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 Live from NPR in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright. A U.S. official not authorized [被授权] to speak publicly tells NPR that U.S. military strikes against three Iranian nuclear sites this past Saturday, set the program back a few months, and that damage to the centrifuges [离心机] at the underground Fordow facility was limited. The official says the early assessment says the attacks did not obliterate [彻底消除] Iran's nuclear enrichment program, as President Trump had said.

The president has arrived in the Netherlands [荷兰] to attend the NATO summit [北约峰会]. It's a short gathering this year. It ends tomorrow. But there are some big debates happening over defense spending by alliance [同盟] member nations. NPR's Deepa Shivaram has more. The goal of the summit is to get NATO nations to commit to [承诺] spending 5 percent of their GDP on defense in the next decade. But President Trump isn't convinced [被说服的] the U.S. should have to adhere to [遵守] that number. On the flight over to the Netherlands, he said he doesn't think the U.S. needs to pay what Europe pays. He was also unclear on his commitment to Article 5 of the NATO Charter, the mutual defense [互相防御] agreement that says if one NATO country is attacked, all will defend. Trump said he was committed to, quote, saving lives, and said he'd give an exact definition on his stance [立场] on Article 5 when he got to the Netherlands. Nations are meeting for a dinner at the Palace of the King of the Netherlands this evening, and then gathering for summit sessions on Wednesday. Deepa Shivaram, The Hague.

New Yorkers are voting today in the city's Democratic mayoral primary [民主党市长候选人初选]. NPR's Sarah Ventry reports there are clear frontrunners [领先者] among the 11 candidates. The frontrunners are current member of the State Assembly Zoran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist [社会主义者], and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a centrist [中间派] Democrat. Both candidates have campaigned [以...为竞选大纲] on issues of affordability [可支付性], public safety, and education, but with very different visions for the city. Because this election uses ranked-choice [不是选一个，而是按照顺序投票] voting, the outcome [结果] may not be immediately known. Sarah Ventry, New York.

Stocks gained for a second day, while oil prices continued falling on hope's tensions in the Middle East ease. Right now, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 507 points. NPR's Rafael Nam has more. Tensions between Iran and Israel continue despite a fragile [脆弱的] ceasefire agreement [停火协议] between the two countries that the U.S. helped broker [调解]. Nonetheless, investors are hopeful the situation will improve and that cooler [冷静的] heads will prevail [占据上风]. Debt optimism is helping fuel gains in Wall Street. Oil prices fell sharply after President Trump said today that China could buy oil from Iran. Debt's helping reduce concerns about global supplies. Nonetheless, investors are mindful that things could change pretty quickly.

Extreme heat warnings or heat advisories [高温警告] are in place for almost 160 million people across the U.S., according to the National Weather Service. NPR's Adam Bearn got this advice on keeping kids safe in the heat. Dr. Jess Weiss is a pediatrician [儿医] at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C. She says adults should use common sense [常识] when it comes to letting kids play outside. But we do worry about temperatures being above 95 degrees. Weiss says drinking lots of water and taking plenty of breaks are key. She also suggests that summer camps or daycares adjust their schedules [时间表]. Keeping outdoor time outside of those really hot hours between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. That's exactly what's happening at Curiosity Preschool in Silver Spring, Maryland. The kids are only playing outside in the morning. Five-year-old Mila Zudyk knows where she'd rather be. I like to go on slides [滑梯] outside and I also like to go to the parks. She has to wait a little longer with the heat wave due to last into next week.

Sean Diddy Combs' defense lawyers aren't expected to call witnesses [传唤证人], and Combs isn't taking the stand [出庭作证]. The music mogul [大佬] is on trial in New York for sex trafficking [性贩卖], racketeering conspiracy [有组织犯罪], and transportation to engage in prostitution [卖淫]. Combs pleaded not guilty [不认罪] to all charges. His defense is that he led an unconventional [非常规的] but consensual [互相同意的] sex life that didn't involve his businesses. Closing arguments could begin this week.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will return to Capitol Hill [国会山] tomorrow to give lawmakers more answers about interest rates and the economy.