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President Trump says that Iran "gave us a present that is worth a tremendous amount of money."
“Trump said he wouldn't reveal the present, but said it is related to the flow of oil and”
gas through the straight of Hormuz. Trump said, quote, "It showed that we're dealing with the right people."
He also claimed for the second day in a row that Iran had agreed to stop pursuing
nuclear weapons. "What I said yesterday was exactly correct. We're in negotiations right now. They're doing it along with Marco, JD. We have a number of people doing it. And the other side I can tell you they'd like to make a deal. And who wouldn't if you were there?" Iran has denied negotiating with the US.
A federal judge has cast out on the government's ban of the AI company anthropic, this and a hearing about the Pentagon's designation of the company as a supply chain risk and PRs John Ruitt reports. Judge Rita F. Lynn of the US District Court for Northern
“California says the government's ban on anthropic looks like punishment and an attempt”
to cripple the company.
Anthropic sued the Pentagon after it labelled the company a supply chain risk and made
a contract disagreement over how the company's AI model clawed can be used. Anthropic does not want its AI used in autonomous weapons or for mass surveillance of US citizens. The Pentagon argues it's not up to companies to decide how the military uses their products. President Trump has also ordered all government agencies to stop using Claude. Anthropic asked for a preliminary injunction against the government action. Judge Lynn
heard arguments from both sides in court in San Francisco and said she expects to make a ruling in the next few days. John Ruitt and PR news. California's attorney general is asking a judge to halt a Republican sheriff's election fraud investigation. He alleges the sheriff seized hundreds of thousands of ballots without evidence from member station KVCR Madison Alment reports. Riverside County Sheriff
Chad Bianco who's running for governor of California seized 650,000 ballots casted in last year's election to redraw California's congressional map. Bianco says he did so because a citizen's group alleged a discrepancy of the vote tallie. Riverside County's registrar says the allegation is based on incomplete data. Attorney General Rob Bonta has asked to judge to stop Bianco's pro because Bianco has not shown that any crime was committed.
When asked for a response, Bianco sent an email questioning why Bonta would obstruct an investigation. For NPR news, I'm Madison Alment. Minnesota officials have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of withholding evidence related to three shootings by federal officers. The lawsuit claims that the federal government reneged on its promise to cooperate with state investigations. The administration sent
thousands of officers to the Minneapolis and St. Paul area for the immigration crackdown as part of President Trump's nationwide deportation campaign. U.S. stock indexes closed down today as uncertainty continues about how long the war with Iran will last. You're listening to NPR news from Washington. The Trump administration is banning imports of foreign-made internet routers citing supply chain vulnerability and cybersecurity risks. The ban targets
consumer-grade routers, the boxes that connect home computers, phones, and smart devices to the internet. One of Tennessee's oldest towns is set to become home to a federally-contracted depleted uranium refinery. A material the Trump administration says it needs to update the nuclear weapon stockpile, WUOT's Pierce Gentry reports. After months of debate over potential environmental and health risks, BWXT received just enough votes from the county government this
week to overcome a zoning hurdle and move forward with its project. Hundreds of locals packed the county courthouse and protest, including the musician Gabriel Wilson, who says outside pressure shaped vote. There's a lot of pressure on our commission from state government, from federal government, our country right now is in a semi-hot war with the Middle East,
“and I think that all of that plays into the atmosphere are kind of decision like this”
that can't be ignored. The project now heads to federal regulators for review,
under its $1.6 billion federal contract BWXT must begin production by the end of
2021. For NPR News, I'm Pierce Gentry, in Jonesboro, Tennessee. Major League Baseball season starts tomorrow, and so begins the era of challenging balls and strikes through so-called robot umpires. Human umpires will still make each call, but the decisions can be appealed by to the computer. Teams only get two challenges and only pictures, catchers and batters can make them. The system has been tested in the minor league since 2019.
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