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Hamas is casting doubt on President Trump's claim that his board of peace reached a deal to completely disarm the militant group in Gaza, and here's Frank Lankfit reports." Trump said on his social media account that when militant groups in Gaza completely disarm, Israeli forces will withdraw from parts of the territory.
But Hamas, official told NPR, is real must withdraw from parts of Gaza first before
Hamas can move forward. Deanna Boutou, a former Palestinian peace negotiator, is also skeptical. She noted that Trump has failed to halt Israel's continued killing of Palestinians during the ongoing ceasefire.
“"I think if he were truly interested in this peace plan as he put it, then he would have”
made sure that Israel was stopped." Israeli officials had expressed their own skepticism in local media, saying Israel would not take any action until Hamas disarms. Frank Lankfit and Pior News, Tel Aviv. The man who represented FIFA on the White House's World Cup Task Force has resigned
in protest over the soccer organization's private equity plan, if he has John Stoleness
reports. "Seeing your FIFA advisor Carlos Cordero said in a statement he cannot stand by while his boss, FIFA President Johnny Infantino, plans to sell a stake in the world cup to outside investors, and urges others inside soccer's governing body to speak out. Infantino wants to sell stakes in the world cup to investors that are anchored by Joshua
Kushner, the brother of President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner."
“Cordero often joined Infantino on working visits to the White House in recent years.”
The official governing bodies of Europe and Asia have already voted to boycott all FIFA events until Infantino drops the idea. Critics worry, outside investors will prioritize revenue over the integrity of the World Cup, and bristle at Infantino's rollout of the plan. John Stoleness and Pior News
Officials say cyber criminals head, Minnesota's IT Services Department, threatening critical
infrastructure across the state, and Pior's Gen. McLaughlin reports there's still no word on who's behind it. Between July 26 and 27, hackers targeted more than 30 water and wastewater systems across Minnesota. Currently, there are no requests by local health officials to modify drinking water usage.
But the investigation into the attacks is ongoing. The acting director of DHS's cyber security and infrastructure security agency, Nick Anderson tells NPR that they are aware of the potential incidents in Minnesota, and are helping to provide support along with the EPA. While Anderson did not attribute the activity to any specific hacking group, he said in
a statement that organizations should review a federal advisory published just days ago. But Iranian hackers targeting technology used by water utilities, Gen. McLaughlin and Pior News. While streets trading higher at this hour, you're listening to NPR news from Washington. Firefighters in Bordeaux say the blazes that have ripped through 100,000 acres in southwestern France over the last week are largely stabilized, aside from four hotspots, but temperatures
are expected to shoot up over the weekend, and Pior's Eleanor Beardsley has more. A spokesman for firefighters in this region known as the "zeer home" to give an update to the media this morning. "There are still problematics," said Lieutenant Colonel Eri Pito. He added that there are no areas being directly threatened by fire now.
We hope to have full control by the weekend, he said, but I can't promise it. Experts say the fires can live in the ground for weeks and even months in these maritime pine forests covered in beds of pine needles, a minute of silence was held in fire houses across France for two firefighters who died battling the Bordeaux blazes. Eleanor Beardsley and Pior News Bordeaux.
A SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon next week, and scientists aren't sure how it will play out. A SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage will hit the lunar surface, creating a dust-up. It's a hollow spacecraft like body, and scientists will take a close look at the aftermath, saying there are a few examples of what happens when this type of craft hits the moon.
Scientists say the impact will create a plume that might be bright enough to be seen from earth. On Wall Street, the Dow is up 87 points the NASDAQ up 107. I'm Janine Herbst and PR News in Washington. This week on the NPR Politics podcast, a surprising number of Americans from both parties agree.
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What Democrats are trying to do is link it to voters number one if you, which is affordability. We dissect the arguments you'll be hearing more and more as the mid-terms get closer.
