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Mediators are reported to be moving closer to extending the ceasefire between the U.S. and
“Iran and restarting negotiations to end the war.”
President Trump has signaled he wants the word to end, but the White House says U.S. has not agreed to a ceasefire extension here, Sam pierced Amber Keith. In an interview with Maria Bartiromo on the Fox Business Network, Trump talked about the war with Iran in the past tense. Is this war over?
I think it's close to over here. I mean, I view it is very close to over. At her briefing, press secretary Caroline Levitt batted down the idea that the U.S. had formally requested an extension of the two-week ceasefire. She said, quote, "That is not true at this moment," adding that the U.S. also hadn't
agreed to further in-person peace talks. Those discussions are being had, but nothing is official until you hear it from us here at the White House. She said the White House feels good about the prospects of a deal, Tamara Keith and PR news.
Pakistan has emerged as a key mediator.
“The country's army chief arrived into Iran Wednesday to attempt to arrange a second”
round of negotiations. Trump administration appears close to nominating a new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention impures ping-hong reports on the leading candidate. Dr. Ericish Worts previously served as chief medical officer of the U.S. Coast Guard and Deputy
Surgeon General in the first Trump administration.
She could be announced as President Trump's pick for CDC Director, as early as a week, according to an administration official, who wasn't authorized to speak to the media about the deliberations. Earlier this month, Schwartz posted a video to Instagram for National Public Health Week. "Now, when I was in the literary position, my job was all about readiness.
It was all about public health, prevention, vaccines, early detection." In response to her request for comment on Schwartz's candidacy, White House spokesman Kush Desai said it was baseless speculation, unless officially announced by the White House. Ping-hong and PR News. "Main could become the first state to impose a moratorium on new data centers amid growing
concerns about impacts on electricity rates and the environment, but as Kevin Miller with main public reports, the state's governor has not said whether she will sign the measure."
lawmakers and means legislature passed the bill prohibiting new permits through November
2027 for data centers requiring more than 20 megawatts of power. Supporters say the temporary ban will give the state time to develop guidelines to protect electric rate payers, the environment, and host communities from the power and water-hungry data centers. But lawmakers didn't exempt a project plan for the site of a now-shutter paper mill, which
Democratic Governor Janet Mills has said needed to be included in the bill. Meanwhile, other states are considering similar bans, and some cities have imposed local restrictions on the centers, which are proliferating to meet the needs of artificial intelligence. For NPR News, I'm Kevin Miller and Augusta Mayn. "And you're listening to NPR News."
California attorney and Trump ally John Eastman is no longer allowed to practice law on the state. The California Supreme Court stripped Eastman of his law license Wednesday over his efforts to aid President Trump's efforts to stay in power, following his 2020 election lost to Democrat Joe Biden.
Eastman's attorney says they plan to seek a review by the U.S. Supreme Court. The federal jury in New York has found that live nation and its ticket master subsidiary illegally monopolized to big concert venues in overcharged ticket buyers impures Isabel Ogomez Sarmiento reports. The jury's decision is a victory for dozens of states, which accused live nation of controlling
too many aspects of the live entertainment industry. That includes through venue ownership, concert promotion, artist management and ticketing. The case against live nation in its subsidiary ticket master was initially led by the U.S. Department of Justice. In March, one week after the trial began, the government and several states reached
a settlement with the company. But the case went ahead with 33 states and the District of Columbia as the plaintiffs. Live nation owns managers or works with hundreds of venues across the U.S. The jury's decision has the potential to radically reshape the live music industry. Isabel Ogomez Sarmiento and PR News?
Major League Baseball celebrated Jackie Robinson Day today. Every player coach and numbire wore his number 42. To mark the 79th anniversary of when Jackson broke baseball's color barrier Robinson debuted for the book and Dodgers on April 15, 1947. This is NPR.
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