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President Trump is spending his final day in Ireland, watching the Irish Open at his golf club in Dunbig.
“But his empires Franco or Donia's reports when it comes to Trump, golf is never just golf.”
President Trump traveled from Dublin to his club on the west coast of the island, leaving a wake of controversy after suggesting that Ireland and Northern Ireland be united. The president is focusing today his final day on golf, which for Trump is not just sport or recreation, it's also part of his brand, his business and his politics. Trump often uses presidential trips, including overseas trips as opportunities to show
off his business properties while dismissing questions about potential conflicts of interest. Today he'll be watching some of the best golfers in the world compete at his club in Dunbig, joining him to watch is the Irish T-Shock, Mihail Martin, Franco, or Donia's NPR News, Dunbig, Ireland. The Kremlin says Russia isn't ruling out additional U.S. brokerate peace talks with Ukraine,
this fall, and Pierre's Charles Mayans reports from Moscow that the comments come in the wake of renewed U.S. mediation efforts and weekend fighting that left at least 11 people dead. With Ukraine's air defense is largely depleted, Russia's carried out near daily drone
“and missile attacks on civilian, energy and shipping infrastructure across the country.”
The port city of Odessa has been a particular target as Russia attempts to block exports of grain crucially Ukraine's economy. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is called the attacks and attempt to break Ukraine's resistance. Yet Kiev is also a targeted Russian civilian infrastructure and a bid to bring the war home to Russians.
In the latest Ukrainian drones struck an apartment building in the Republic of Tudorstan and targeted noil facility in the Krasnodar region, part of a pattern of attacks that have caused fuel shortages throughout the summer. Charles Mayans in PR News, Moscow.
Investors on Wall Street are awaiting critical decisions from the Federal Reserve on
interest rates this week, and Pierre's Rafael Nam reports markets, though, are praising in the prospect of a rate hike as inflation remains stubborn. The Fed has held great steady throughout the year, even though inflation has remained fairly high.
“But the rising energy cost, because of the war with Iran, now has most investors expecting”
a rate hike when policymakers announce their decision on Wednesday, but it's not a done deal. The Fed has been fairly divided, and some economists believe the Fed may choose instead to keep waiting. A rate hike would come with the midterm elections coming up in November, and it will be the first underchair Kevin Wars, who is nominated by President Trump in the hopes that
he would lead the Fed into lowering rates, and not raising them, Rafael Nam in PR News. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. In France, authorities are investigating the cause of a train derailment that left dozens of people injured and Normandy. This after a piece of rail was found on the track, please say it may have been linked to the
derailment and they're looking into whether it was an accident or deliberate. He was open, men's singles final takes place this afternoon at Arthur Ash Stadium in New York. Emperor's Christian Wright reports, "An American hasn't won a Men's Grand Slam title in more than two decades."
American Ben Shelton is taking on the top-seated player in the men's tournament, German Alexander Zavarev. The Shelton Wins, he'll end a 23-year drought for the USA. The last time an American man won any Grand Slam singles title was in 2003, when Andy Roddick won the US Open.
Shelton, whose 23 was just a baby then.
If he captures the tournament's men's title today, he would also become the first black
American man to win the US Open since Arthur Ash in 1968, for whom the stadium is named. In the Women's Tournament, Russian-born Kazakastani Elena Rabakina defeated two-time defending champion Arena Sabolinka of Belarus yesterday, for her first US Open title, putting it in to Sabolinka's 19-match winning streak at the US Open. Christian Wright and PR News.
"Gas and oil prices continue to rise in the US. Triple A says the average price of gas is $4.31 a gallon. That's up 13 cents in a week." The gallon of diesel has hit a fresh record of $6.20 a gallon, you're listening to NPR News. "This is our glass.
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