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Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate as fast-moving wildfires, threat and
neighborhoods around Spokane, Washington. Mayor Lisa Brown says emergency crews are working to assess the scope of the destruction as evacuations continue across the region. "We know that multiple structures in homes have been lost. We do not know the extent of that damage yet.
For example, with the hospital in Spokane has been successfully evacuated and there are vulnerable people and other care facilities that are being evacuated as well." "Tasans of fires are burning across the state fueled by hot dry weather and strong winds more than 13,000 homes and businesses are without power. The National Guard has been activated to assist with evacuations and officials
mourn fire conditions are expected to remain dangerous through the weekend." Voters in several states head to the polls Tuesday for another round of primary elections
“with key congressional and statewide races on the ballot, but for people hoping to take”
part in later contests, voter registration deadlines are approaching quickly. NPR-Sonsi Lowong reports on the upcoming deadlines. "Elegible voters in Wyoming when it casts ballots in the state's August 18th primary have been till Monday to get in their mail and registration application. Though in-person sign-ups are available through Wyoming's primary day.
For Connecticut's August 11th primary election, registering in-person ends on August 10th at 12pm local time. August 10th is also the last day in Rhode Island, a registered in-person by mail or in-line before that state's September 9th primary. If you've already signed up to vote, you may want to go to your election officials website
and check your registration status before your state's deadline. Election officials may remove your name from their list, especially if you've recently moved change your name or haven't voted in a while, and if you're planning to mail your application, election officials recommend sending it at least a week before the deadline. On Z-Lowong, NPR News.
U.S. fact talks are continuing in Venezuela as officials work toward a transition. Katherine Osborne reports the plan calls for stabilizing the country, rebuilding its institutions, and eventually transferring power through a democratic process. The Trump administration holds immense influence in Venezuela since the capture of former President Nicolás Maduro in January, developing a close partnership with his replacement Delsea Rodriguez.
Washington says it wants economic recovery for Venezuela first and then democratization.
Maduro clung to power after international observers said he lost the last election,
“so a key demand by the opposition is a fair vote.”
The minivanist willens hold only cautious expectations for these talks, because they're occurring without the most popular opposition leader. Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Cortina Machado. Trump's last week, Venezuela was not yet ready for an election. For NPR News, I'm Katherine Osborne in Rio de Janeiro.
This is NPR News in Washington. Flight attendants at Canada's second largest airline or on strike after contract talks broke down on Saturday night, West Jet has canceled hundreds of flights today, stranding thousands of passengers. The union says attendants should be paid for all hours they work, including time spent boarding passengers and preparing aircraft.
The walkout is disrupting travel during one of the busiest weekends of the summer. A new report issued by the World Health Organization is warning that years of progress made
“on tackling HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, and sexually transmitted diseases are now at risk.”
The organization says that's because of major delays caused by funding shortfalls and disruptions to programs and PR's at Metannus reports.
Those diseases are responsible for the deaths of more than two million people every year,
according to the WHO. In previous years, data show many countries made significant progress on reducing cases and deaths of HIV. But in 2025, after the aid cuts made by the Trump administration, many programs lost funding, and infections of sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise due to lack of surveillance and growing resistance to antibiotics. WHO's Director General, Dr. Tedros Adonom Gabriacis said in a statement that the report
tells two stories. It demonstrates what's possible when countries invest in health, he says, and it shows how quickly progress can be undone by funding disruptions and other inequalities. Faut Metannus and PR News. This is NPR. Well, it seems like everything is being called a recession indicator these days. Yeah, like the box of hamburger helper in my pantry.
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