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Live from NPR News. I'm Dale Willman. Fire crews in Colorado are continuing to work a blaze that's now consumed more than 74,000 acres. Officials say the Aspen Acres fire has destroyed more than 160 structures and and forced the evacuation of thousands of residents. Custer County Sheriff Lloyd Smith says they're getting more equipment to help 90 extra
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fire engines coming from as far away as California, Utah and Grand Junction. In fact, they've actually pulled fire trucks off of those fires to come help us.
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The fire is one of about 40 uncontained large fires burning mostly in the Western US this weekend. Among them is the Cottonwood fire in Utah, which has burned 147 square miles. The Trump administration has elected not to extend a trade deal between the U.S. canada and Mexico, but there's still a decade to renegotiate. As NPR's Camilla Domonosky reports, the agreement is especially important to U.S. automakers.
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The USMCA, as the deal is now known, was the replacement for nafta. It allows tariff free treatment for qualifying goods made in North America. That's crucial for automakers because auto parts can cross borders multiple times in the production process. Every major automotive trade group has expressed support for preserving the trilateral nature of the agreement, calling that framework essential for the US Auto industry. The United Auto Workers Union, meanwhile, has called for major changes, including a continent wide wage floor, and without those changes, supports withdrawing from the deal. Camila Domonosky, NPR News.
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The Iranian government has begun a days long funeral for the Iranian supreme leader who was killed in an Israeli airstrike last February. But as NPR's Hadil El Shalchi reports, not all all Iranians feel this is a moment to note.
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There will be memorial ceremonies and processions for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran and the city of Qom. Then the remains will be taken to Shia holy sites in Najaf and Karbala in Iraq. He will be buried next Thursday in his birthplace of Mashhad. Iranian authorities are expected to shut down streets and the airspace. Some Iranians say the funeral is a time to say good riddance to the authoritarian leader who led the country since 1989. A 38 year old doctor who wants to remain anonymous for fear of government retaliation says she hopes this funeral will mark the end of a dark chapter in Iranian history. I don't care about which pit the body will be dumped in, she says. Hadil Al Shalchi, NPR News, Istanbul.
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Two people are dead, and the third was injured during a fight at a shopping mall in Dearborn, Michigan, Friday. The fight led to a shooting that sent mall patrons scrambling, including one person who was hit by a vehicle outside the mall. Police Chief Aissa Shaheen says the two groups knew each other and the fight began when they came in contact with each other. So far, police have questioned people from both of the groups, but so far they have no one in custody. You're listening to NPR News. Conservative politician Kiko Fujimori has been declared the winner of Peru's presidential runoff election held in June. The 51 year old is the daughter of a disgraced former president. It was her fourth time running for the country's highest office, and she'll be Peru's ninth president in 10 years.
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Fujimori will take office later this month.
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A former bookseller in Hong Kong who was seized by Chinese authorities in 2015, Lam Wing Kee has died.
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agency in Taiwan, where he resided until his death. NPR's Jennifer Paak reports from Beijing.
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In Hong Kong, Lam ran the Causeway Bay bookshop that specialized in selling gossipy paperbacks critical of China's leadership. The shop was popular with mainland Chinese visitors. In 2015, Lam was among five men linked to the bookshop who were taken into custody by Chinese authorities. Upon release, Lam gave his own account of what happened, contradicting Beijing's official narrative. Later, he reopened the bookstore in the self governing island of Taiwan. The local news agency did not give a cause of death, but said Lam's cancer had relapsed. Last year, Taiwanese President Lai Ching Te sent his condolences. In a Facebook post, he applauded Lam for never staying silent in the face of fear and authoritarian repression. He was 70. Jennifer Pack, NPR News, Beijing.
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A Turkish comedian was ordered to jail on Friday for allegedly insulting the country's president. Dennis Goktas has recorded a stand up routine last month during which he called the president a dictator. Insulting the president is a criminal offense in Turkey. He's also being held pending a trial. He's also charged with insulting the country's religious values.
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I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News.
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