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U.S. military says it launched new air strikes against Iran tonight to swiftly punish
“the revolutionary guard over deadly attacks on U.S. troops that left too dead and other”
missing and wounded at least four at an air base in Jordan. And to lessen Tehran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the straight of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Iran Supreme Leader called on Iranians to be steadfast as the war between Iran and the U.S. escalates and appears Emily Feng has more. Iran's elusive new Supreme Leader, Mujtava Hamanai, has not been seen since his father
was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes. So you're about to hear a newscaster reading aloud a statement today that's attributed to him. "Follow a modulator in the statement Hamanai blames the restart of war on the U.S. and then also says that Iran, quote, "has unforgettable lessons in store for the U.S."
And here's Emily Feng, reporting. "For as a Trump social media company is planning to sell faster access to the President's posts." And here's Bobby Allen reports, "The surface is being offered to banks and Wall Street trading firms."
The company that runs Trump's true social platform is offering to give customers faster
“access to the President's often long and rambling social media posts.”
At times, Trump makes major announcements about policy or foreign affairs from his true social account whether about tariffs or the war in Iran. Those posts can move financial markets. And now for a fee reportedly up to $100,000, customers can access these updates faster than the general public.
Critics of the licensing fee for presidential announcements say it's an abuse of government power that would allow Wall Street investors to profit from White House developments potentially at the expense of American citizens.
Government ethics disclosure show Trump earned more than $2 billion in his first year
back in office. Bobby Allen and PR news. The former spouse of the federal immigration officer, David Brullet, who fatally shot a Columbia national during a vehicle stop in May last week, says he has a history of violence and domestic abuse.
And here's Fengessa Romo has more. Ashley Brullet's has her husband, David, told her he was the officer who fatally shot Juan Sebastian Dodon 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, choke 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." And PR reached out to David Brullet, 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 nearly a decade of federal law enforcement experience. Vanessa Romo and PR News. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
The death toll from powerful twin earthquakes last month in Venezuela has risen to more than
5,000. This has workers continue to clear debris. Officials say the number of those injured remains the same at more than 16,700. An intense storm is bringing heavy rains and winds to parts of the northeast. There are tornado warnings flash flooding in an unhealthy air due to Canadian and northern
Minnesota wildfires. From Member Station WNYC in New York, Stephen Nesson reports. Water is washing up on sidewalks like ocean waves as cars drive through several inches of water. Low-lying subway stations display national park quality waterfalls as New York City has run
out of places for all the water to drain. And the air is rated unhealthy for the second day in a row due to smoke from Canadian wild fires. Brooklyn hairdresser Joanne Manfredi isn't getting many customers, so she works on some art projects before calling it quits for the day.
Mother Nature is not happy, I don't like it at all. The fire department says it's getting reports of people stuck in cars amid flooding. Officials are urging New York and New Jersey residents to stay indoors. For NPR News, I'm Stephen Nesson in New York. The final of Men's World Cup Soccer takes place tomorrow in New Jersey between Spain and
Argentina. Spain is looking for a second title, and Argentina is the defending champ. The championship includes a new feature I have time show, with a mix of talent including Madonna, Coldplay, and a school group from Staten Island, the PS-22 chorus, Jennifer Hudson is scheduled to sing the National Anthem.
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