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What new U.S. military strikes were launched against Iran's Revolutionary Guard?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavoni. The US today launched a fresh wave of strikes against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to a social media post by US Central Command. The military says the strikes follow Iran's recent attempts to attack U.S. service members and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Central Command says the US hit Iranian air defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets and facilities, mine laying capabilities, and communication sites. Oil giant Chevron is expected to announce it will expand operations in Venezuela. And PR's Michelle Kalaman has that story. The
Chevron investment is part of a larger Trump administration effort to control more of Venezuela's oil sector and push out Russia and China. The White House announced this week that the Pentagon is taking a thirty-five percent ownership stake in a company that will have one hundred year rights over seventeen oil fields in Venezuela.
How is the U.S. partnering with Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt on oil fields?
The US is partnering with a controversial Venezuelan businessman, Alejandro Betancore, who faced money laundering allegations in Europe. A U.S. official who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity describes Betancor as a proven operator and insists that a professionalized oil sector will help Venezuelas transition to democracy.
Press has declared Massachusetts Democrat Senator Ed Markey the winner in his primary race as he seeks another Senate term. Markey's age, eighty, was constantly referenced in the race and challenged by younger far left of center Democrats. Markey has maintained that he has been a champion of progressive ideas. Tropical storm Edward made landfall along the Texas Louisiana border early this afternoon. Edward is weakening as it heads deeper inland, but it continues to pose a danger to residents and especially drivers, as Houston public media's Andrew Schneider reports.
Edward hit a maximum sustained wind speed of fifty miles per hour around four PM central time.
What are the main hazards from Tropical Storm Edward as it moves inland?
National Weather Service meteorologist Melody Geiger says the primary danger from the storm remains heavy rainfall and the risk of flash flooding.
on the Texas side and especially in the Houston area, the slash flood risk does persist into the overnight hours. So be very, very careful when driving if you're gonna be driving late at night, um, because flooded roads are even harder to see at night than during the day.
Geiger says that flash flood risk could persist into the early morning hours as the storm moves slowly to the northwest and deeper into east Texas. I'm Andrew Schneider in Houston.
On a broad bipartisan vote, the House of Representatives has passed legislation to extend federal spending at current levels beyond the November midterm elections and through mid-December. The action averts a government shutdown. This is NPR News in Washington. A new spider species has been discovered in Idaho from member station Boise State Public Radio.
What significance does the discovery of a new spider species in Idaho have for conservation?
Lauren Patterson reports on how it highlights a unique ecosystem in the northern part of the state.
The small, nickel-sized brown arachnid was found in the remote mountains of the Nez Perce Clearwater National Forests. Graduate student Arnau Kalatayu Maskere found the spider along the Lochsaw River.
It was super exciting to find something that we knew that was unique and and probably new to science.
The genus known as Hexura is usually found in the northwest and parts of Canada, but had never been seen here before. The paper detailing the new findings outlines how conservation action is needed to secure the survival of the species that is only found in damp conifer forests in the Rocky Mountains of northern Idaho. The research team is named the spider Hexura Vandal, honoring the University of Idaho's mascot. For NPR News, I'm Lauren Patterson in Kooski, Idaho.
As ocean's warm scientists say they're seeing more exotic sharks in the northern Atlantic waters during the summer months, they also say young white sharks are moving north sooner because of the warming waters, potentially putting them at risk of becoming prey to older sharks.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What new U.S. military strikes were launched against Iran's Revolutionary Guard?
0:01–1:00
2
How is the U.S. partnering with Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt on oil fields?
1:00–2:08
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What are the main hazards from Tropical Storm Edward as it moves inland?
2:08–3:07
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What significance does the discovery of a new spider species in Idaho have for conservation?
3:07–4:21
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How are researchers tracking great white shark movements off the New York coast?
4:21–5:02