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The U.S. faces a housing crisis and growing threats of climate change. One global city is tackling both problems at once, and U.S. cities are paying attention. These climate researchers, they kept repeating one word over and over. Vienna, Vienna, Vienna. Lessons from the social housing capital of Europe. Listen now to the Sunday story on the Up First podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington NAWAZ...LIVE FROM NPR NEWS IN WASHINGTON, I'M AMI HELD. Israel and Iran are trading airstrikes this weekend, raising the prospect of a prolonged conflict.

Israel has targeted Iranian oil fields. After striking Iran's nuclear sites Thursday, Iran has retaliated. Emergency services in Israel say at least 10 people were killed overnight. The BBC's Hugo Bacchega reports from Bat Yam near Tel Aviv. An entire section of this building collapsed and all morning emergency teams have been searching for those people who are still missing here. The authorities have confirmed that among the victims here is a boy aged 10 and a girl aged eight. There is a lot of destruction all around. There is a lot of shock here because people really believe that they were protected by

the country's air defense systems. And what happened here today is that one of those missiles managed to break through this very sophisticated layer of defense. The BBC's Hugo Bachega reporting. President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the growing conflict in a phone call yesterday. NPR's Charles Maines has this report from Moscow. According to Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov, Putin and Trump spoke for nearly an hour, the majority of which was spent on the conflict between Israel and Russia's ally, Iran.

The Russian leader condemned Israel's military operation while expressing concern about a possible escalation of the conflict throughout the Middle East. Putin reiterated Russian offers to serve as a potential mediator, including in the U.S.'s own efforts to limit any Iranian nuclear weapons program. Ushakov also said the conversation touched on the war in Ukraine. Putin said Moscow remained committed to further peace talks with Kiev, that despite earlier rounds of negotiations, that have fallen far short of Trump's calls for Russia to agree to an immediate ceasefire.

Charles Mainz, NPR News. Moscow. Organizers say millions of anti-Trump demonstrators fanned out yesterday in No King's protests largely peacefully. But in Salt Lake City, Utah, police took one person into custody after shots were fired. From member station KUER, Caroline Ballard reports. According to the Salt Lake City Police Department, one person was critically injured and transported to a hospital. Kelly Ferrone was nearby when the shots rang out during the No Kings protest in Salt Lake City. But I heard the shots and then everyone just started screaming and running.

Multiple law enforcement units are on the scene in downtown Salt Lake City and are calling the situation fluid. Law enforcement estimates about 10,000 people had gathered for the city's second protest of the day. For NPR News, I'm Caroline Ballard. LESLIE KENDRICK In Minnesota, a manhunt is still underway for 57-year-old Vance Bolter. Wanted in connection with yesterday's shooting of four people, two fatally, authorities say he was targeting state lawmakers and should be considered armed and dangerous. This is NPR News. As summer break kicks off and confirmed measles cases near 1200 this year in the U.S., the

CDC is asking camps to prepare for the highly contagious virus before they open. It's suggesting relaying state or local vaccine requirements to campers and staff and maintaining documentation of their immunity status. Cambodia is asking the International Court of Justice to resolve a conflict with Thailand. The Southeast Asian neighbors have mobilized troops along a disputed part of their border. A confrontation there late last month left a Cambodian soldier dead. Officials from both countries are meeting in Cambodia this weekend in an effort to ease tensions and avoid more military clashes. from both countries are meeting in Cambodia this weekend in an effort to ease tensions

and avoid more military clashes. In Britain, two men were sentenced for stealing what's sometimes known as a porcelain throne, but in this case, a golden toilet. Vicki Barker has this report from London. The $6.5 million 18-carat gold toilet by Italian artist Maurizio Catalon was part of an art exhibition at the historic Blenheim Palace in 2019. It was stolen just hours after a glamorous launch party

there and, because it had been plumbed in, its removal caused extensive water damage to the 18th century stately home where Winston Churchill was born. Defendants Michael Jones and Jimmy Sheen received sentences of 27 months and 4 years respectively. The toilet was never recovered and it's believed it was melted down and sold for the gold. For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London. This is NPR News.