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The fighting in the Middle East has escalated to levels not seen since the beginning
“of the U.S. is rarely war with Iran in February.”
U.S. Central Command says, too, U.S. service members are dead, and one is missing. The status of talks to end the war is unknown, as President Trump declared the ceasefire over earlier this month. NPR's Hadile Al-Shelchee reports. U.S. Central Command said that the two service members were killed in action in Jordan
in an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack on Friday. It said one service member is missing, and four others were wounded. Iran said earlier in the day that it had hit and destroyed U.S. aircraft at an air base that the U.S. uses in northern Jordan. This brings the total number of U.S. service members killed in this war to 16, more than 400 have
been injured. Biden's secretary Pete Heckzett said the deaths of the U.S. soldiers, "only stiffens our resolve." Iranian officials said over 3,000 people have been killed in this war, at least 50 of whom died in the latest round of strikes that started more than a week ago.
“Hadile Al-Shelchee and PR news, Istanbul.”
President Trump gave an address from the White House last week, claiming elections in the U.S. are vulnerable to manipulation. He's been pressing Congress to approve the Save America Act, legislation to impose more restrictions on voting. NPR's Mar Elias and reports, that's not likely.
This is an election overhaul bill, the Save Act that would among other things require voters to show photo ID and proof of citizenship to register. That part of the bill actually is very popular, but it would also curtail mail-in voting, which does not have the support of a majority of Americans, because mail-in voting is popular and including in many red states.
And Republican leaders in the Senate have told Trump they don't have the votes to pass this, they're not willing to get rid of the filibuster, but Trump is still pressuring them. He said posted last month that unless Republicans pass the Save Act, they will
"never win another election."
NPR's Mar Elias and retail giant Walmart says it's removing some of its bag shredded lettuce from store shelves. I mean, an outbreak of cyclospora that has sick in thousands of people. NPR's John Stoleness reports. Walmart says it is pulling some market-side brand-bagged iceberg salad and shredded iceberg
salads from shelves as a precaution, and that there have been no confirmed illnesses. The CDC says it's part of Taylor Farms' Friday recall of lettuce sourced from central Mexico. Federal regulators have advised consumers to avoid eating shredded iceberg lettuce at taco bell locations in several states.
More than 1,600 people became sick after eating there, at least 94 people have been hospitalized. The FDA says it is working with Taylor Farms to identify other locations where contaminated lettuce has been distributed. On Friday, Taylor Farms announced it was voluntarily pulling all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico.
John Stoleness and PR news. This is NPR. Andrew and Tristan Tate are in custody after being arrested in Miami yesterday. The brothers are known for their social media empire that promotes wealth and male dominance. They're wanted by British authorities on multiple charges, including rape and sex trafficking,
the Crown Prosecution Service says it's requested they be extradited to the UK. The Tates are dual, U.S. and British citizens, they're also accused of sex crimes in Romania. They deny any wrongdoing. Four years after the launch of the 98/8 suicide in crisis lifeline, a new poll finds one
in 10 Americans say they've contacted the number. NPR's Retude Chatterjee reports young adults are more likely to reach out to 98/8 compared to adults 65 years and older. The new poll by the National Alliance on Mental Illness and Episodes found that nearly three quarters of respondents know about 98/8, up by 21% since the launch of the number
in 2021.
“And the vast majority of those who know about the number remember where they first learned”
about it. Either through social media or TV, in news articles in online media or in a healthcare setting. Of the people who contacted the number for themselves or someone they know, 75% said they'd received some or all of the help they were looking for.
More than half of the respondents said that the president and Congress have done too little to address the state of mental health in the country. Retude Chatterjee and PR news. The Florida Python challenge wraps up today in the Florida Everglades. Participants are removing the Burmese Python and invasive creature that poses a threat
to native wildlife. This is NPR News.
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