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The 60-day ceasefire with Iran has ended with no indication the conflict is any closer
“to a settlement, and NPR's Tamarkeeth reports President Trump is scolding an ally that”
had been trying to help." The nation of Oman, a U.S. ally, which, like Iran, borders the Strait of Hormuz, has been trying to mediate negotiations to end the war and reopen the Strait to shipping traffic. But in a phone interview with a Fox News correspondent, Trump said the U.S. would bomb the expletive out of Oman if they get in the way.
He was asked about it later in the Oval Office. "When do you say you're out of patience with Oman as strategic allies, I don't think they're doing very well, but we handle them very soon." The U.S. and Oman have been allies for decades. Trump's threat comes as the war he has called an excursion as well into its sixth month
with no clear end and sight. And P.R. News, the White House. President Trump surprised another ally yesterday when he ordered an annual U.S. military exercises with South Korea to be scaled back. He cited his good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and said South Korea
declined to help with the Iran war. The investigation into the death of Mississippi team, Nolan Wells continues, at least Greg of the Gulf States Newsroom and Mississippi Public Broadcasting reports, the NCNWACP is joining attorneys for the family. "It's been over a month since the 18-year-old was found dead on Horn Island.
Now the NAACP says it's joining the family's attorneys to push for transparency in the investigation." NAACP president Derek Johnson says they don't want to assume the results of the investigation, but have serious concerns about how local investigators are handling the case, especially with questions about whether there are racial elements to well-stif.
"We are simply saying transparency on aggressive investigations to get answers can help to stay, move beyond its paths, perceptions, and really stand up to a current reality."
“Key pieces of information, like cause of death, still haven't been publicly released.”
For NPR News, I'm Elise Gregg, in Jackson, Mississippi. Amazon has changed his terms of service to give it more protection against class action lawsuits and P.R. Salinas Celia reports. Amazon says anyone who uses its services now automatically bound by its new legal clauses, their aimed at preventing customers from filing class action lawsuits.
They also require any grievances against the company be resolved privately through arbitration, rather than in front of a judge or a jury. People can still file in small claims court, a note that Amazon is among NPR's financial supporters. Amazon previously removed to this kind of arbitration clause about five years ago after
facing tens of thousands of claims over allegations the company's smart speaker recorded without permission. Amazon's new terms have a way to handle a potential repeat by settling any waves of similar claims in batches, Alina Celu and P.R. This is NPR.
A court in Russia has convicted an opposition politician for speaking out against the warn Ukraine and sentenced him to more than 11 years in prison. The verdict against Lev Schlossberg comes ahead of next month's parliamentary election. He was charged with spreading false information about the military. The home to SpaceX's launch site in Starbase, Texas is looking to annex more than 7,000
acres, right? Aldo Leonio's Jr. reports local landowners are concerned. It's a scorching August afternoon in South Texas, and Becky Nihosa, the co-founder of the South Texas Environmental Justice Network, blast the AC in her car.
This road is always under construction.
SpaceX is rapidly colonizing and changing the entire landscape. Currently, the mayor and one of the two city commissioners work for SpaceX. The mayor didn't respond to several requests for an interview. In 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency found that SpaceX had violated the Clean Water Act after tens of thousands of gallons of industrial wastewater were discharged into surrounding
areas. And in Hosa says that kind of damage could come with more rocket launches. For NPR News, I'm Rinaldo Leonio's Jr. reporting a nearby Starbase Texas. SpaceX did not respond to questions about its environmental impact. Authorities have lifted a U.S. security alert that halted Avocado experts from Michoacon,
Mexico's main avocado producing state. The alert left around 200,000 workers in limbo while the military set up security measures, now orchards and packing plants are back in operation, it's NPR.
This week on up first, the midterms and the Middle East were tracking major primary elections
in Florida, Alaska, and Wyoming. And abroad, the President's son-in-law Jared Kushner pursues a peace plan in Gaza.
“Plus, the U.S. Iran ceasefire hits a crucial 60-day deadline.”
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