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number of confirmed dead from a landslide and flood five days ago has reached 781. More
“than 3,000 are missing in Nepal and Tibet. For the first time, China has released the”
nationalities of 261 missing foreigners, including 18 Americans, and PR's Jennifer Pack reports dozen more US citizens remain unaccounted for on the Nepalese side. Officials call for a moment of silence at a press conference in Tibet on Sunday. Then Su Peng Cheng, a researcher at the Chengdu Institute of Mountain Hazard and Environment, said this disaster started when a massive chunk of ice broke off a glacier. It sent a rush of water, ice and mud, to
smash through the Jelong Raswab border checkpoint. "The whole thing took less than 7 minutes," he says. "There was no time for warning or to flee." The floods continued down to Nepal. Their authorities gave the nationalities of the missing very early on in contrast Chinese officials took five days to do the same. Jennifer Pack and PR News Beijing.
“As ministerial elections approach, with an outcome potentially affecting the Trump administration”
agenda, the US Supreme Court has weighed in on but not resolved the issue of mail-in voting, and PR's Mar Aliasan has more. "The high court said that at least for now, Trump's plans to curtail mail-in voting can continue." Trump wants the federal government to create approved state citizen voter lists. If someone is not on the list, they would not be able to get a mail-in ballot. Trump has long believed that mail-in voting hurts Republicans
more than Democrats, even though many Republicans, including Trump himself, vote by mail. If the Supreme Court gives final approval to Trump's plans, it could decrease the number of people who vote by mail, and it could lead to a lack of faith in free elections, making it easier for Trump to contest the results of elections he and his party lose. The way he did after
“the 2020 election, which he falsely claims was stolen from him. Mar Aliasan, NPR News.”
Trade war between the US and Canada continues President Trump's order that Lake Ontario would be changed to Lake America. It has now been reflected on Google Maps and in Ontario.
Premier Doug Ford posted a sign by the great lake that said Lake Ontario now and always.
Today, he says the US has a lot to lose. "It was a terrible deal for Canada. I told him it was a terrible deal. We're the engine of Canada, Ontario is, and it would have hurt our steel in this region. I find it ironic because we're the number one purchaser steal in the world off the US. So that's going to hurt the steel mills right across the country. We're the number one auto purchaser. That's going to hurt auto plants." He spoke on ABCs this week. This is NPR News in Washington.
Health officials in North Carolina say people in several locations may have been exposed to rabies through baby goats at a mobile petting zoo. From EverStation W. UNC Bradley George reports. The goats from farm adventures in Ierdel County were likely exposed to rabies by a skunk that got into their pen. The petting zoo held mobile events for children and the elderly around the state. It's not clear how many people may have been in contact with the animals. But organizers
are trying to notify people who may have handled the baby goats. Human rabies cases are rare. The state health department says none have been reported in North Carolina since 2011. For NPR News, I'm Bradley George in Chapel Hill. The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Karina has strengthened into a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean. The category one hurricane is more than 800 miles out to see and not expected to make landfall. But it's
moving in the direction of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula where it could create dangerous
undertow and rip currents. Carson Myervate history once again becoming the first girl to play
in and get a hit in the U.S. Championship Games Saturday. Her run scoring bases loaded single in the second inning helped propel Nevada to a 12 to two win over the team from Ohio. Myer called the experience awesome, especially getting a hit. As a result, she becomes the first girl to participate in the World Series title game this afternoon, facing Kurosau. She's one of 26 girls play in the history of the annual tournament. I'm Louise Givoni and PR News,
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