA were ecstatic. The match wasn't decided until the final minutes. Spain, the favorite, jumped out to a one-nothing lead at the 30-minute mark. But just 11 minutes later, Belgium tited at one-one.
It was the first goal given up by Spain in the entire World Cup.
It stayed that way until the 88th minute. That's when McKell, Marino, kicked the rebound shot into the net for the win. David Lafadou traveled here from Barcelona. "We see that Spain has the best team in Europe in the world. We are going to be the winner."
That may be easier said than done next up for Spain, a semi-final match against the top performing team in the World Cup, France. For MPR News, I'm Steve Futterman at the World Cup in Los Angeles. A 61-year-old passenger on a Ryan Air Greece to Germany flight suffered serious injuries on Friday.
When he was partially sucked out of the plane after a window broke after takeoff, the man sustained neck and shoulder injuries as well as a friction burn. Passengers say they heard a large bang, oxygen mass dropped and the plane began losing altitude. This is NPR News.
For three weeks in 2020, part of my Seattle neighborhood was taken over by a protest occupation. "We were here to protest police brutality." But it ended in tragedy. "The whole space felt darker and angrier."
Join me as I investigate the unsolved killing of 16-year-old Antonio Maze Jr. Listen to We Keep Us Safe on the Embedded Podcast from NPR.
