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Live from MPR News, I'm Jial Snyder.

UN Security Council members are expected to resume negotiations today on a draft resolution

authorizing the possible use of force to keep the straight-up or moves open to international

shipping. Linda Facilio reports a rival French proposal seeks DS Galation and a diplomatic solution. The draft resolution proposed by Bairine with the backing of both states with authorized nations acting alone or through naval partnerships, "to use all necessary means to secure transit passage, and deter attempts to close or interfere with navigation through the

straight of our moves." It also demands that around immediately sees all attacks against merchant and commercial vessels there, and expresses council readiness to impose measures including targeted sanctions against those involved in undermining freedom of navigation. People might say veto holding Russia and China allies of terror on, oppose the proposed

measure which the U.S. is believed to support.

For MPR News, I'm the De Facilio in New York.

Israel and Iran exchanged dearest strikes today amid reports at the Trump administration as sent a 15-point ceasefire plan to terror on. TSA agents have been working more than a month without pay due to that ongoing congressional standoff over homeland security funding. The shutdown has led to long security lines at the nation's airports. Keith Jeffries is the former federal security director for TSA

at Los Angeles, Central Air Force. "The biggest challenge is the security risk that brings to the aviation sector. The crowds, the angst, the stress, and the shortage of personnel to get them through from point aid to point B safely." Senate negotiators are working to salvage a proposal to end the homeland security shutdown

Republicans and Democrats traded offers Tuesday with little progress. President Trump has said that he will not be happy with any deal and Democrats are refused to fund DHS demanding changes to immigration operations. Federal judge casting doubt on the government's ban of the AI company and Theropic. MPR's John Ruach reports on the legal battle over the Pentagon's designation of the

company as a supply chain risk. Judge Rita F. Lynn of the U.S. District Court from 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, amid a contract disagreement over how the company's AI model Claude can be used. Anthropic does not

want its AI used in autonomous weapons or for mass surveillance of U.S. 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 Ruach and PR news. This is NPR. A jury of New Mexico has found that social media giant Betta pale to worn users about the dangers its platforms posed to children. The jury Tuesday found Betta in violation of New Mexico's consumer protection law by hiding what it knew about risks to children's safety, mental

health, ordering Betta to pay $375 million in penalties. Betta owns Facebook Instagram

on what's happens as it plans to appeal a jury is deliberating a similar case in Los Angeles. What of Tennessee's oldest towns is said to become home to a federally contracted depleted uranium refinery. A material that Trump administration says it needs to update the nuclear weapons stockpile pierced gentry of the Appalachia mid-South Newsroom 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 the vote. There's a lot of pressure on our commission from state government, from federal government,

our country right now is in a seminar out war within the Middle East, and I think that

all of that plays into the atmosphere are funded 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 2028. For NPR News, I'm Pure Stuntry, in Jonesboro, Tennessee. Stocks are advancing in oil prices are easing Japan's Mitch Markney K. Trump 2.8% today. This is NPR News.

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