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latest social media post followed calls for his death after the funeral of Iran's former
“Supreme Leader. On social media, Trump said the U.S. will respond if Iran tries to carry”
out those threats. Earlier, Friday, Trump said he's agreed to resume talks with Iran, but he says the ceasefire is over. And P.S. Francoord don't use reports." President Trump says Iran's leaders reached out to his team, asking to continue talks, and that they've agreed to do so. But he says in a true social post that the U.S. has stated to them, quote, "in no uncertain terms that the ceasefire is over." The U.S. and Iran have been
trading significant strikes over the last few days, raising concerns about whether the two sides would be able to reach a final deal to end the war. Trump, who just returned to Washington
from the NATO summit in Turkey, warned that more strikes were coming in retribution for Iranian
strikes on ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. But he also insisted that the U.S. would not be returning to full-scale warfare with Iran. Francoord don't use, and P.S. the White House.
“Graham Platner formally withdrew from the U.S. Senate race in Maine on Friday.”
In the United States, Democratic Party must hurry to replace him. Democratic Chair Charlie Dingman says there will be a nominating convention on July 25th, where 600-1 delegates will vote on a new nominee. The convention will be fair, representative, and is transparent as possible, as we all come together in service of our ultimate goal. Defeating Susan Collins and winning this Senate seat. Platner had faced pressure to drop out after
a former girlfriend accused him of raping her a number of years ago. Meta says it's removed a new feature allowing users to turn anyone's public photo into an artificial intelligence image. His empire's Bobby Allen reports, "The move follows widespread backlash over privacy and copyright concerns." Meta's AI future amuse image automatically opted in users, meaning anyone with a public Instagram profile could have their photos turned into AI without their consent.
“That sparked Swift blowback from many users, privacy advocates, and Hollywood,”
which criticized the AI image maker as a threat to copyright and a person's likeness. One user wrote on x quote, "Think about what that means. Your kids, your precious moments, your face, Meta feels entitled to it, and is betting you won't dig three menus deep to say no." In a statement Meta said they heard the feedback that the feature missed the mark, saying it's intent, was to provide a useful creative tool on Instagram. Bobby Allen and P.R. News.
A fast-moving fire is prompted evacuations in a remote area of Los Angeles County. The brush fire began Friday and is already burned more than 2200 acres. Temperatures in the area reached almost 100 degrees on Friday, and the landscape is very dry. Wildfires are also burning in a number of other western states and much of the country, as facing another heat wave this weekend. This is NPR News.
Officials in Missouri say heavy rains and widespread flooding across that state likely contributed to the collapse of a building at a campground south of St. Louis on Friday. Emergency crews rescued about 20 people after the building collapsed. They'd been standing on the top of the building when it came down. The Reynolds County Sheriff's Office says crews conducted more than 90 water rescues of
campers and people stranded in cars. Spain has joined France by winning its quarter final match and is advanced to the final four in World Cup competition. Steve Futterman has our reports. Spain, which was one of the pre-World Cup favorites, is on its way to the semi-finals after a two-one win over Belgium. Spain jumped out to a one-nothing lead in the 30th minute.
Then 11 minutes later, Belgium scored. It was the first goal allowed by Spain in this entire
World Cup. It looked like the match would go into extra time, but in the 88th minute on a rebound shot, the Kail Marino put the ball in the net for Spain, Spain beats Belgium, next for the Spanish team, semi-final matchup, next Tuesday in Dallas against France. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman at the World Cup in Los Angeles. Take its four-the-world cup final, the New Jersey, late this month, and now on sale,
regular seats are listed for as much as 34,970 dollars. Well, hospitality seats are as high as 34,500 dollars. FIFA is also trying to sell pieces of turf from the World Cup final field. They're listed for $450 each, although it's not clear just how big those pieces are. They'll only be shipped to Europe, the UK, and the US. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
