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The U.S. and Iran are, again, exchanging fire.
“The U.S. truck areas along the street of Hormuz and north of the Persian Gulf.”
NPR's A.A.B. Trawey reports Iran says the attacks hit a wedding, killing at least five people and wounding more than 50 others. Iran's Foreign Ministry says strapped for a U.S. attack in Hormuz got province along the street of Hormuz hit a wedding, killing and wounding people. Iranian officials say communication towers in the area were also knocked out.
Iran's State TV, quoting a local official, reports most of those wounded are women and children who were transferred to a hospital in Minab, the same city where Iran says a U.S. strike in February, killed at least 120 school children. The Pentagon is still investigating that attack. President Trump says the latest U.S. strikes are in retaliation for Iran's quote failed
to attempt at adding sea mines in the street of Hermuz.
He warned a further strikes if Iran responds, but Iran immediately fired back at U.S. troops in the region with Jordan and Kuwait reporting Iranian missile attacks, A.A.B. Trawey and Pair News. Dubai.
“The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln has arrived in Thailand after more than 250 days at sea, amid”
the U.S. war with Iran, like Oselib and reports from Chang-Rai. The carrier's lengthy deployment set a record and raised questions about possible supply shortages and the cruise mental health. Now some of the 5,000 service members on board will get a chance for some rest and relaxation as the ship resupplies before it heads home to San Diego.
Many are expected to enjoy their time in the Thai beach destination of Pataya, a city known for its vibrant nightlife less than an hour from where the carrier is birthed. Authorities in Pataya say they'll do their best to make the service members visit a smooth one, and local say they hope it helps boost the local economy. Friend PR News, I'm Michael Sullivan in Chang-Rai.
Massachusetts Senator and Marki won his Democratic primary Tuesday in one of several races highlighting divisions within the party. The contest pitted progressives against more moderate and establishment back candidates ahead
“of the midterms and PR's Sage Miller reports.”
He's primary challenger, Congressman Seth Multon, is 47 years old, which matters because Milton argued on the campaign trail that it's time for a new generation of leadership and Marki should pass the torch. He cited Marki's age as a reason. The Senator is 80.
The Democratic Party has been reckoning with the age of its elected officials, but Marki proved to be resilient yet again by winning Tuesday. It's likely bolstered by his status as an incumbent and his progressive politics in the predictably blue state. That's MPR Sage Miller reporting.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. President Trump is expected to sign a bill extending federal spending at current levels through mid-December. The legislation reverts a government shutdown ahead of the November midterms. An innovative program in Milwaukee is using produce that would otherwise be thrown out
to make healthy vegetarian meals for vulnerable people or those in so-called food deserts. My own silver, a member station WUWWWM reports. Volunteers for veggie chop shop gather up unsold produce at local farmer's markets. They chop up veggies like green beans, corn, tomatoes, and cucumber. In two-page chefs on staff cook them into vegetarian meals.
Antonio Felder is a volunteer at an outdoor pantry. In a Milwaukee neighborhood where chop shop meals are offered. "You bring in to the people.
Some things that people probably never tried before.
This is pure. This is good for you." Since 2015, veggie chop shop has served more than 51,000 community meals to places like shelters that focus on domestic violence or homelessness. Reviews more than 93,000 pounds of produce that would have otherwise ended up in landfills.
Frontpierre news, I'm Ayon Silver in Milwaukee. Scientists say warming oceans are bringing more exotic sharks into northern Atlantic waters and pushing young great whites farther north. Off New York's Hampton's researchers are tagging sharks to learn more about great white nurseries and how those habitats are changing.
I'm Windsor Johnston and P.R. News in Washington. Billionaire Mark Cuban has stared into the belly of the beast of America's health care system. "I mean, it's so bad you can go through a long list of really quality hospitals and they don't know their costs." So, can Medicare for all be a solution?
We take a hard look at the cost of the program along with U.S. health care itself. Find this and hear more stories from the indicator from Planet Money on the NPR app.
