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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Thousands of people attended a religious event on the Washington, D.C. mall Sunday. The event marked the upcoming 250th anniversary of the U.S. with the prayer Festival. Attendees say they're hoping for a return in the nation to Judeo Christian values. Jimmy Cornette said he traveled from Florida for the events.
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And when I heard President Trump talking about rededicating America on his 250th anniversary as one nation under God, I thought, wow, that's something I need to be there for.
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The event was organized by a public private partnership that's been backed by the White House. The National Weather Service is warning of potentially severe thunderstorms across the central United States on Monday. The highest risk is expected around Kansas and southeast Nebraska, which has already reported a tornado. NPR's Tom Dreisbach reports.
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The weather service says to expect severe thunderstorms, strong winds as well as large hail and additional tornadoes across parts of the central. They say people should prepare. Charge your phone to get wireless emergency alerts. Check the radio. And Nebraska based National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Franks told people to identify the best shelter in case of a tornado.
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Just remember interior room on the lowest level, your house or a basement. Those are the great places to be. So stay away from that top floor. Stay away from exterior walls with windows.
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Frank said sometimes the first cue to watch for is just the dark clouds in the sky. Tom Dreisbach, NPR News.
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Journalists working from five Latin American and Caribbean countries say they've identified 20 of the nearly 200 people killed in US strikes on boats suspected of trafficking drugs. The Pentagon says forces have hit more than 50 boats, which it claims were being used by narco terrorists in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean. Legal experts say the boat strikes are illegal and amount to extrajudicial killings. NPR's Carrie Kahn reports.
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Reporters led by the Latin American center for Investigative Journalism, or clip, attempted to uncover the names of those killed by the US Boat strikes since last September. After five months, they were able to reveal the stories of only 20. According to the journalists, all 20 were men. All were from extremely poor communities in Latin America and the Caribbean. And while some had possible connections with drug traffick, the journalists say all were low level actors. Other strike victims were found to have had no previous involvement in the trade. The journalists report the US Strikes have not reduced the flow of drugs to the U.S. the families of three victims of the boat strikes have filed wrongful death suits in a US Court. Kerry Kahn, NPR News, Manta, Ecuador.
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A strike against the Long Island Railroad is continuing at this hour. Five unions that represent about half of the railroad's workers called for the strike after months of contract talks went nowhere. You're listening to NPR News. At least 10 people were killed Sunday morning in the Mexican state of Puebla. Officials say they've not yet identified a suspect, but central Mexico has recently recorded a surge in cartel violence. The victims included six men, three women and a child. A broad coalition of water users in the Colorado River Basin is calling on the federal government to designate 2 billion doll for drought recovery. From member station KJZZ, Alex Hager reports that the group includes more than 70 organizations from around the Western U.S. the
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letter was co signed by farm districts, environmental nonprofits, cities, Native American tribes and more. Stretching from Wyoming to San Diego, they're asking Congress for new money to help the region deal with drought. The call comes on the heels of a historically dry winter. In the past, federal spending has gone to cities, farms and tribes who leave water in major reservoirs and in exchange for payments. The new letter says federal money could also go toward recovering from wildfire, protecting ecosystems and developing new water sources. For NPR News, I'm Alex Hager in Phoenix.
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Aaron Rye has become the first English born player in more than a century to win the PGA championship. He was three shots behind before making a 40 foot eagle putt on the par five ninth hole. He also one putted on seven straight greens and he sank a birdie putt of about 68ft across the 17th grin green for the win. Shai Gilgeous Alexander won the NBA's Most Valuable Player award on Sunday. He's the 14th player to win back to back awards. He plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder, which is the reigning NBA champion. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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