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who fatally shot a Colombian man during a vehicle stop in Maine on Monday says he is a
“history of violence and domestic abuse. NPR is Vanessa Romo spoke with David Brulette's ex-wife.”
"Ashley Brulette's has her husband David told her he was the officer who fatally shot Juan Sebastian Dudon Guerrero. She says he called her asking new vouch for his character." I said, "Why did you do it? Did you do it?" And he said, "Yes, it was me. Yes, I was involved." But it was justified. She told him she wouldn't lie for him. Not after suffering abuse at his hands, she says.
He hit me, choked me, and there was an incident where we had been fighting, and I walked away, and I got in the shower, and he comes in with a gun and points it at me, and tells me that he's going to blow my brain to all over the bathtub." NPR reached out to David Brulette, but he did not return those calls. DHS is not confirming or denying the identity of the shooter, but in a statement says the officer involved has, quote, "neurily
“a decade of federal law enforcement experience." Vanessa Romo and PR news.”
Rain is easing in Texas, Hill Country, where more than two feet of precipitation fell this week in some areas, but whether forecasters are warning that rivers could still crest this weekend. Governor Greg Abbott says local rivers will be fast-moving and dangerous. Winter rain is not falling, because of the flow of water downstream, residents and leaders need to understand the rivers will still rise, and still pose life threatening danger."
Abbott declared a major disaster in several Texas counties, at least two people have died. The governor says rescue efforts are continuing, and the cleanup has started.
U.S. strikes targeting an Iranian-controlled tower for the third time, according to Iranian
State Media, the U.S. and Iran have traded fire for almost a week, and PR's Hedil Shalci reports. Iranian state media said the maritime control tower at Shaheed Kallantari port in Chobahore
“was targeted for the third time in an attack by U.S. fighter aircraft.”
It said that the tower was completely destroyed, while the equipment and operational infrastructure was not. The U.S. said it targeted six bridges in a southern Iranian province along the state of Hormuz and electrical installations. Iran responded with its own strikes targeting U.S. bases in the Gulf and Jordan. Kuwaiti official said an Iranian strike hit a power and desalination plant, causing a fire that was quickly contained. Kuwait depends on desalination
for its drinking water. Hedil al-Shalci and PR news is stable. Oil prices hit their highest level in a month today as hostilities between the U.S. and Iran have ramped up affecting shipping traffic in the state of Hormuz. The price of Brent crude climb more than 4.5% to settle above $88 a barrel, stocks fell today and Wall Street posted a weekly decline. This is NPR news in Washington. The world cup is debuting a new feature at its final game Sunday. There will be a half-time show
featuring superstar artists from six continents including BTS, Madonna, and Shakira, and PR's Anastasia Silchis has more. The half-time show is meant to have very wide appeal. It will also feature Justin Bieber, Bernaboy, Gustavo Duda Mal and Coldplay. This show will also include a handful of social media viral stars including the Ugandan dance group, Ghetto Kids, and a school group from Staten Island, the PS-22 chorus. FIFA seems to be taking a valuable page out
of the NFL's playbook, whether or not you care about the game, you may be tempted to check out the half-time show. FIFA's expecting huge viewership numbers worldwide for the Spain versus Argentina
game, saying World Cup content has already logged well over 20 billion video views globally.
Anastasia Silchis and PR News, New York. Major League Baseball is restricting how iPads are used in the dugout to prevent coaches from using AI's help in making game-time decisions. The League issue iPads are still allowed, but there's now a strict list of what data and apps are permitted and which ones are not. The first Irish woman to win an Academy Award for Acting has died. Brenda Fricker was 81 years old. She won best supporting actress for her role
in the 1989 biographical film, My Left Foot, in which she portrayed the determined mother of Christi Brown in Irish writer and painter born with cerebral palsy. She also appeared in home along too as a woman who lived among pigeons in Central Park. This is NPR News. The last time Antonio May's senior heard from his son, it was in a note, the 16-year-old left in the family's garage. He told me he was going to make me cry. Antonio Junior left home
to join a protest in Seattle. A week later, he was shot and killed there. I need some a breath made, just as for my son. Listen to we keep us safe on the embedded podcast
