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reports of sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln suffering from low morale and worsening
“mental health during their extended deployment to the Middle East are being completely”
misrepresented. He says the Pentagon makes sure every ship and crew has everything needed to accomplish their mission. The Lincoln has gone more than 250 days without a port call, a record. "What they do in those high seas and those to us to your conditions with less
port calls, it's incredible. Americans don't understand what it's like to do that. As someone
who's been not fit on a ship like that, but been on long deployment, I feel it. I want them home and students everybody else." Heggseth was speaking to reporters and Panama, family members of sailors aboard the Lincoln recently raised their concerns to the Navy. US Central Command issued a statement referring to false claims being made about conditions aboard the carrier. His rarely settlers continue
to threaten several Palestinian homes on a rocky hilltop in the West Bank. NPR's Frank Langfit says one house is owned by a Palestinian-American who lives in Ohio. "Lu'ai Ridi lives in Toledo, where he watched the settler attacks in real-time on his
house's security cameras in the West Bank. Ridi says on Sunday, settler surrounded his home
where his brother Khusai lives. They cut off food supplies as well as water and electricity. Ridi says the Israeli military isn't doing enough. "They're not arresting the settlers. Actually, they came on Sunday, they celebrated with the settlers. We captured this on video. They walked into the tent and they started chilling and hanging out with the settlers and then they conducted a prayer with the settlers." The Israeli military told local media,
it was dismantling to settler outposts and was sending a battalion to the area. U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huggabik called the settler's terrorists. Frank Langfit and Pure News, Tel Aviv. "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
says the number of cases of cyclosporiasis across the U.S. has reached nearly 14,000.
NPR's U.K. Naguchi says another 10,000 cases are suspected by officials at the CDC." This year's cyclosporiasis outbreak busts past prior records, Susan Main says that's in part because of the Trump administration's staff cuts across health agencies last year. Main headed the food and drug administration's food safety
“division until three years ago. "I think that that has really pushed us into a new”
level of vulnerability in terms of our food safety system." She says key FDA staff coordinating international outbreak response were cut, though the FDA says it continues to work with foreign partners, federal funding, and staff working on cyclosporiasis at the CDC were also cut. U.K. Naguchi and PR News. "This is NPR News from Washington." Washington and Oregon continued to be the states reporting the most large wildfires in the
U.S. crews are battling more than three dozen large fires in those two states, Jenny Kinsey with the mountain-west news bureau has more. "Destructive fires in eastern Washington claimed hundreds of homes. In the Reno area, a fast-moving blaze has prompted massive accusations. Now, firefighters are striving to prevent the same in Santa Fe, a city known for its arts markets and rich history. At the moment, the biggest concern for residents is smoke.
Charles Kuniochi is a forest service spokesperson. "It is recommended to keep your windows closed. And if you don't need to go outside for any type of activities, you know, try to stay indoors." Health officials say smoke from fires can be dangerous, especially for people with chronic health conditions, the elderly and young children. The Santa Fe Opera Council's some performances because of the conditions.
For NPR News, I'm Jenny Kinsey, in Albuquerque. "U.S. Park Police are trying to figure out who was responsible for vandalizing the World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. In a statement, the interior department calls the Red Graffiti and the white soapy bubbles in a fountain near the Atlantic Arch, a disgusting act. Clean hands dirty money was the message painted on the memorial. The veterans of foreign wars calls the vandalism and act of
profound disrespect. Wall Street futures are mostly lower this morning. I'm Dave Madingley, NPR News in Washington." Democrats are fighting for the future of their party. This week on the NPR Politics Podcast, we break down where the lines are being drawn between centrists and progressives. Both sides have scored victories this primary season, and both are certain that they
“will be more electable in November. We'll catch you up on the key players and their pitches”
of voters this week on the ampere politics podcast.
