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A new aircraft carrier is on its way to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln.
“The ship has been deployed for more than eight months without a port call, reports of food”
shortages, plumbing problems, and declining morale are raising concerns about conditions aboard the vessel. NPR's Ava Pukech says the replacement carrier is expected to arrive in about a week. The USS Washington is headed toward the Middle East from its current location in the Pacific Ocean.
It will relieve the USS Lincoln, which has had a record deployment of more than 250 days out at sea. There have been reports of lacking supplies in mental health issues among sailors. Acting Secretary of the Navy hung cows said the Lincoln's mission was extended because the conflict with Iran demanded it, and that, quote, "a small number of mental health
cases were treated with no loss of life." The Democrats are calling for the Pentagon to investigate and take accountability over the conditions on board.
“Defense Secretary P. Heiksev said concerns about the USS Lincoln were, quote, "Miss represented”
and said the U.S. can maintain the naval blockade on Iran indefinitely." Even Pukech and P.R. News. Tropical storm Lala is gaining strength as it makes its way toward Hawaii's big island. The storm could bring damaging winds to rental rain and massive flooding. In Honolulu, emergency workers are trying to move people living outdoors to safety.
Emergency services director James Ireland says officials are, especially concerned, after an earlier storm brought heavy rain to the islands. "And in the previous conalose storm, we found people even in the downtown area that were hypothermic. They were completely soaked from head to toe." No hurricane has made landfall on Hawaii's big island since 1871.
"Search and rescue operations are underway in Indonesia after a powerful earthquake struck
early this morning. Emergency crews are coming through the rubble of collapsed buildings,
“searching for survivors," Christina Cucula reports at least 38 people are dead as after”
shocks continued to shake the region. The magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit at a depth of nine miles of the Indonesian island to floor a early onset of a morning local time. The quake sparked widespread panic and sent residents scrambling to reach high aground. Early reports suggest it has caused heavy damage, though police say power outages in cities
and villages are hampering search and rescue efforts. tsunami warnings were issued in the aftermath of parts of eastern Indonesia, which have since been lifted as the strongest after shock measured a magnitude of 6.1. The Indonesian archipelago is a region highly prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity for NPR news on Christina Cucula in Melbourne, Australia.
"This is NPR." Vote counting in Zambias presidential election has resumed following a brief suspension prompted by attacks on polling stations and PR's dual-bright reports that soldiers and riot police have now been deployed to monitor the count and mid-fears of further violence. Zambias electoral commission says the counts were suspended after unknown individuals
attacks electoral officials are made away with ballot boxes. Authorities have not said who was responsible for the violence. Unlike many African countries, electoral violence is rare in Zambia and the country is widely considered as one of the most terrible democracies on the continent.
Residents have kindly each ander who is running for a second term against 13 other candidates
has called for calm, but critics say attempts by his governments to squeeze the scent is parted to blame for the violence. Each ander must remain challenging and has claimed victory and says he has been questioned by the army after he expressed concerns over political interference in the vote count. Jewel bright, NPR news legus.
A proposal to discourage people from standing while drinking in parts of central London is drawing fierce criticism. Westminster City Council says encouraging more table service could reduce noise and disorder in the busy West End, but critics argue that standing at a pub with a pint is part of British culture and more than the policy could drive customers away.
The Council says it's focused on safety and is not proposing and hot-right ban. This is NPR News. This week on sources and methods for a year now, members of the National Guard, patroled the streets of Washington, D.C. might they be tasked with patrolling polling places this November.
The military may be going to some states and seizing ballot boxes. I know that sounds outlandish, but there is that concern. Why some election experts are worried that's this week on sources and methods the National
