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Live from MPR News, I'm Jial Snyder.

As Republicans prepare to gather and Dallas this week for a mid-term convention, President

Trump is promising to put his super PACs massive war chest to work for GOP candidates.

And Piersmarre lies from reports on where that money could go and how much difference it could make with election day less than two months away.

Trump's super PAC MAGA Inc has been sitting on more than $400 million in cash, and the

president is finally beginning to spend it. MAGA Inc made a $10 million ad by to support Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who's running for Senate. Overall, Republican super PACs and campaign committees have much more money than their Democratic counterparts, but in many cases, specific Republican candidates have raised less

money than their Democratic opponents, Mar Eliason and P.R News. Head of the UN's nuclear watchdog agency, Rafael Grossi, is urging Tehran to comply with UN inspectors about a push for Iran's referral to the UN Security Council. Everything can be addressed, everything that I know limitations are ability to listen to them and try to find a way forward.

The IAEA Board found Iran officially in non-compliance with its non-proliferation obligations

last year. The U.S. Britain, France, and Germany have drafted a resolution that shifts responsibility to the Security Council. The IAEA Board could vote on it during this week's meeting in Vienna. Israeli officials say they have a plan set for, quote, "all out war of violence continues

in the occupied West Bank." The statement came from Israel's defense minister immediately following a stabbing of Israel in the West Bank and the death of a Palestinian student and a separate incident here, in Pierskiri Khan. Defense Minister Israel Kat says if it's determined that a large-scale attack on military

and Jewish settlements is about to happen, troops have been instructed to quote, "launch an all-out campaign." That would include targeted killings of senior Palestinian authority figures and evacuating and occupying security zones, Kat says, as was done in Gaza. Israel's military says in Israeli farmer was stabbed in the West Bank by a Palestinian

assailant who was then tracked down and killed separately a Palestinian university student was killed overnight by Israeli settlers, according to the head of the local village council. The U.S. Ambassador to Israel has decried the rise and Israeli settler violence against Palestinians as, quote, "terrorism." Rickon and PR news, Tel Aviv.

Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon, fueling concern about a renewed Israeli military campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah, Lebanon's health ministry, says Israeli airstrikes killed at least a dozen people Monday. This is in PR. Federal investigators are looking into why an Amazon cargo jet ran off a runway at Miami

International Airport. The crash happened Sunday, five people were killed, the crash halted flights at the airport and caused widespread delays and cancellations. The National Transportation Safety Board says the plane's flight recorders have been recovered and then investigators are focusing on whether the plane touched down too late to stop safely.

Canada's retaliatory tariffs are now in a fact they impose import taxes on about $20

billion worth of U.S. goods, including steel, aluminum, and cheese.

Canada says its tariffs match the taxes President Trump imposed dollar for dollar and rate for rate. Other countries are watching to see what happens. A new study from the U.N. says increased air pollution causing billions of premature deaths of major economic hardships around the world in Piersland summer reports.

Cars, trucks, and power plants that burn fossil fuels put tiny particles into the air. That can cause serious health problems, like asthma, heart attacks, and lung disease. A new report from the United Nations Environment Program finds that in 2025, air pollution caused about six million premature deaths worldwide. It also causes major economic losses.

By 2050, a third of the world's population will be exposed to dangerous air.

The report finds that can be avoided by investing in renewable energy, electric cars, and better agricultural practices, which it says could produce $15 in benefits for every $1 invested. Lauren Summer, and PR News You count on sunscreen to protect your skin, but that SPF rating on the bottle might not

be exactly as advertised. So you can measure an SPF 50 at one lob and SPF 30 at another.

On the Sunday story, is it time to update sunscreen guidance?

Listen now to the Sunday story from the U.S. podcast on the MDR app.

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