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Is the United States responsible for the alleged strike on an Iranian oil tanker?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Iran is accusing the US of striking an Iranian oil tanker near Harg Island in the Persian Gulf. Iranian state television says four US missiles hit the vessel, forcing the crew to evacuate. No casualties were reported, and Iran has not provided evidence to support the claim. US Central Command has not commented on the alleged strike. Rescue teams in Nepal pulling a woman from the rubble of her home ten days after a wall of ice, rock, and mud tore through a Himalayan valley along the Tibet Nepal border. A Chinese worker was pulled alive from a hydro power tunnel today, just hours after two Nepalese workers were rescued from another tunnel. Thousands of people remain missing and more than twelve hundred others have died in the flooding.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are in Moscow today and are expected in Kiev this weekend as part of a renewed push to end the war in Ukraine.
What rescue efforts are underway after the Himalayan valley disaster in Nepal?
Russian state media say the two are expected to meet with President Vladimir Putin later today. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia attacked Kyiv's airport overnight ahead of their visit. The BBC Steve Rosenberg reports from Moscow.
This will be Steve Whitkoff's eighth trip to Russia in the last what year and a half. He's had a lot of FaceTime with Vladimir Putin, but the previous seven trips have not produced a breakthrough in the peace process. And also, Vladimir Putin, in the speeches he's been making, and the public statements he's been making, shows no sign of wanting to compromise. He claims regularly that Russia Russia is making battlefield gains and he claimed just a few days ago that Ukrainian resistance would crumble.
The BBC Steve Rosenberg Reporting.
Why are U.S. envoys visiting Moscow and Kyiv in a renewed push to end the Ukraine war?
The murder case against Lindsay Clancy has ended in a mistrial, leaving prosecutors in Massachusetts to decide whether to try her again. Priyanka Dayal McCluskey from Member Station WBUR in Boston reports.
After six days, the jury remained deadlocked. Clancy's defense attorney Kevin Reddington argued she was not responsible for killing her children. Because she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and Reddington said one juror stood in the way of a not guilty verdict.
This is one individual 1101 for an acquittal, and one individual who recognized that there was
re reasonable doubt and refused to apply the law. District Attorney Tim Cruz said he was thinking of the victims.
This was and has always been about getting justice for those three little babies.
What caused the mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder case and could she be retried?
Both sides return to court at the end of the month. For NPR News, I'm Priyanka Thaal McCluskey in Boston.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. If you're headed for a final summer beach visit this Labor Day weekend, you should know where it's okay to set up your beach chairs and umbrellas. And PR's Debbie Elliott reports, a battle is heating up along a popular Gulf of Mexico destination in the Florida panhandle over who gets to use the beach and where.
South Walton County, Florida's shoreline of white sand and emerald green water is a flashpoint in a protracted legal battle over personal property lines and beachgoers' rights. Dave Rauschkolb is with Florida Beaches for All, a group pushing a constitutional amendment to allow public beach access. But homeowners say that in Crown. encroaches on their property rights.
How are Florida homeowners and beach‑access advocates battling over public shoreline rights?
Eric Wilhelm has a gulf front house in Santa Rosa Beach.
To to R you, you know, whether or not I can sell your property is like saying I want to come sell your backyard.
Rapid development has created a land squeeze here and elsewhere in Florida. Debbie Elliott, NPR News, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.
Rome is cracking down on the hundreds of golf carts that are carrying tourists through the city's historic center. Critics say the carts are clogging already crowded streets, parking illegally, and adding to the pressures of over tourism. City officials are working on rules that we cap the number of carts and regulate which companies can operate them. Tour operators argue the electric carts take up less space than buses and offer tourists a cleaner way to see the Italian city.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Is the United States responsible for the alleged strike on an Iranian oil tanker?
0:00–1:07
2
What rescue efforts are underway after the Himalayan valley disaster in Nepal?
1:07–1:58
3
Why are U.S. envoys visiting Moscow and Kyiv in a renewed push to end the Ukraine war?
1:58–2:48
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What caused the mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder case and could she be retried?
2:48–3:51
5
How are Florida homeowners and beach‑access advocates battling over public shoreline rights?
3:51–4:40
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Why is Rome cracking down on tourist golf carts and what regulations are being proposed?
4:40–5:03