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NPR has learned that White House chief of staff Suzy Wells plans to convene a security meeting at the White House to reassess security protocol for the President and others following Saturday night shooting outside the White House correspondent's dinner at the Washington Hilton. A White House official not authorized to speak publicly says the gathering will include

the White House operations team, Secret Service, and Department of Homeland Security leadership.

They'll explore additional security options, possibly as President Trump repairs, to take part in events marking the 250th anniversary of American independence. Well, the President is praising the response to the Secret Service and law enforcement, but NPR's Tamer Keith tells us he's also back to criticizing the press and Democrats. In the hours after the dinner, Trump hit a note of unity, then Sunday in an interview

with 60 minutes, he was asked about political violence in America, and what he is president can do to change the trajectory in the country. "Towes have been there, people are assassinated, people are injured, people are hurt, and I'm not sure that it's any more now than it was. I do think that the hate speech of the Democrats much more so is very dangerous.

I do think it's very dangerous to the country." Of the alleged attacker, Trump said he was radicalized and, quote, "probably a pretty sick guy." Tamer Keith and PR news.

The suspect is due to be a reigned this afternoon.

Well, 36 hours after the shooting, the head of the British monarchies making a historic

statement to the United States, President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were set to welcome

King Charles and Queen Camilla at the White House this afternoon. He runs for a minister held meetings in Russia today, after he made stops in Pakistan and Oman. But there's still no indication Iran and the United States will sit down for another round of peace talks soon, your Zenpares Abitrawe.

Iran is coming under pressure from its regional neighbors and allies to open the state of Hermuz, which it now controls. China and neighbors Saudi Arabia and Qatar are pushing for oil and gas to be allowed to flow through the waterway again. Iran's also facing the consequences of the U.S. naval blockade on its ports.

President Trump told Fox News on Sunday, Iran has just three days of storage left before its oil pipelines explode from pressure, since it's running out of ships to store it on.

I mean, a buck ahead of mid east energy at research from Kepler says Iran has closer

to 20 days of storage left. But usually what happens is that before they run out of storage, they begin to like slowly cut production. And she says Iran has a southern oil terminal it could use, if ships bypass that U.S. blockade.

A. Abitrawe and PR news. Dubai. U.S. stocks are trading lower this hour. The Dow is down more than 100 points. From Washington, this is NPR news.

Coloractyl cancer is now the most lethal among young adults. Part of the challenges, people were young or least likely to discuss their bowel functions and peers who can do Gucci has more. Dr. Neil Perriek at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut noticed something about human behavior. So we love talking about pooping until about the age of 12.

And then there's this radio silence. He says this demographics discomfort with bodily functions is a reason many don't mention seeing blood or other changes in their stool. We'd normalize this so it comes up at dinner table. That he says would save lives by getting more people to seek screenings or diagnostic tests.

You can do Gucci and PR news.

Good stocks, seeds, researchers say they have found the first direct evidence that seeds

do sense sound in nature and it may help them grow. Here's NPR's Amy Held. As those who sing to their plants may suspect, they really can pick up on sound. MIT engineers experimented with rice seeds in water, finding those exposed to rain-sound germinated 30 to 40 percent faster than others in identical conditions with no drips.

Other in water or on the ground, rain drops generate a sound wave. That vibration researchers hypothesize could shake seeds out of a dormant state stimulating them to germinate. Putting rain-sensing seeds at an advantage, those close enough to the surface to respond may also be at the best depth to take in the moisture and grow.

The findings are published in the journal Scientific Reports, Amy Held and PR News. This is NPR. You know, every day on up first NPR's Golden Globe nominated morning news podcast,

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