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Reports of poor conditions aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, during its record deployment
out to sea, could lead to future consequences for the U.S. Navy, according to one Democratic lawmaker. And here, Shondolee Stuster has more. Arizona Senator Rubin Gaego, a Democrat and Marine veteran, told ABC on Sunday the reports of poor conditions aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, will hurt morale and cause people
to lead the Navy. Right now, the aircraft carrier's going to go under a lot of maintenance. You're going to have problems with retention once people get back and family start meeting again.
“They're going to say, "Do I want to stay in the Navy?”
You're going to have some of the most experienced men and women. They're going to take a lot of their technical skills and walk away." There are reports of plumbing problems, food shortages, and declining mental health among crewmembers on the carrier, which has been deployed to sea for more than eight months. Defense Secretary Pete Heksev has also pushed back on reports of poor conditions.
Another carrier, the U.S.S. George Washington, is headed toward the Middle East to replace the ship. Shondolee Stuster and PR news. In Wisconsin, the Ukrainian festival in Milwaukee is marking its 12th year. Jack Warmock reports the festival has shifted focus since Russia started its invasion
of Ukraine more than four years ago. Much choir, saying Ukrainian folk songs, as hundreds of people gathered to help the group Wisconsin, Ukrainians, raise money. Non-profit helps pay for medical treatment in the U.S. for severely wounded Ukrainian soldiers. Group President Halina Salapata says she's encouraged by a massive weekend drone attack
launched against Russia as part of a more comprehensive military campaign.
“I remember two years ago, I didn't see light in the end of the tunnel.”
Now I do see the light because I see that you Queen is capable. Others at the festival say they're also happy their home country is being more militarily aggressive against Russia. For NPR news, I'm Chuck Krembach in Milwaukee. The death toll in eastern Indonesia after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake is now at least 53.
Michael Sullivan has more. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the epicenter of the quake was off the northern coast of the island of Flores in the east of the country at a depth of roughly six miles. A tsunami warning was issued then cancelled roughly two and a half hours later. But authorities say they've been hundreds of aftershocks and more than 5,000 people have
been evacuated from their homes. It's unclear how many more remain buried under the rubble of collapsed buildings.
Indonesia is an archipelago of some 17,000 islands and more than 280 million people that sits
along the seismically active rig of fire where volcanic eruptions and earthquakes are fairly frequent. For NPR news, a Michael Sullivan in Shanghai, Thailand. You're listening to NPR news from Washington. The Los Angeles Dodgers say Tommy John, the left-handed pitcher who won nearly 300 major
league games, has died. He was 83. He would have those games after recovering from career saving elbow surgery that's named for him. John was 31 years old when he toured the owner collateral ligament in his pitching elbow
in 1974, a deathnell for pitcher's careers to that point. He pitched for 26 seasons and was a four-time all-star with a record of 288 to 231 and a 3.34 ERA during a career that stretched from 1963 to 1989. He pitched for the Dodgers Cleveland, the Chicago White Sox, the Yankees, California Angels, and the Oakland A's.
Hollywood is setting some fresh box office milestones and Pierce Bob Mondello has more.
In just 17 days in theaters, Spider-Man brand new day has joined the very exclusive $2 billion
club. I am totally out of control. It is the eighth film in history to have reached that number in worldwide ticket sales. The Odyssey meanwhile has become filmmaker Christopher Nolan's biggest box office hit it almost 1.3 billion worldwide and Toy Story 5 has passed all previous Toy Stories to
take in just over 1.1 billion combined with the Michael Jackson Biopic Michael and the animated Super Mario Galaxy movie. That means that even before Avengers doomsday and doom 3 arrive in December. 2026 has already produced $5 billion more than any year since the pandemic. One A is named for the first amendment, which protects the freedom of the press and
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