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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. A Trump administration draft report released Friday suggests replacing the concept of separating church and state with the idea of building bridges between them. The report was issued by the Religious Liberty Commission, which was created by Trump and filled with primarily conservative Christians.
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Religion's really it's going up. If that were stuck, we'd be very, very rich, all of us. It's been great to watch. And as I've said before, to be a great nation, you have to have religion and you have to have God in your nation. If you don't have that, it just doesn't seem to work out, does it?
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The draft is open for 15 days for public comment. Shiite Muslims were marking ashore this week with large gatherings in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon and other parts of the world. The annual commemoration remembers the 7th century killing of Hussein, the grandson of Islam's prophet Muhammad assures the culmination of a 10 day mourning period. Israeli ministers and former officials have been encouraging people in Gaza to demonstrate against Hamas. More than a dozen places across the territory were announced as rallying points. But on Friday, the day of the so called June 26th revolution, no one showed up. NPR's Anas Baba reports.
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It's unclear who was behind the campaign, but it failed to get Palestinians on the streets to protest Hamas, which says it's ready to hand over governance to a technocratic committee as part of President Trump's peace plan. Eight months into the ceasefire, living conditions remain incredibly dire. Hamas still retains some control over the territory and has used force in the past to suppress protests. But for Palestinians in Gaza today, food, shelter and water are their top priorities. And people here say they largely blame Israel for daily airstrikes and tight restrictions on the entry of basic supplies. Just today, an Israeli airstrike killed three local police officers on the streets. Meanwhile, Israel has armed local militias to fight Hamas, leading to further violence in Gaza. Anis Baba and per News Gaza City,
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members of South Florida's Venezuelan community, which is the largest concentration of Venezuelans in the US Are organizing relief efforts after two back to back powerful earthquakes struck that country on Wednesday. Helen Acevedo, member station WLRN and officials
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in Doral have partnered with local nonprofits and small businesses to collect necessities like non perishable food, bottled water and pet food. Freddy Solorzano is president of the International Coalition for Venezuela. He says rescue efforts in Venezuela will require international assistance. Aid from developed nations, he says, is needed to rescue people who are still alive but trapped beneath the rubble. Solorzeno says one of the biggest concerns among the community is donations reach people directly affected by the disaster. Doral officials have asked the public to donate only through official channels. For NPR News, I'm Helen Acevedo in
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Miami, and this is NPR News. A small plane hit Beijing's tallest building Friday. It's unclear how many people were injured, if any. Police have set up barriers around the affected skyscraper. As NPR's Jennifer Pack reports,
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police officers tell me no cars, bikes or pedestrians allowed on a major road that leads to the building without saying why. Videos from the scene online showed debris falling from the tower after impact. The plane's tail section was also seen on the ground. Many of these have been scrubbed from Chinese social media. Hours later, I cycle around the building area. There's nothing you can really see with the building. It's quite, quite dark. The lights are still on on a few floors, but otherwise you can't see much. Each barrier has at least a dozen officers guarding it. The Chinese authorities have not commented on the incident. It's unclear whether it was an accident or intentional. Jennifer Paak, NPR News, Beijing.
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Mets manager Carlos Mendoza was fired Friday and was replaced by Andy Green. New York is 34 and 47 following a six game losing streak and and it's nine and a half games back of the National League's last wild card berth. The Mets opened the season with baseball's Highest payroll at $358 million. The LA Angels, meanwhile, fired general manager Perry Manassian. Cabo Verde became the smallest country in World cup history to reach the knockout round. They achieved that Friday with a nil nil draw with Saudi Arabia. Spain beat Uruguay 1 nil. Senegal dominated Iraq 5 nil and France beat Norway 4 1. Belgium is beating New Zealand 41 and Egypt and Iran is also still underway. Korea, currently it's a 11 draw. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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