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Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire during which Iran will reopen the state of Hormuz to commercial ship traffic. Trump announced the ceasefire yesterday less than two hours before his deadline to Tehran was set to expire. His rarely prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the pause and attacks does not affect his military's invasion of Lebanon, where more Israeli attacks are reported today targeting Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants.
Pakistan's Prime Minister is offering to host negotiations between the U.S. and Iran on Friday. Betsy Joel's has more from Islamabad. In a post on X, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shabashariv said he hopes talks in Islamabad
“will lead to a "conclusive agreement to settle all disputes." Pakistan has played a key”
role in the peace process so far, acting as an intermediary between Iran and the U.S. In his confirmation of the two-week plan, Iranian Foreign Minister Sayid Abbas Iraqchi
thanked Shareef by name, along with Pakistan's powerful army chief Asim Munir.
Trump also said his decision to suspend attacks on Iran was based on conversations with Shareef and Munir. For NPR News, I'm Betsy Joel's in Islamabad. Republican Clay Fuller is celebrating a win in yesterday's special election runoff in Georgia. He defeated Democrat Sean Harris and will fill the seat vacated by former Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green, or Old Bally with Member Station W.A.B.E., says Fuller
had been endorsed by President Trump. Clay Fuller thanked President Trump during his address to supporters. "He has made sure that we are going to win. He made sure that he was the ultimate
trucker." Fuller received 56 percent of the vote over Democrat Sean Harris, but in
2024, Trump carried the district with 68 percent. While Tuesday's runoff involves about a third of the number of voters as November 2024 Democrats closed and the gap could be
“a key factor for statewide races in Georgia this year, including an open governor seat”
and the reelection bit of John Ossoff, the only incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator on the ballot in a state won by Trump. Once Fuller takes office, U.S. House Republicans will have 218 seats Democrats 214. For NPR News, I'm Ronald Bally in Atlanta. In Wisconsin, appeals court judge Chris Taylor is the winner of yesterday's election for
a seat on the state Supreme Court. Taylor is a Democrat and former state representative. She defeated Maria Lazar, a conservative state appeals court judge. Taylor will fill the seat of justice Rebecca Bradley, whose term expires July 31st. This is NPR News from Washington. The Trump administration is acknowledging U.S. immigration and customs enforcement as
“you spyware to intercept encrypted messages as part of its effort to disrupt trafficking”
of fentanyl. As NPR's Jude Jaffee Block reports last year, the administration revived the contract between ICE and Paragon Solutions, which created the spyware tool known as graphite.
Ice is acting director Todd Lyons described for the first time his agency's use of spyware
in a letter last week to Democratic House members. It was a response to questions the lawmakers had sent six months ago. Lyons said he greenlit ICE's use of tools to address challenges posed by transnational criminal groups and fentanyl traffickers using encrypted communications. Obviously in civil liberties advocates say there are not sufficient regulations and transparency protocols to ensure ICE does not abuse spyware.
Foreign governments have used graphite in the past to target journalists and activists and access their encrypted messages. Jude Jaffee Block and Pair News Delta Airlines is the latest carrier to announce higher fees for checked baggage in response to the rising cost for jet fuel. Beginning today, Delta says most domestic and short haul international passengers will pay
$45 to check a bag, a second check bag will cost $55. The fees represent a $10 increase. A third check bag on Delta will cost $200, a jump of $50. Last week, United and Jet Blue both announced higher fees for their check bags. Wall Street futures are sharply higher this morning. I'm Dave Madingly and PR News in Washington.
