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President Trump says his board of peace has reached a deal, on what he calls a historic one for the complete disarmament of the militant group Hamas in Gaza. But some of those groups are already pushing back against his claims, and here's Frank Langford has more. Now, the Palestinian is a long-mitchy hot movement, it's a second-largest group in Gaza.
They sent out a statement saying the agreement that Trump is touting isn't inaccurate, and that the group has reservations, as it's currently written.
“And for the militant group setting is really important for people to remember, giving”
up weapons could be seen as tantamount to surrender. And here's Frank Langford, it comes nearly nine months after U.S. brokered ceasefire was signed between Israel and Hamas, which has been deadlocked. This is the U.S. and Israel's war on Iran continues.
Todd Blanche's confirmation to be a attorney general is on hold over the $1.8 billion fund
for Trump's allies, who say they've been victimized by the government. Blanche says the fund no longer exists, but two outgoing Republican senators are refusing to advance him until they get that in writing. And here's Eric McDaniel reports, Trump says he may try to wait them out. Senator John Gordon of Texas and Tom Tillis of North Carolina are using their leverage to
make sure that the fund, which Trump has suggested, could be used to make payments to capital writers, is kaput, as the Justice Department has claimed. In response, Trump posted, quote, "I have no objection to temporarily withdrawing Todd's
“name if they do not do the right thing and putting him back after Kornin and Tillis are out”
of office." Kornin tweeted in reply that the president is mistaken if he believes concerns about the fund are limited to himself and Senator Tillis, suggesting they're speaking on behalf of other Senate Republicans. Either way, Blanche, who was already confirmed to a lower DOJ post, can remain acting
attorney general, Eric McDaniel and Pierre-News, the capital. In transportation department has approved the driverless vehicle company Zeus, to start offering rides to paying customers. Federal regulators, also say they'll begin gathering data to inform a future national standard for safety for autonomous vehicles, as impures Camila Domenoski reports.
Zeus, a California-based company owned by Amazon, has been testing its driverless electric vehicle with free rides, now it has approval to commercially deploy up to 5,000 vehicles total over the next 2 years, starting in Las Vegas.
“Unlike Google's Waymo, which adds driverless technology to existing vehicles, Zeus uses”
a purpose-built driverless vehicle that looks like a box on wheels and doesn't have any steering wheel or pedals. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also says it's launching a new consortium
to gather data on autonomous vehicles to eventually inform the country's first nationwide
safety standards for driverless cars, Camila Domenoski and Pierre-News. You as future's contracts are trading higher this morning, you're listening to NPR News from Washington. Seattle's police chief, Sean Barnes, has resigned days after a deadly shooting at a food festival that left three people dead for others injured.
This after critics complained about a delay in the release of information after the shooting and the status of the number of suspects. Barnes says Mayor Katie Wilson requested his resignation this week during a meeting, but nearly half the city's council released a joint statement, slamming his oyster. Investigators arrested a 15-year-old and say another 19-year-old man believed to have been
involved, has died. There's no word yet on a motive.
Hurricane Genevieve off Mexico's west coast is sending powerful waves to southern California.
Carl K. of Member Station K.P.B.S. has more. Huge swells are pummeling southern California, and Hurricane Genevieve is cranking up the power. At the same time, a heat wave is rolling through the region. Meteorologist Alex Tarty says temperatures can set records.
We're talking maybe 115 in our deserts, perhaps even 120 hitting 120 and Palm Springs. The heat may bring big crowds to beaches. That means more people may be taking a dip in dangerous waters. Water temp is also 76 degrees right now, so it's very inviting. San Diego Lifeguard Chief James Garland warns to swim at beaches with lifeguards, and choosing
sure as big designated swimming areas could help people stay safe. For NPR News, I'm Carly Kay and San Diego. World Financial Markization Markets were hired by the close the knee-k the main market in Japan up 4% U.S. Futures Contracts Trading Higher, you're listening to NPR News. We've just marked one year since Congress voted to eliminate federal funding for public
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