Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor, Johnston.
Senior mediators from Pakistan are meeting in Tehran for talks aimed at easing tensions
between the U.S. and Iran and to broker a second round of peace negotiations.
White House press secretary Caroline Levin on Wednesday said additional talks have nothing confirmed. We remain very much engaged in these negotiations in these talks. You heard from the Vice President directly and the President this week that these conversations are productive and ongoing and that's where we are right now.
I've also seen some reporting about the potentiality for in-person discussions again. Those discussions are being had but nothing is official until you hear it from us here at the White House. The potential for new talks comes after nearly seven weeks of fighting.
“Pakistan has emerged as a key mediator after hosting negotiations in Islamabad last weekend.”
Just Tehran on Wednesday threatened to pause, all trade in the Persian Gulf, the Gulf
of Oman and the Red Sea in response to an American blockade of its ports.
The sea smire between the U.S. and Iran expires next week. The California Supreme Court has disfired one of President Trump's former election lawyers. NPR's Tom Drysbach reports the decision is tied to Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. After Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, the conservative attorney and law professor
John Eastman helped develop a plan to overturn the results. This is bigger than President Trump. It is a very essence of our Republican form of government and it has to be done. Eastman spoke on January 6th, 2021 hours before a mob of Trump supporters violently stormed to the Capitol.
“The California State Bar found that Eastman committed serious ethics violations by presenting”
false and misleading claims about election fraud to the courts and to lose his law license. Eastman appealed, but the State Supreme Court rejected those appeals, meaning Eastman can no longer practice law in California. Tom Drysbach and PR News. Summer-like temperatures broke records across parts of the northeastern U.S. on Wednesday.
Another hot day is on tap forward today, but his Bruce Conviser reports cooler weather is in the forecast. The Mercury hit 90 degrees in Central Park and Newark New Jersey, smashing old records by three in two degrees respectively. LaGuardia Airport also recorded a record high of 88.
The old New York City records were set 85 years ago. Bridgeport Connecticut also set a record for April 15th with a high of 82. High temperatures today in the city and nearby suburbs are expected to top off in the upper 80s. Subsequently temperatures will steadily decline. By Monday, the Mercury will struggle to reach 50 degrees. For NPR News, I'm Bruce Conviser and Greenbrook, New Jersey.
We're listening to NPR News from Washington. Parts of the Midwest were hit with another round of severe weather last night with flooding reported across Milwaukee County. Officials say cars were submerged forcing closures along parts of Interstate 43. The governor of Wisconsin has declared a state of emergency after at least 4 tornado struck
the state this week. In Michigan, the National Weather Service has confirmed at least 3 tornadoes in the western part of the state overnight.
A new study by the World Health Organization shows that nearly 20 million measles related
deaths have been prevented in Africa since the year 2000. NPR's Gabrielle Emmanuel reports expanded vaccination campaigns have helped lower the numbers. These immunization efforts have had to the number of measles deaths in Africa. However, the rollout of measles vaccines has been uneven. Rapid population growth, weak health systems, and political instability have been major hurdles in achieving higher vaccination
rates, according to the WHO. The U.S. has also withdrawn financial support from Garvey, the partnership that helps pay for vaccines in many lower income countries. Gabrielle Emmanuel and PR News. A jury has found live nation and ticket master operated as a monopoly dominating the live
events in ticketing industry and driving up prices. The Justice Department and nearly 40 state attorneys general sued the company in 2024, arguing its control over ticketing, venues and promotion, harm fans and performers. I'm Windsor Johnston and PR News in Washington. We've all been there, maybe somebody tells you too much about the twist ending of a movie
or they tell you who dies at the end, in other words, you've run into a spoiler.
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