International News and World Cup Updates

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S and Iran on june seventeenth President Trump condemned the attack as a quote foolish violation of our ceasefire agreement, though he stopped short of threatening retaliation Iran claimed a clause in the ceasefire gave it authority to manage marine traffic in the strait And just before the attack, the U. S. and other Gulf countries in a joint statement had called for the free, unconditional and unrestricted navigation through the Strait of Hormz Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Robio joined Israeli and Lebanese officials Friday to sign a new U. S. backed framework agreement calling it a first step towards peace after months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah The death toll continues to climb in Venezuela as emergency responders race to find survivors after Wednesday's back to back earthquakes Venezuelan officials say at least two hundred and thirty five people are confirmed dead, but the government believes that as many as fifty thousand are still missing The U.S. Geological survey has estimated that the death toll from the quakes could reach ten thousand At the time of this update, the so called Golden window to find sururvivors, which is forty eight to seventy two hours after an incident, is almost closed After that, the likelihood of survival for people buried under rubble plummets seearch and rescue can then quickly turn into recovery operations Meanwhile, Venezuelan rescue teams have received help on the ground from others from Mexico, Chile, El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, and Switzerland The U.S. has also offered it A North Carolina man admitted to orchestrating healthcare fraud in a kickback scheme that stole sixty million dollars from taxpayers. 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The family's attorneys noted that an educational psychologist found no signs of neglect and the girls described a rigorous academic program, including being fluent in several languages and trained in classical piano. The convict is currently suspended while the family appeals President Trump' agressive moves at the offffice of the Director of National Intelligence are reportedly fueling a war within the intelligence community Since the resignation of Tulsi Gabbard, Bill Pulte has served as interim Director of National intntelligence and immediately set to work to enact President Trump's downsizing agenda That mission has set off a firestorm within the intelligence community. Pulte has thus far eliminated fifty one ODNI staff roles forty five of those individuals were returned to their home agencies while six career officials were fired ODNI critics call the agency unnecessarily obstructive, while others say cutting ODNI's oversight only enables the very deep state that Trump so adamantly wants to root out The first euthanasia procedure of terminally ill children in the Netherlands has been confirmed. Reporter Meghgan Basham has the details Though the age and condition of this child is not publicly known, the Netherland Times reports that the Dutch government is reviewing this case and making sure the doctor legally killed this child The Netherlands has legalized euthanasia for children from ages one through twelve since twenty twenty four stating that the child must be expected to die in the foreseeable future and must be experiencing untreatable suffering parents must also consent to euthanasia This procedure has drawn harsh criticism from Catholics and other pro life advocates, with Joseph Maney from the National Catholic Bioethics Center calling this a quote grave ethical violation, stating that euthanasia is quote, intrinsically evil and that euthanasia of a child is worse because a child cannot give consent Pharmaceutical and biotech giant Bayer got a major legal win yesterday. Reporter Drew Berkmeyer has the details The Supreme Court cleared the company in a lawsuit over its liability for potential cancer risks and the pesticide roundup Roundup was developed by Monsanto before it was acquired by Bear That acquisition has since cost Bayer billions of dollars and thousands of lawsuits The courourt's ruling shot down the most effective argument attorneys have made against Bear that it failed to warn users of its potential cancer risks Bayer argued that the product met government standards Bayer now has the opportunity to separate its agriculture side of the business from its pharmaceutical side, a change that investors have pushed for for years. The U.S men's World Cup team lost in the final minutes of stoppage time last night against Turkey through to two. Despite the loss though, the U.S. has advanced to the round of thirty two, where it will face off against Bosnia and Herzegovina That's a knockout round. so whoever loses is out while the winner advances to the round of sixteen That's another knockout round that starts on july fourth Meanwhile, in other World Cup news, customs and Border protection has intercepted massive amounts of counterfeit worldld Cup merch. Immigration reporter Jenny Ter has the story. CBP told The Daily Wire that in a recent five day operation dubbed Protect the pitch, border officers in Cincinnati seized sixty eight shipments of counterfeit jerseys, shirts, shorts, shoes, hats, jewelry, and other merch. If they'd been authentic, the nearly three thousand items had a retail value of over two hundred fifty thousand dollars The shipments included fif thousand five hundred FIFA jerseys, three hundred pairs of shorts, two hundred pairs of footwear, one hundred and fifty hats, eighty shirts, and two hundred and ninety other World Cup related items that originated in Mexico and Colombia. Those are drive home updates this evening. too learn more about these stories, go to dailywire dot comot and in case you missed it earlier today, we covered some major stories, including crews racing to rescue survivors in Venezuela, the Trump administration taking a victory lap over Scotis rulings, and Trump winning over Republican senators on Iran. Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with a weekend episode of Morning Wire