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are dead after a powerful earthquake struck Columbia, the U.S. Geological Survey says the
“7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the western part of that nation. President Trump is expected”
to attend the swearing-in of Todd Blanch as attorney general. The event will be private, Blanch cleared Senate confirmation on a vote of 50 to 49. President Trump has named Will Sharf to be his new White House Council, and P.R. Franco-Werdonia says Sharf will take over on September 1. Sharf takes over as the White House's top lawyer after overseeing the administrative work of the Oval Office as the White House staff secretary. He also led the National Capital
Planning Commission, which approved the President's construction of the White House ballroom. He is perhaps best known, though, as the attorney who presents and explains executive orders to the president before he signs them during public Oval Office signings. The President wrote on social media that Sharf is tough, strong, and smart, and loves the country. Trump said David Warrington, the current White House Council, is heading to the private sector,
Warrington formally served as a personal council and lawyer for Trump's 2024 campaign. Franco-Werdonia's NPR News. At least 12 people are dead, several dozen more injured. After Ukrainian drones struck a major oil region in Central Western Russia, the strike is the latest in an ongoing Ukrainian campaign to target Russia's energy sector. From Moscow, NPR's Charles Mains, has more.
The drone struck the city of Nishni Komsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, when a Russia's most technologically advanced oil-producing regions. Videos shared online appeared to show at least one refinery in flames, sending a large plume of smoke skyward. Local authorities said the Ukrainian drones also struck civilian targets, and had the Republic called for an official period of morning to honor the dead.
“The attack is the latest in a series of strikes targeting Russia's energy sector, key to”
funding Russia's ongoing military operation says Ukraine. The drone strikes have also caused gas shortages across Russia, a crisis the government has somewhat eased by reverting to the sale of dirtier lower-grade fuel. The consumer price index for July will be released in the coming weekend, people who watch the economy will be looking to the impact on interest rates, and PR has got.
While the Fed sets short-term interest rates, longer-term borrowing costs are generally set by the bond market, and those rates have been going up, not down. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage is climb to nearly 6.7%. And that's a real drag on the housing market, the home sales were down in June, and we're going to get the July home sales numbers tomorrow, and they're also likely to look weird.
Wall Street, the Dow's down 131, this is NPR News.
“Close to 1,000 flights in Shanghai were canceled this morning as tropical storm dolphin”
formerly a typhoon, continued to drench Eastern China. Some metro lines are also closed
there, 3/4 of a million people have had to relocate due to the force of the typhoon.
Just after the Supreme Court overturned Rovi Wade, more people saw long-term and permanent birth control options, but his NPR Salina Simmons' death and reports the conversation appears to be changing. Dr. Katelyn Bernard is an OB-GYN in Indiana, which has had a strict abortion ban for years. She says right after the ban took effect, her patients talked about it when considering birth control options.
Now, nobody is really talking about abortion, and nobody really is thinking about them, and other things that help you decide whether or not she's contraception are more top of mind. Things like health insurance coverage or potential side effects, Bernard says more than abortion restrictions, social media influencers disparaging hormonal birth control is something
her patients are talking about these days, Salina Simmons' death and NPR News. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez has revealed on Instagram that she's freezing her eggs out. The New York Democrat is 36 years old and is talked about as a possible Democratic presidential contender. Ocasio Cortez did not say when or even if she was planning to have children, but she
says she wants to normalize conversations about challenges and decisions that women confront in their everyday, professional, and personal lives. I'm Louise Skivone and PR News, Washington.
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