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the leaders of Lebanon and Israel to come to Washington soon, and PR's Michelle Kellerman reports Trump also announced that a ceasefire between the two sides will be extended for three weeks." This was the second meeting between the ambassadors from Israel and Lebanon, but this time it was in the White House, where President Trump raised the prospect of a summit within three
weeks.
"They're next to each other, they're great people, and they've never met.
This should be an easy one." Secretary of State Marco Rubio says both countries are victimized by his below. The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, described his below as a "rough little kid" disturbing neighbors who want to get along. Israel currently occupies parts of southern Lebanon and the U.N. says the humanitarian
needs remain severe. Michelle Kellerman and PR news, the State Department, Republican congressional leaders, had released
“a new plan to extend a key U.S. five-power for three years.”
NPR's Eric McDaniel reports the proposal is very similar to a plan that failed in a vote last week. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allows intelligence agencies to
collect the electronic communications of foreign nationals outside of the United States
without a warrant. Sometimes though, some of those targeted individuals communicate with an American citizen, and their private communications get sucked up too. Privacy-minded lawmakers of both parties want the FBI to get a warrant before they review those calls text and emails.
Those lawmakers rejected an extension of the spy-powered last week over those concerns, and now GOP leaders in the House are trying to move forward with a slightly modified version of the same plan, which one prominent Democrat pushing for reform, Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon called a quote rubber stamp for Trump to spy on Americans, Eric McDaniel, and PR News, Washington.
“The tech company, Meta, is laying off about 10% of its staff.”
The parent company of Facebook and Instagram has been pumping billions of dollars into artificial intelligence, and PR's genre which reports an internal memo says it's reorganizing to offset investments. Gales says while its unwelcome news that puts employees in an uneasy state, the company feels it's the best path forward given the circumstances.
The layoffs will take place on May 20th. Meta also will not hire for 6,000 open roles that it had intended to fill.
In January, Meta forecast record capital expenditures this year of up to $135 billion,
almost double what it spent last year, John Roowich and PR News. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The White House has announced a deal aimed at lowering drug prices, the agreement with Biotech Company, Regeneron, would reduce costs for certain Medicaid drugs. It would also offer a cholesterol medication for about $225 through the discount site
Trump Rx.
“The White House says it wants to bring U.S. drug prices more in line with other developed”
countries. The nation's second largest school district voted to limit screen time for all gray levels. PR Sequoia Corrillo reports officials are also pushing to eliminate it for the districts, youngest students. The Los Angeles Unified School District to switch course on its technology policy this week
with a unanimous vote to curb screen time for all of its students. Last year, the school district instituted a cell phone ban following suit with many states around the country. But LAUSD remained committed to using technology for instruction, and until 2024 was developing an AI chat bot for students and parents.
The move comes after significant parent pressure. The board hopes to implement the new rules in the next school year. Sequoia Corrillo and Pernus. Wildfires in South Georgia have destroyed nearly 90 homes and are threatening hundreds more. Places are also burning in parts of northern Florida.
Officials say dry conditions are fueling the fires. Throughout in the United States has reached record levels for this time of the year, more than 61% of the lower 48 states are in moderate to extreme drought. At the close on Wall Street today, the Dow was down 179 points. This is NPR.
This week on the NPR Politics Podcast, for decades the Southern Poverty Law Center has tracked and even infiltrated hate groups. But the Justice Department now alleges the way they funded that work amounted to bank fraud. Is it an honest pursuit of justice or just the latest example of the Trump DOJ targeting
the President's political opponents?
