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Jeanine Herbst
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jeanine Herbst. Israel and Iran launch new attacks on each other as the conflict enters a fourth day. Israel started the attacks trying to knock out Iran's nuclear program and its stockpile of ballistic missiles. NPR's Hadil Al Shalchi has more.
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Hadil Al Shalchi
Iran's oil ministry said that a fuel and gasoline depot in north Tehran was hit. So was one of the country's largest oil refineries in Tehran's north. Also, two main Iranian energy sites offshore in the south of Iran were also targeted. And then the Israeli military said that it hit the Mashhad airport in eastern Iran. They said it was the deepest strike in the country that they've done. And, you know, President Trump called on Israel and Iran to make a deal, and he said that, quote, many calls and meetings now taking place, but neither Iran nor Israel have said anything about those calls or meetings. And so for now, they're both committed to exchanging fire.
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Jeanine Herbst
NPR's Hadil Al Shalqi reporting. Israel's emergency services says at least 12 people were killed across the country by Iranian missiles. Iran's health ministry says there are more than 224 casualties since the fighting began. This is all future fueling concerns that the fighting could escalate into a wider regional conflict. In Minnesota, the manhunt for the suspect in the shooting deaths yesterday morning of a state lawmaker and her husband and the wounding of another state lawmaker and his wife, who remain hospitalized, continues. Drew Evans with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says a nationwide warrant has been issued for Vance Belter and that his car has been found.
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Drew Evans
We did locate in that area that let us a vehicle that we had interest in related to him yesterday that we were searching for, and it was located in Sibley county earlier, very early today. Also, I know it's been reported a hat that we believe he's wearing was found in proximity to that vehicle, and.
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Jeanine Herbst
That'S led police to tell people in that county southwest of Minneapolis, where Belter has a home, to be careful. Governor Tim Walls is calling it a politically motivated assassination. Police continue to search for a motive. Wall street will be watching the Federal reserve this week. NPR's Maria Aspen has more.
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Maria Aspen
The Fed has been keeping a close eye on inflation, especially after President Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on almost all imports, but their effects haven't fully kicked in yet. Consumer prices rose just 0.1% from April to May. That gave the president more ammunition. He's been repeatedly pressuring the Fed to cut interest rates, which would bring down the prices that the US Government pay for its debt and that consumers pay for credit cards and other loans. Trump has also threatened to fire Fed Chairman Jerome Powell despite having no legal authority to do so.
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Jeanine Herbst
NPR's Maria Aspen reporting. U.S. futures contracts are trading higher at this hour. You're listening to NPR News. In San antonio, at least 13 people died in flash floods that took over creeks in the area, and now cleanup is underway. NPR's Jordan Marie Smith has more.
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Jordan Marie Smith
First responders said they rescued at least 70 people after heavy rainfall hit the San Antonio area on Thursday. The fire department said over a dozen cars were caught in rapidly rising flood waters. 4 inches of rain fell in a single hour and over 7 inches fell in total. A tribute event is being held on Wednesday for people who were killed in the floods over the weekend. Flash flooding in West Virginia also killed multiple people, the state's governor said. Jordan Marie Smith, NPR News.
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Jeanine Herbst
Leaders of some of the world's biggest economic powers, including President Trump, will be in the Canadian Rockies this week for a G7 summit that's been shadowed by an escalating conflict between Israel and Iran and also Trump's unresolved trade war. At the weekend box office, how to Train youn Dragon debuted in the top spot with an estimated $83 million in ticket sales. The live action adaptation of the beloved animated franchise follows the unlikely friends between a young Viking named Hiccup and a dragon called Toothless. In second place, Lilo and Stitch, the hybrid live action remake with $15 million, pushing its total domestic take to more than $386 million. In third place, materialists, a modern day New York love story with $12 million that stars Dakota Johnson. I'm Jeanine Herbst, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.
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