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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Lebanon has declared a national day of mourning after Israeli attacks killed more than 250 people today, according to the country's Civil Defense Department. The violence has marred a two week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran and the wider Middle east war. NPR's Lauren Frere reports from Beirut.
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Chaos in central Beirut, where Israeli warplanes struck without warning, including near the city's seaside Corniche promenade. The capital has absorbed many of the more than a million people displaced by Israeli attacks farther south, including Rana Dimashq, who six weeks ago fled Beirut's southern suburbs where Hezbollah has offices. She stayed up all night in the vacant building where her family has been sheltering and rejoiced at news of a ceasefire.
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Yes, we thought that we will go home, but then the bombs appeared.
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She says the building shook with explosions. Nearby Israel says it struck 100 Hezbollah targets in just 10 minutes. The international Committee of the Red says it's outraged by such attacks on densely populated urban areas. Lauren Fryer, NPR News, Beirut.
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California's Supreme Court today ordered the Riverside county sheriff, who's also a Republican candidate for governor, to halt a controversial investigation into the 2025 election. From member station KQED, Guy Marzorati reports. The sheriff has seized hundreds of thousands of ballots.
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Sheriff Chad Bianco says he's investigating voter fraud, but he hasn't publicly detailed any crime. And Riverside county election officials say no fraud has occurred. In their order, the state Supreme Court's six justices ordered Bianco to, quote, pause the investigation, which Bianco says he's done voluntarily. The court agreed to hear a challenge from California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who argues Bianco is overstepping his authority as sheriff. Bianco is a leading Republican candidate in polling ahead of California's June 2 primary. For NPR News, I'm Guy Marziroti in San Jose.