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The U.S. is carrying out its tenth consecutive day of strikes on Iran to reopen the
straight of Hormuz. It comes as Iran has attacked American Gulf allies and three U.S. service members were killed in recent days. Meanwhile, the State Department says Israel and Lebanon are moving ahead with a deal to begin restoring Lebanese sovereignty in the South and stop attacks from Iranian
back to his baller on Israel, Lebanon's president is sent to visit the White House tomorrow as NPR's Michele Kalman reports. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he's been talking to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun about international investments and a future when I own government, not Iranian back to his baller, is fully in control of the country.
“I think President Aoun will be able to return to Lebanon and say to the people of Lebanon that”
he is the one that's getting positive results for the people, all Lebanese, including Christian
Sunni and Shia, and Bedouin and Druids, all the people of a very diverse country, not Hezbollah, not Iran. Israel controls much of southern Lebanon, but is pulling back in several pilot zones. U.S. officials say this gives the Lebanese state a chance to reassert control in areas historically dominated by Hezbollah.
Michele Kalman and PR news the State Department. Several Texas communities are starting recovery efforts after heavy floods damaged property and took the lives of two people, but some are still in danger. The Texas newsrooms blaze Gainee reports. During a press conference Monday afternoon, Governor Greg Abbott said, "While the skies
are clear, waters continue to rise, posing threats to several areas near Neuesys River." "Evacuations will continue in areas like Uvalde, where Neuesys is one of four rivers
“that flow through and around the Uvalde area.”
We also remain concerned at this time for Katula, Tildan and Caruso Springs." Abby, who surveyed Kurt in Kindle County's today, says the damage looks worse than last year, so far in Kurt County more than 135 homes sustained major damage or have been completely destroyed. More assessments will continue.
For MP News, I'm Blaz Gainee in Austin. The National average price for a gallon of regular gas once again reached $4 a gallon, and PR's Steven Bassaha reports fuel costs are rising as the Iran War escalates. All sorts of travelers are feeling the rising costs. Commercial truck drivers, diesel is now above $5 in 10 cents a gallon nationally.
Fliers, at the start of July, domestic flights were up about $93 on average from a year earlier according to the travel site kayak. And if you're trading in crude oil, a barrel was started the week price above $82. Up about $25 since the year start. Large gas prices peaked around $4.50 in May, but the ceasefire between the US and Iran brought
those prices down. Now the ceasefire over in fighting intensifying, prices are climbing again. Steven Bassaha and PR News, this is NPR News. Defaults on student loans have searched across the US as borrowers struggle to keep up with payments.
The numbers have spiked since payments started coming due again, following a lengthy pause
intended to provide relief during the COVID-19 pandemic today around nine and a half million
people, one in five federal student loan borrowers are in default, meaning they are more than nine months behind on their payments. Students in India are demanding the resignation of the country's education minister, and PR's Omkar Kandakar reports the government has offered to negotiate with protesters. Protesters sang songs and chanted slogans calling for the revolution, demanding the resignation
of India's education minister Thermein Ruprathan, a series of university and government job entrance exam papers were leaked in recent years, sparking outrage. As the Indian police charged at protestors with batons and tear gas, some retaliated by throwing stones. The escalation comes after weeks of peaceful protests by Kaukro Janta Party, a satire
donned political group that has millions of jensee followers on social media. The ruling BJP Party has refused to discuss their demands in the parliament, Omkar Kandakar and Piyad News, New Delhi. Mount Olympus, the mythological home of ancient Greece's gods may soon join UNESCO's World Heritage List, Greeks hope the mountains blend of myth, culture, and natural beauty will
secure it a place when the world heritage committee meets in South Korea next week. People say the mountain needs protection as an increase in tourism impacts its environment. This is NPR News from Washington. Everyone wants to know if AI is conscious, but consciousness is really hard to define. It's the experience we're having right now.
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