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Saudi Arabia today, then Qatar and Turkey.
“And beer's A.A. Batrari reports he'll discuss his country's efforts at mediating a ceasefire”
in Iran. Saudi Arabia supports Pakistan's efforts at a ceasefire in Iran, but not all Gulf countries have. The United Arab Emirates has been pushing for a more hawkish deal than the current two-week deal brokered by Pakistan.
Just before Prime Minister Shabbat Sharif's visit to Saudi Arabia, Pakistan announced
that Saudi Arabia had committed an additional $3 billion in deposits for the country.
It comes as Pakistan is expected to repay a $3.5 billion loan to the UAE. Sharif is scheduled to also visit Qatar and Turkey in a tour that runs through Saturday, making it unlikely that Pakistan will host a second round of U.S. and Iran talks before then. Meanwhile, U.S. Central Command says fighter and surveillance aircraft and more than a dozen
U.S. warships are enforcing a blockade of the state of Hermuz to prevent Iranian cargo from passing. A woman has come forward to accuse former California Democratic Congressman Eric Swallwell of Sexual Assault. Lana Drew's alleges Swallwell raped her in 2018.
She alleged he "drunked her drink." Drew says she did not file a police report at the time and did not undergo a rape-tit rather rape-kit test. "My delay in taking action against Eric was driven by fear, not doubt. Fear of his political power, his background as an attorney, and his family law enforcement
ties." She says she is now filing a complaint. Swallwell has vehemently rejected accusations of sexual assault and sexual misconduct by multiple women. He has dropped his bid for California Governor, he resigned yesterday from Congress.
Separately, Texas Republican Representative Tony Consolus also resigned from Congress yesterday. He admitted to and affair with a staffer after the affair started, the woman died by suicide. Members of the far-right extremist groups, the proud boys and oath keepers are celebrating the Justice Department has moved to vacate their convictions for a seditious conspiracy
against the United States, and PR's Tom Drysbach has more. The Trump administration is asking to vacate the convictions against members of extremist
“groups who planned and coordinated key parts of the January 6th attack, which injured 140”
police officers. Most of the January 6th riot defend its received full partings from President Trump last year, but a group of about a dozen people convicted of seditious conspiracy received commutations, releasing them from prison, but leaving the felony conviction on their records. Now, the Justice Department has filed papers to effectively erase those convictions,
saying it's in the interests of justice. Among other effects, the move would restore their right to own guns. Tom Drysbach and PR news. You're listening to what NPR news from Washington. The ongoing conflicts in the Middle East are causing a fluoride shortage in U.S. drinking
water, and Pair's Ping-Hong reports on the effects.
Nearly 4 million people in Maryland will be getting reduced levels of fluid in the tap water,
according to Public Water Utilities. It's because Hydrofluoro Solicic acid, a chemical often used for it, is in short supply. Dan Hartnett is with the association of metropolitan water agencies. As we understand it, one of the main suppliers in Israel has lost a number of their employees temporarily, because they've been called up into service in the Israeli military, so they
have been precising that they haven't been able to ship it out. Israel is one of the top producers of the chemical, and it's led to shortages in the U.S., where more than 60% of the population gets fluoridated water. The water is still considered safe to drink. Many communities used to add fluoride to their water to help prevent cavities in tooth decay.
Other sources of fluoride include toothpaste, tea, and certain foods. Ping-Hong and Pair News. The House of Representatives is preparing to vote on legislation that would extend power of the federal government to eavesdrop on foreign nationals outside the U.S. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is also known as Pfizer, and Section 702 of the
law is set to expire next Monday.
“It lets the government collect secret information without getting a judicial warrant,”
but it also lets the federal government sweep up conversations of any Americans who interact with the Foreign Citizens. Civil Liberties activists oppose the Pfizer law, President Trump supports it. You're listening to NPR.
This week on up first, the Trump Administration and Iran do not have a p-steal.
Now the President says the straight of her moves is under a U.S. blockade. What that means for the ceasefire in Iran remains to be seen. And what it means for gas prices, those will likely continue to climb. Follow the latest developments we'll have them every morning on up first.
