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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.

President Trump says the United States may hit Iran's pickaxe mountain, home to a big part of Iran's nuclear program.

And here's Franco, or Donia's has more on Trump's latest threat against Iran.

President Trump says the U.S. may end up striking the underground nuclear facility very soon. The President has repeatedly boasted that through U.S. Space Force, the United States is able to watch every square inch of the area. We know everybody that's moving at pickaxe.

We know everybody that's moving everywhere, all over Iran. And if anything goes mad, we hit him. We hit him hard. It's not the first time Trump has threatened to strike the mysterious underground facility. He spoke of bombing the site after a satellite image is appeared to show construction

happening on nearby tunnels. That were also close to another nuclear facility bombed by the U.S. Franco, or Donia's Indian P.R. News, the White House. In a courtroom in Massachusetts today. At this point, I'm going to declare that the jury is deadlocked, and I'm going to declare

a misfire.

Judge William Sullivan, making the decision in the case of Lindsey Clancy, who admitted

to killing her three children, but her attorney says she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time. Her defense attorney, Kevin Reddington.

Our priority has always been to fight Fakura for Dawson and Fakalan.

Name the Clancy children who were killed. The judge's verdict comes despite a dramatic appeal from Reddington over the actions of one juror, who he says wasn't following the orders from the judge. jurors told the judge several times they were deadlocked and he asked them to keep trying. District attorney Tim Crew says he's not sure whether he will retry the case.

Lindsey's returning to a mental health facility where she's been held for more than three years to continue treatment, Judge Sullivan said a hearing force of 10 or 29th, but the next steps are unclear. The first MRNA flu shot is making its way to pharmacies around the country. It'll be available along with other flu and COVID vaccines heading into the fall and winter

by recessions. And here's Sidney Lupkin, has more.

I'm going to use the MRNA technology from its COVID shots to make a vaccine for the seasonal

flu. It's not faced an unexpected hurdle in February when the FDA refused to review it.

But the agency ultimately did review the job and approved it on August 5th.

After approval, the agency inspects and then releases batches before they can be distributed. The first batch was released Thursday night and the shots began shipping on Friday, according to Moderna. The vaccine should be available as soon as Labor Day weekend at Walgreens and other pharmacies. Walgreens says the MRNA flu shot will be available in limited quantities and availability

will depend on location. If you're looking for the MRNA flu shot, your best bet is to talk to your local pharmacist, Sidney Lupkin and PR News. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. United Nations has approved a resolution to adopt a new world map.

His empire's Jonathan Lambert reports that the new map more accurately reflects the size of Africa and other equatorial regions. And presenting the spherical nature of Earth on a two-dimensional map requires some adjustments. Perhaps the most famous of these is known as the Mercator Projection, a rectangular map that's been in use for centuries.

It depicts the northern hemisphere as much larger than it is in reality. For example, Greenland appears to be roughly the same size as Africa when Africa is actually 14 times larger. Critics argue the map is biased and reinforces a colonial worldview. The African Union led the push for the adoption of a new map called the Equal Earth Projection.

It has rounded sides and represents each continent proportionally. The resolution passed almost unanimously. The United States was the only country to vote, no, saying it was a distraction promoting in the ideological agenda. Jonathan Lambert and PR News.

Golfcarts are popular with tourists, but Rome Italy isn't on board. The city's mounting a crackdown as hundreds of the cards started carrying tourists throughout the historic center. Critics say the drivers are parking illegally and making congestion worse, but advocates say the cards are silent.

They occupy less space than tourist vans and buses and they don't produce air-choking exhaust that also stains historic monuments. Wall Street lower by the close the Dow Down 271 points the NASDAQ down 77. I'm Jeanine Herbst and PR News in Washington. Hey, it's Mike Danforth, Executive Producer of Weight Weight Don't Tell Me.

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