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Korva Coleman
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Quill Lawrence
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. strike on Iranian nuclear facilities caused massive damage, and NPR's Quill Lawrence reports he attacked the press for suggesting otherwise.
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Tamara Keith
The secretary of defense repeatedly praised President Trump's leadership in deciding to attack Iran's nuclear sites. Last weekend, he attacked the press for reporting on leaked preliminary intelligence assessments that cast doubt on whether Iran's nuclear program has been destroyed. Hexseth cited other Trump administration sources as well as the international community to assert that the mission succeeded. He said he was not aware of any intelligence that Iran might have moved some of its stockpile of nuclear fuel. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Kaine gave a lengthy presentation, including videos of the bombs and describing the years of planning and hours of nonstop flight by US Servicemen and women. But he said a full assessment of the strike was still pending. Quill Lawrence, NPR News.
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Quill Lawrence
Iran's supreme leader says President Trump is exaggerating the impact of American airstrikes on his country's nuclear sites. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei noted Iran had attacked a US Airbase in Qatar, and he said this incident can be repeated in the future. President Trump is hosting what the White House says is one big, Beautiful event today. NPR's Tamara Keith reports. It's designed to push Senate Republicans to pass his tax cuts and spending legislation.
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Scott Horsley
President Trump has set a July 4 deadline for Congress to get the bill on his desk, working the phones to apply pressure as he flew home from Europe yesterday. And today, an event from the East Rim Flight features Americans the White House says will benefit from the bill's tax cuts and other provisions, truck drivers, firefighters, tipped workers and others. The White House is pushing back on the message from Democrats that the legislation would benefit the wealthy while taking away health benefits from the poor. The measure contains the bulk of the president's legislative agenda, meaning the stakes are high for both him and his party. Tamara Keith, NPR News.
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Quill Lawrence
Stocks opened higher this morning as the Commerce Department reported a somewhat sharper slowdown in the US Economy in the first three months of this year. NPR, Scott Horsley reports. The Dow jumped about 200 points in early trading.
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Emmanuel Akinwotu
Revised figures from the Commerce department show the US economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.5% in January, February and March. That's a slightly bigger drop in first quarter GDP than had been reported. Much of the downgrade reflects lower consumer spending. The nation's trade gap widened last month after narrowing in April when President Trump announced his worldwide tariffs. Exports and imports were both down in May, but exports dropped more. New applications for unemployment benefits dipped. Last week, 236,000 people applied for jobless aid. That's 10,000 fewer than the week before. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
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Quill Lawrence
On Wall street, the Dow is now up 190 points. This is NPR. A federal judge has ruled in favor of big tech company Meta. This is in a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement. A group of authors had claimed Meta's Facebook platform stole their works in order to train its artificial intelligence technology. The judge rejected the argument, but he said this decision only applies to this group of authors. He says his decision does not mean that Meta's use of copyrighted material is legal. Protests are happening in Kenya. The human rights group Amnesty International says at least 16 people have been killed, most of them by police. Kenya's Human Rights Commission says more than 400 protesters have been injured. NPR's Emmanuel Akinwotu has security forces shot.
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Emmanuel Akinwotu
Live rounds, tear gas and water cannons at protesters gathered in several cities across the country. The demonstrations against police brutality marked the one year anniversary of deadly anti government protests against higher taxes where more than 60 protesters were killed. The killings, some which were filmed by eyewitnesses, sparked outrage in Kenya, where security forces have long been accused of extrajudicial killings and abuses. Earlier this month, three police officers were arrested for the death of a blogger who died in police detention. Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR News.
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Quill Lawrence
North Korea says it has finished building a huge tourist zone in the east seaside of that country. The city, Wonsan, is intended to be a vacation destination for its own citizens. North Korea is famously reclusive, allowing few foreigners to enter the country. I'm Korva Coleman. You're listening to NPR News.
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Korva Coleman
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