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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronin.

The U.S. delegation led by Vice President JD Vance are, on the way back to the United

States.

This after peace talks with Iran broke down in Islamabad, Pakistan.

NPR's depoverous reports negotiations followed the start of a fragile ceasefire between the two nations less than a week ago. After the collapse of the talks, Vice President JD Vance said that the U.S. needs a commitment from Iran that it will not seek a nuclear weapon, nor pursue the tools to quickly build one.

Iran has repeatedly said that the nuclear program is a civilian one, and that it has a right to continue to enrich uranium for that purpose. The status of the two weeks ceasefire is uncertain at this point, as are the possibilities of further negotiations. After a two-week recess, members of Congress are returning to Washington Monday, one Democrat

Congressmen Jamie Raskin of Maryland is calling on the White House doctor to have President Trump take a cognitive task, Raskin is questioning the President's fitness. He says the President's Easter Sunday social media posts threatening Iran's civilization raises questions about the President's mental health. Ukraine and Russia are accusing each other of violating a ceasefire that was supposed to

be in effect this weekend for the Orthodox Easter. The U.S. jointic assisted reports that Ukraine's military claims Russia has breached the truth more than 2,000 times in less than 24 hours. Ukrainian celebrated their 5th Easter under siege from Russia, which launched a full-scale war in 2022.

They filled churches to declare "Cutty Stos Volklets."

The truth is to celebrate Orthodox Easter was supposed to start on Saturday afternoon.

By Sunday, though, Ukraine's military said it recorded combat clashes on the front line, and Russian drone and shelling strikes in civilian areas. Russia is also accusing Ukraine of drone strikes and Russian regions that injured several people. Go Anakin Kisses, NPR News, Keev and PR Zami held report some Americans are filling up at unique places.

General Lewis of Snohomish County, Washington has been spending about $150 to fill up her suburban. Now she's driving it 25 minutes out of her way to the Tulalip Reservation. Their gas is about 10% cheaper. There are hundreds of tribally-owned gas stations, by and large exempt from paying state-fuel taxes, savings they can pass on.

The gas stations also provide revenue for reservations to reinvest in their communities, concentrated in western states where the pricey is gas in the U.S. is found.

For Lewis, finding it at 485 a gallon on the reservation has been a boom.

Amy Held and PR News It's NPR. The people of Hungary voted today in nationwide elections that could end the 16-year rule of the populist prime minister, Victor Orban, polling stations are not closed. The counting is set to begin.

Orban is facing a tough challenge from center-right candidate Peter Mygar, who has focused on the hot button issues including healthcare costs and government corruption. He calls the election a referendum on the nation's future. Cold temperatures have cut down the sweet cherry blooms across much of the central eastern Washington and Oregon, Northwest public broad castings and a king has the story.

First, Northwest blooms were teased open by a mild winter and warm spring temperatures.

Then whack, freezing temps hit, killing the blooms before they get pollinated. Matthew Whiting is a professor who specializes in cherry trees at Washington State University Research Station in Processor. If you're still some pruning to do, you might be a little less aggressive with pruning in other words leaving a little bit more wood in those trees.

If you felt like you had significant frost damage. The cold snaps also mowed down some asparagus, but with warmer temps now, farmers say they've got some fresh grass headed to market soon. For NPR News, I'm Anna King in Richland, Washington. At the masters, the co-leaders of golf's first major tournament of the year will tee off

at about 20 minutes, roaring Mackle Roy and Cameron Young begin the day tied at 11 under par. The tournament has been under way since this morning. I'm Dan Ronan NPR News. Support for NPR comes from.

On NPR's wild card podcast, actor Tim Blake Nelson reflects on his career before movies.

Well my first job, working at the Tulsa Beef Company, to pay off legal debts from having

been arrested for public intoxication. Watch our listen to that wild card conversation on the NPR app or on YouTube at NPR wild

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