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Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate, as wind-driven wildfires spread into neighborhoods
around Spokane, Washington. The fires have knocked out power to thousands of homes, and a statewide emergency remains in effect because of severe drought conditions, and a king from the Northwest News Network reports." The fires are aggressive and fast-moving, driven by wind and low humidity throughout
the region. Alexander Duggen is the public safety reporter for the Spokane Review. I was sitting near elementary school, and I saw a wall of flames east of the school, and just a cascade of black smoke, and a wall of flames coming towards me, as the woman
“I was talking to was videotaping it on her phone, and I told her, "You need to leave.”
You need to go. We need to go now."
Governor Ferguson has declared a statewide emergency.
"For NPR News, I'm Anna King." President Trump says he's paused attacks on Iran. He posted on true social last night that the U.S. and Iran had agreed to the outlines of a deal. He says he agreed to cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a deal.
Ariana Tabatabiye is with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He's also served in the state and defense departments during the Bush-Admin and Biden administration. She says any agreement appears to be similar to the memoriamment of understanding, sign between the U.S. and Iran in June.
There's the cycle that we have entered into for months now where we're seeing periods of escalation and escalatory rhetoric followed by, "Hey, we're very close to a deal. We're going to get there and essentially walking back the threats."
“So, you know, I think President Trump had over-estimated how much he could achieve militarily”
and I think Iran might now be over-estimating what it can achieve the dramatically based on the cycle that we're in. She was interviewed on NPR's weekend edition. Investors on Wall Street will get a better picture of the country's employment with the release of the latest jobs data this week.
Well, top companies, such as McDonald's, will also post earnings. NPR's Raphael Non has a preview. After suffers an expected job growth in June, investors would be keen to see whether that was a one-off or part of a slowing trend in the labor market. That data comes as investors are still adjusting to Kevin Worses' tenure as the new Federal
Reserve Chair. The Fed last week kept interest rate steady, even as inflation remains fairly high. A slowing labor market could further complicate the Fed's job. Although there will be plenty of time to ponder things, since the next policy meeting is not until September.
investors will also be eyeing earnings, including from adults, as well as AirPNB, which could see a boost thanks to bookings related to the World Cup. Graph on them, in PR news. This is NPR News in Washington. President Trump is disputing the Justice Department's assessment of what happened to renovations
of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. NPR's Sean D'Alice Duster has more. Federal prosecutors on Friday move to dismiss the vandalism case against former Olympian David Hurn. They say that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was "the result of botched
installation and not vandalism." But President Trump once added a "continue to claim that major damage at the reflecting pool was caused by "vandals." In a social media post, he also said he disagrees with the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Gen. Piro's decision to drop the felony charge in the case.
Hurn's attorney said in a statement that the U.S. government owes the Olympian an apology,
and that the case should have never been brought.
Sean D'Alice Duster and PR News Is really air strikes hit Gaza today, despite President Trump's announcement of a breakthrough in peace talks in the region. Officials say at least 13 Palestinians were killed. The Israeli military says it was targeting Hamas military operatives.
Last week Trump's Board of Peace said that it released a 15-point road map to peace, but as yet to be implemented. The European Artificial Intelligence Act went into effect today. It requires providers and employers of AI to clearly and visibly label such content. Users must be clearly informed when they are not reacting with a real person, but with
an AI systems such as a chatbot. Proponents say it will allow people to make informed decisions and to better protect themselves from misinformation or deception. This is NPR News. This week on shortwave, the Universal Vaccine.
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