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to Pakistan for further peace talks about Iran. That's after Iran's foreign minister
“left Pakistan earlier today, without meeting with U.S. officials. NPR's Cat-Lone Store”
reports from Beirut. U.S. special envoy Steve Whitkoff and President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, were supposed to travel to Islamabad. Iran's foreign minister Abbas Iraq Chief left Pakistan earlier today after Iranian officials made it clear they only plan to meet with Pakistani officials, not with the U.S. Iran has dismissed Trump's unilateral extension of the U.S. Iran ceasefire as "meaningless," saying the continued U.S. blockade on Iranian
ports is in violation of that agreement. The U.S. is intercepting ships coming to or from Iran, as Iran is maintaining military control of the state of Hormuz. Most ships in and around the state are not moving and neither side appears to be budging. Cat-Lone Store Fampir News Beirut. In a series of strikes yesterday, 13 people were killed in Gaza, including a pregnant woman and her two children. The Israeli military,
“without citing evidence, says the targets are militants. NPR's Anis Baba reports.”
More than 800 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli attacks during the current ceasefire, which began in October, according to Gaza's health ministry. In Gaza City, two police officers were killed in a strike while they were waiting to eat lunch. In southern Gaza, eight people including police personnel and a child were killed. When an air strike targeted their vehicle as they returned from responding to a family dispute, Israel frequently targets police
deeming them as part of Hamas. But for the people here, these officers are vital to keeping a low and maintaining order in a society already pushed to the brink. With 30 people killed in just last week, the ceasefire has brought pose in widespread bombardment for some, but for many others, the danger remained constant, and a small boy and Pyrenees gazesity. President Trump is to attend the annual White House Correspondence Association dinner tonight in Washington, D.C.,
“his first appearance as President, NPR's camera Keith has more. In 2011, Trump attended”
as a celebrity guest at a time when he was on a high-profile conspiracy driven quest to get then President Obama to release his birth certificate. Both Obama and comedian Seth Meyers
mocked Trump relentlessly that night. Trump boycotted the dinner his entire first term.
This year, the Association hired a mentalist instead of a comedian, and the president who calls the press the enemy of the people agreed to attend. Press Secretary Caroline Levitt gave a preview of sorts. And his speech will be very entertaining. That is what I'll tell you. So everyone should tune in. The event is meant to be a celebration of a free and independent press, Tamara Keith, and PR News. This is NPR News in Washington.
Gunfire erupted today in the West African country of Molly. The Army reports unidentified armed groups attacked in multiple locations, suggesting this was coordinated. Molly has been hit with insurgencies from affiliates of El Qaeda and the Islamic State Group, as well as a separatist rebellion in the north. The U.S. embassy has issued a security alert. The Center's Ford Disease Control and Prevention trains disease detectives who investigate
outbreaks around the world. It's a fellowship program that's marking its 75th anniversary this week. NPR's Ping-Hwang reports. The fellows of the Epidemic Intelligence Service don't take that continuity for granted. The program was undoed just chopping lock last year, but it was spared. This week, fellows gathered in Atlanta for their annual conference. They presented on malaria, bird flu, and other health threats. Dr. Eric Pebsoner is the program's chief.
It's mostly that the officer's gone out for invasive strategy to Hawaii, to Syria, and the federate states of Micronesia. They've gone out for our officers are out there trying to figure out what they could do to come up with consequential actions to help make people safe and healthy. Their logo features the soul of a shoe with a hole in it, representing the shoe leather detective work that they've done for decades,
piecing together outbreaks. Ping-Hwang and PR news. Today is the third and final day of the NFL
draft. New England Patriots coach Mike Rabel is not there. He says he's undergoing counseling with his family. Photos recently surfaced, showing him at an Arizona Resort with former NFL reporter Diana Percini. I'm Nora Rom, NPR News. 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? Listen this week to the NPR politics podcast.
