>> Live from NPR news in New York City, I'm Duahli-Sai-Cal-Tao.
Lawmakers and families of U.S. service members are highlighting poor living conditions on board
“the U.S. as Abraham Lincoln, which has been at sea since November with no port call.”
President Trump dismissed concerns last week saying the deployment hadn't gone long on long enough. Maryland Governor West more served in the 82nd Airborne in Afghanistan.
I would have hoped that since he's never been forward deployed, since he's never put
on the uniform and sacrifice for this country, that he would have more compassion for the people who are willing to, that he would have more compassion for their family members, who are willing to offer their loved ones to this country because they love this country so much. >> More was speaking on CNN State of the Union, meanwhile U.S. Central Command Admiral
Brad Cooper who oversees the war and around visited sailors aboard the U.S. Lincoln on Saturday, praising the cruise resilience. He also acknowledged the mental health challenges on that ship, saying long deployments are uniquely challenging tough and isn't for everyone. The U.S. Iran war is now in its sixth month.
U.S. Canadian trade negotiators have ramped up talks ahead of this week's tariff deadline set by the White House.
“And Carpenshuckleport's positions appeared to be hardening on key issues.”
>> Ottawa's Minister of Canada, U.S. trade Dominic LeBlanc and his chief negotiator remained in Washington over the weekend, signaling the intensity of the talks over the next few days, sticking points remain. The ban by most provinces on American liquor products, Canada's dairy quota system, and Canadian counter-terrorists on U.S. autos.
For its part, Canada wants to head off the additional 50% terrorist president Trump has threatened which are to kick in on Wednesday. It also wants tariffs lowered or eliminated on stealing aluminum, autos, and forestry products. If the talks fail, and tariffs are imposed, Canada says it will retaliate. U.S. trade representative Jamison Greer says Washington will not tolerate any retaliatory
measures. For NPR News, I'm Dan Carpenshuckle, and Toronto. >> Rescue workers in Indonesia continue to dig through debris for survivors of a magnitude 7.7
“Earthquake, as just Valentine reports from Taipei, so far the quake has destroyed hundreds”
of homes, killing at least 53 people. >> As Indonesia celebrates its 81st independence day, rescue crews are hard at work in the Southeastern island of Flores. It happens to be one of the Muslim majority country's few predominantly Catholic areas. About 5,000 people have been relocated to temporary shelters there.
Thousands more are sleeping outdoors to try and avoid further damage from aftershocks. properties are handing out food and drinking water to survivors and providing medical care. They're also rushing to restore power and deliver aid to remote villages that have been cut off from road access by landslides. For NPR News, I'm Ashish Valentine in Taipei.
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Hurricane Lala never made landfall on Hawaii's big island, but Hurricane Forest Gust and
the record-rain left about 200,000 individual households without power, a while who Governor Josh Green warned of possible mudslides. >> It was actually 32 inches of rain in Lapa, Hawaii. 32 inches of rain, unbelievable, and, you know, in the short period, just a few hours when that happens, they were getting two inches of rain per hour.
>> The governor said they received hundreds of emergency calls, including from an elderly woman who needed to be rescued from a tree after her house was apparently washed away. A prayer vigil was held in Lexington, Kentucky, Sunday, for a teenager killed in a mass shooting that left four other people injured, including two children. From member station WKY, Karen Zarr reports.
>> Charles Young Park was quiet on Sunday, the sounds of the fountains and the breeze were a start contrast to Saturday night when gunshots ran out during a community concert. >> God made promises to us in his wear. >> Eric Smith, a deacon at Liberty Baptist Church, led prayer near the spot where his 16-year-old cousin, Desan Robertson, was fatally shot.
>> A sweet young man would do anything for anybody. >> A sweetness that was taken in an instant. >> On a ruling, ungodly, person destroyed that. >> For other victims, a 14-year-old, a four-year-old, and two adults are expected to recover. For NPR News, I'm Karen Zarr, in Lexington, and this is NPR News.
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