IndyCar will hold the Freedom 250 Grand Prix on the streets around the National Mall in Washington, D.C., this weekend as part of America's 250th birthday celebrations. The event will take place on a temporary street circuit in the U.S. capital.
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NPR – Politics Why is the car race in this part of D.C.? Will it be streaming? Who's paying for it? Here's what to know before the Freedom 250 Grand Prix hits the National Mall this weekend.
BBC News – World Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, New York, was arrested and charged with planning an Islamic State-inspired attack on the New York State Capitol building, according to the Justice Department. The FBI said it used a sting operation during its investigation. Prosecutors allege Bowie had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, expressed support for terrorism online, and planned to detonate explosives before fleeing to IS-controlled territory in Syria.
NYTimes – US The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and its approximately 5,000 crew are returning to San Diego after a roughly nine-month deployment in the Middle East, largely supporting U.S. operations against Iran. The USS George Washington has arrived to relieve the Lincoln, whose families raised concerns about deteriorating living conditions, plumbing problems, low morale and reports of several suicide attempts.
NYTimes – US North Korea launched about 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea, South Korea and Japan said, a day after the US scaled back joint military exercises with South Korea. Pyongyang said the reduced drills remained provocative. President Donald Trump had called the exercises "hostile" toward North Korea and said he would meet leader Kim Jong-un later this year.
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