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of peace talks between the U.S. and Iran could take place this week in Pakistan. That's
“what the President told the New York Post yesterday. Trump added he would not be directly”
involved in a second round of discussions.
Talks between the U.S. and Iran in Islamabad last week lasted 21 hours and resulted in no agreement. Vice President Vance was at the University of Georgia yesterday where he promoted the President's efforts to negotiate a peace deal with Iran, where we'll rally with member station W. A. B. E. has more from Athens." Vance is appearance in this college town as part of a tour by turning point U.S. say an
organization that focuses on young conservatives. Vance says President Trump does not want to make a small deal with Tehran, but rather a grand bargain. That's one of the reasons why one I'd say in Pakistan we made a ton of progress, but the reason why the deal is not yet done is because the President, he really wants
“a deal where Iran doesn't have a nuclear weapon. Iran is not state sponsoring Tehran,”
but also the people of Iran can thrive and prosper and join the world economy. Vance also called on the audience not to disengage just because they disagree on one issue. For NPR News, I'm Ronald Bally in Athens, Georgia. President Trump's borders are Tom Holman is adding to the back and forth between the President and Pope Leo on issues such as the war in Iran and illegal immigration. Speaking to reporters yesterday, Holman, a
Catholic himself, addressed church leaders about a secure border. "I wish they sit down with me and hear my experiences last 40 years. Maybe they understand why a secure border saves lives is secure borders the most humane thing that's country can do." The Pope has described the Trump administration's treatment of immigrants in the U.S. as in human, the Department of Homeland Security remains impartial shutdown as Democrats and Congress
call for changes to how federal officers carry out immigration enforcement. Two members of Congress have formally submitted their letters of resignation, NPR's Eric McDaniel has more. California Democrat Eric Swallwell and Texas Republican Tony Gonzales are both resigning under threat of expulsion from Congress. House reading clerk Kylie Silly read from
Swallwell's resignation on the chamber floor. "I will fight the serious false allegations made against me. However, I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make." Swallwell faces allegations of sexual assault and misconduct brought by multiple women. He's denied those allegations and dropped out of his state's governor's race. Gonzales had previously announced he would not seek reelection after allegation surface
of a past affair with the staff member, who later died by suicide. Gonzales eventually admitted to the affair, Eric McDaniel and P.R. News, the capital. "While street futures are mostly higher this morning, this is NPR News from Washington." The Walt Disney Company has begun laying off hundreds of employees, three months after Josh Diomaro replaced Bob Eigeris, Disney CEO. A thousand jobs are expected to be eliminated as
part of the company's first layoffs in four years. Jobs are expected to be cut at Disney's
movie studio, as well as its TV businesses, including the sports network ESPN. New research shows more climate warming methane as being emitted in cities in the U.S. and around the world. NPR's Jeff Brady says scientists use satellites to measure methane emissions above 72 cities worldwide. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas and governments estimate emissions by taking inventories of sources such as landfills and gas utilities.
But now scientists using satellites have generally found higher levels than those inventories. Eric Court directs the atmospheric chemistry department at the Mox Plunk Institute for Chemistry in Germany. "So this gap suggests that those methods are not accountant for the emissions growth properly, which then has implications for trying to understand
“where is the methane coming from and what is the best way to mitigate or reduce emissions."”
More than 100 countries have agreed to reduce their methane pollution by 2030 as part of their climate pledges. Jeff Brady and PR News. Authorities in Colorado say nearly six dozen vehicles were involved in yesterday's chain reaction pile-up on a snowy interstate 70. The crash has occurred about 50 miles west of Denver and sent eight people to a hospital. I'm Dave Mattingley and PR News in Washington. "You know, every day
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