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to Iran. He's demanding that Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz to international

oil shipping by 8pm Eastern time tonight. Otherwise he says, the U.S. will start bombing

Iranian power plants and bridges. NPR's Deepa Shiveram reports under international law bombing these civilian sites could be considered war crimes."

On social media, Trump posted, "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought

back again, adding that he doesn't want that to happen, but it probably will." Trump's message on the war against Iran has been mixed since the start. He previously described U.S. actions in Iran as an attempt to help Iranians from a repressive government. Third party countries led by Pakistan continue to try to further negotiations between Iran and the United States, but no agreement has been reached. Deepa Shiveram and PR News."

Iran is rejecting a U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire to end the war. Separately and Iranian government official is urging young people and others to go stand next to Iranian

power plants today to form human shields. As President Trump threatens to blow the

plants up Iran also says that's a war crime. Iran's president says 14 million Iranians,

including himself, are ready to give their lives to defend Iran. Separately Vice President Vance says he wants Iran to come to the negotiating table, but he warns if Iran continues to refuse demands. President Trump may take further steps. "We've got tools in our toolkit that we so far haven't decided to use. The President of the United States can decide to use them and we'll decide to use them if the Iranians

don't change their course of conduct." And he spoke in Hungary earlier today. The White House has now used a social media account to sharply deny online comments that suggested Vice President Vance was implying the use of nuclear weapons. The White House has nothing that the Vice President said implies this. Now, as it says, the Artemis crew is heading back home after circling the moon yesterday.

The astronauts have traveled farther than any other human space flight mission, more than a quarter of a million miles from Central Florida public media, Brendan Verne, has more. As they began their trip back, the Artemis 2 crew observed and eclipse from space. The moon was in a location where it blocked light of the sun, allowing them to see the atmosphere of it. Artemis 2 pilot Victor Glover explains when he saw this is, "We just went side

by this as it just looks unreal."

Coming home, the crew will continue to test key systems of the Orion spacecraft. One

of the most critical tests will come during reentry Friday, as the space capsule punches

through Earth's atmosphere of 25,000 miles per hour, and during temperatures above to 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit. I had a splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. For NPR News, I'm Brendan Barn in Orlando. "You're listening to NPR News from Washington." There's a special runoff election in a Georgia congressional district today. Voters are choosing

a replacement for former representative Marjorie Taylor Green. The two candidates are Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Sean Harris. The district is deeply Republican. JCP leaders are working to keep that seat in Republican control. Photers and Wisconsin are electing a new state Supreme Court just as today. Democrats hope to increase the number of liberals on the Wisconsin High Court.

Michigan is one the NCAA Men's College Basketball title. The Wolverines beat UConn yesterday 69 to 63 to clinch the victory. On Sunday, UCLA won the NCAA Women's College title. Two long-awaited baby eglids have hatched in a nest east of Los Angeles, tens of thousands of fans from around the world watched on a live stream. From member station K. VCR, Madison Oment, has more. The bald eagles Jackie and Shadow have become internet

famous over the last few years as a camera hoisted high in a towering pine tree has been to their family drama to the world 24/7. Fans have watched Ravens eat Jackie, the female eagles eggs twice. This year they got two, late Saturday night, one of the surviving eggs hatched. The second followed the next morning. Jenny voice art is with friends of Big Bear Valley, the nonprofit that runs the camera. So this is definitely the time to enjoy their cuteness.

Seeing them turf any feather and kind of bonky feather a little bit. She says the chicks will be fully grown in nine weeks. For NPR News, I'm Madison Oment and Sam Bernardino. On Wall Street at the South or the Dow was down, 400 points. This is NPR.

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