Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor, Johnston.
The USS George Washington is heading to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln.
“The carrier has spent more than 250 consecutive days at sea without a port call, raising”
concerns about conditions aboard the ship and the toll on its crew. NPR's Tom Bowman says the Navy is hearing directly from sailor's families. They say, you know, there is food aboard, it's not maybe the best food, maybe, you know, energy bars or corn dogs, rather than a decent hot meal, but defense secretary Pete Higgs at this said, these concerns are misrepresented, but Navy Secretary Hong Kau had a pretty
stormy meeting with families of the Lincoln sailors, they were like 200 people in this room in San Diego. So they're getting an ear full, really, from family members now, as well as sailors. That's NPR's Tom Bowman reporting. Time is running out to register to vote in some of the last statewide primary elections of the year, NPR's Hansi Lowong has a rundown
of the upcoming deadlines.
If you're eligible to vote in Tuesday's primary in Wyoming, in person registration continues
through primary day, Delaware and Massachusetts, whole primaries in September, eligible voters who haven't registered yet in those states have until Saturday, August 22nd to sign up
“online or in person, or to get their male application postmarked.”
New Hampshire's primary is also coming up next month. Male and applications must be received by August 26th and in-person registration will be available at the polls on New Hampshire's primary day September 8th. And if you're already registered, election officials recommend confirming your status and contact information before the deadline by visiting your state's official election
website. Officials can remove your name from voter rules, especially if you recently moved, change your name or haven't voted in a while. As you will want, NPR news extreme heat is feeling wildfires across Europe, including in France, Croatia, and Greece.
In Britain, the Army is helping crews battle dozens of fires in South Wales in the West Midlands. The government has also banned the sale of disposable barbeque used to reduce the risk of more fires. The Gibarker reports from London.
The unprecedented alerts sent to millions of cell phones in England and Wales Friday night warning Brits not to light anything that could spark more wildfires. Weeks of drought and orequered heat have turned much of Britain in Prime Minister Andy Burnham's words into a Tinder box. Richard Parker is regional mayor in Stowerbridge where dozens of homes have been damaged
or destroyed. He told the BBC.
“I think that the impact of climate change and the impacts on particularly the families that”
lost their homes in Stowbridge, something we haven't seen in this country before. With most reservoirs critically low, more than 27 million Brits are living under water restrictions too. For NPR news, I'm Vicky Barker in London. This is NPR News in Washington.
Today marks the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in the second World War. The country's Prime Minister has avoided visiting at controversial shrine to the nation's war did. Aschish Valentine reports from Taipei, she also avoided apologizing for Japan's actions during the war. Speaking at the annual Memorial Event in Tokyo today, Prime Minister Sanae Takayichi
vowed Japan would never repeat the mistakes of the past.
Since the end of the war, Japan has consistently contributed global peace and prosperity. We will never let the tragedy of the war be repeated, she said. The Prime Minister avoided visiting the Yosakuni shrine, which honours those who died fighting for Imperial Japan. China and South Korea frequently condemned visits to the shrine by Japanese leaders as
showing a lack of remorse for wartime atrocities. Japan's Defense Minister sees you a Kouizumi, however, did pray at the shrine today, trying a sharp protest from China's foreign ministry. For NPR News, I'm Aschish Valentine in Taipei. Tropical storm Lala is gaining strength in the Pacific as it makes its way toward Hawaii's
big island. Governor Josh Green says the danger goes far beyond the storm's winds. It's not just the amount of wind. It's the heavy rainfall. It's the flooding.
It's the entirety of this storm, which gives us pause. And again, this is a very serious storm. We have not had a hurricane make landfall in quite some time. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour. I'm Windsor Johnston and PR News in Washington.
This week on sources and methods for a year now, members of the National Guard, patrolled the streets of Washington, DC, 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
