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The U.S. completed another round of strikes against Iran for the 9th consecutive night.
Three U.S. service members have been killed since Friday, according to Central Command, as fighting between the U.S. and Iran escalates, and the month-long ceasefire breaks down. NPR's Lydia Calitri reports while some administration officials say the war effort should continue other lawmakers are voicing their concerns." Energy Secretary Chris Wright told ABCs this week that while the service members
deaths are a tragic loss for the country, the administration's mission for the war should continue.
“The President's mission is essential for peace in the Middle East and peace in the world,”
and that is to prevent Iran from achieving nuclear weapons, and to degrade their ability to terrorize their neighbors and the world and global commerce. The Democratic Senator Mark Warner is calling President Trump's decision to go to war with Iran a disaster. "It has been a disaster militarily.
It has been a disaster in terms of how we're viewed around the world. It has been a disaster to our friends and the allies who question whether we will keep our promises." At least 17 U.S. service members have died since the war began in February. Lydia Calitri and PR news.
Spain is the 2026 World Cup Champion defeating rival Argentina 1-Nill Sunday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. NPR's Becky Sullivan covered the tournament and report Spain's defense and goal-tending throughout all its matches were spectacular.
“"You know, Spain was really hit to establish themselves as a defensive juggernaut in this world”
cup.
In fact, they are the first men World Cup Champion to give up just one goal in their whole
run to a title, which is, you know, obviously, what they did today, just suffocating defense. They kept Argentina from recording a single shot all the way through the 90 minutes of regulation and the first half of extra time. It took until the second half of extra time for Argentina to even have a shot."
In another sign of Spain's dominance, it had 20 shots, 12 on goal and Argentina registered only two shots for the entire game. On Wall Street, it's a major earnings week before Wall Street and many companies, including Alphabet, the parent company of Google, NPR's Raphael Lam has more on the story. "We're starting to enter the real busy period in terms of the earnings season.
One of the companies that investors are keenly waiting for is Alphabet, which will report on Wednesday.
“The tech giant is giving an update of this business at a time when there are continued”
concerns about whether massive investments in AI will pay off for investors. It's not just AI, earnings reports also provide a good look at have-top companies are navigating an uncertain economic environment, as to war with Iran continues. Among the other top companies reporting this week are General Motors, Tesla and American Express, Raphael Lam, NPR News.
And you're listening to NPR News from Washington. Air quality alerts and warnings have been issued for several Midwestern communities as hazy smoke from the Canadian wildfires continue to blanket parts of the nation. The National Weather Service has issued an alert for the Chicago area through Monday night, but officials say the air is not as bad as it was last week when it was considered hazardous.
Similar advisories have been issued for other cities including Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio. Residents of the Texas Hill Country are cleaning up and assessing the damage after the second heavy flood in just over a year, two people are dead. Texas Public Radio's Camilla Phillips has more. Two days after floodwaters rose at least for feet into the home she's lived in all her life.
Rosalina Torres collects her wet belongings and trash bags. Hoping they can somehow be salvaged.
The 65-year-old just remodeled her house six years ago and says it's never been flooded
before. "It hurts me a lot, but my stuff that I had that I worked so hard for to have and bring my mom's house up and this happens, but I'm alive." Torres says last July the creek her home overlooks reached the fence line, but no further than that.
"I'm Camilla Phillips and Curvelle." In Bicknell, Utah, five members of a family died over the weekend when a flash flood swept up through a canyon where they were hiking and in London today Labor Party leader Andy Burnham is set to become the new prime minister of the UK. This is NPR.
"Support for NPR comes." 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. "You tell me you've no make me cry." Antonio Junior left home to join a protest in Seattle, a week later he was shot and killed
there. "Some are ref me, just as for my son."
