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President Trump says peace talks between the US and Iran could take place in the coming
“days and he says, "If that does happen, he might travel to Pakistan."”
Iran wants to make a deal, and we're dealing very nicely with them. We've got to have no nuclear weapons, and if we do that's a big factor, and they're willing to do things today that they weren't willing to do two months ago. Looking there at the White House before heading to Las Vegas, Pakistan has served as a mediator in the talks.
Meanwhile, Israel and Lebanon have agreed to attend a ceasefire that Trump says is supposed to start at this hour. This after Iran said the Israeli strikes on Lebanon have to stop as part of any longer-term peace deal with the US. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a presence and historic opportunity for peace.
Minnesota has charged an ice officer with two counts of second degree assault, and
here's Megan Anderson reports the agent is the first to face criminal charges for actions allegedly taken during the state's ice surge. The complaint identifies the ice officer as Gregory Danell Morgan Jr. According to the complaint in February, the two alleged victims say they saw Morgan driving an unmarked SUV along the shoulder of a highway.
The victims say they pulled over to block the car, not knowing it was a federal officer, but eventually pulled back into the lane. The complaint alleges that Morgan then sped up, rolled down his window, and pointed his gun at the victims. During a voluntary interview, Morgan told state investigators he feared for his safety.
“Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriardee says these charges are an important milestone in the”
state's efforts to seek accountability.
"There is now a nationwide warrant out for Morgan's arrest. Ice did not respond to an NPR request for comment." Megan Anderson, NPR News Former Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax in Virginia has killed his wife and Brown Midnight before killing himself, he was also previously accused of sexual assault allegations
which he has denied. Megan Polly of Member Station VPM has more. Fairfax County Virginia Police Chief Kevin Davis says the community is shocked by this high profile murder suicide that was apparently tied to an ongoing domestic dispute over a messy divorce.
Davis said the couple's two teenage children were also in the home at the time of the shootings, and one was the 911 caller. "That's horrible news for the family, certainly a traumatic event for those children to live through." Davis said the Department's Victim Services Division is working with the children.
Multiple Virginia politicians expressed their heartbreak in statements. State House Speaker Don Scott called it an unspeakable tragedy. For NPR News, I'm Megan Polly in Richmond, Virginia. The district hired by the closing bell, the Dow up 115 points, the Nasdaq up 86. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
This was the hottest March ever recorded in the contiguous United States, that's according to new federal climate data. And here's Rebecca Hirscher reports the last 12 months was also the hottest 12 month period on record. The new data was released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Ten states had their hottest March ever recorded. Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. Drought is also increasing in the U.S. particularly in the West. California had its driest March ever recorded, with less than a quarter-interprecipitation statewide.
Not dry conditions make large, intense wildfires more likely. Climate change is driving up temperatures, because of planet warming pollution emitted by burning oil, gas and coal. Rebecca Hirscher and Pierre News. The head of the International Energy Agency says Europe has about six weeks of jet fuel
left, as a result of the U.S. is rarely worn around and the resulting blockade of the state of Hormuz, I.E.H. Chief of Fatih Bill Roll tells the A.P. that the flights could be canceled, saying the situation is the biggest energy crisis ever with possible significant global repercussions. He's predicting higher gasoline, natural gas and electricity prices around the world.
And he says Japan, South Korea and India are among Asian countries on the front line with Europe and the Americas to be affected next. I'm Janine Herbst and you're listening to NPR News from Washington. What happens when our political party becomes the prism through which we see every other aspect of our identities?
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