Live from NPR News, I'm Jial Snyder, President Trump is pausing the U.
to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, Trump announced a decision on social
media Tuesday saying the pause is for a short period to give space to talks on an agreement to end the Iran war. Trump says the military blockade of Iranian ports remains in place, Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke about the blockade earlier in the day. If you can't have a situation in which the straits are close to everyone else, but they
benefit from the piracy. That can't happen.
“That's why the blockade is in place, and that's why these sanctions are crippling”
them. Rubio and other senior administration officials said Tuesday that Iran cannot be allowed to control traffic through the strait, but while he told reporters at the White House that the main military operation is over, the U.S. will respond if attacked. U.S. military says it has destroyed another small boat in the eastern Pacific.
U.S. other demand has posted surveillance video on social media showing the boat exploding into flames. The military claims the boat was carrying narcotics and says three people were killed. The Trump administration announced last year that it is at war with transnational drug cartels. The border security expo is where private companies connect with federal government leaders
on all things border security. This year's conference in Phoenix, Arizona, welcome top-byte House officials as it appears to him in a vesteeor reports. White House borders are at home and kicked off the expo, and while the focus of this event
“is on the technology equipment and policies that secure the borders of the U.S., home”
and took the opportunity to also count the administration's continued goal of nasty deportations. "Masty deportation promise will happen. Just past year, we had record numbers and rest, and we'll be that record this year." Homeland Security officials say money from Congress has allowed agencies like immigration
and customs enforcement to hire 2,500 lawyers to practice in immigration court, and 11,000 deportation officers. He met up with CEO and peer news, Phoenix. "The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission is suing the New York Times, alleging the newspaper chose not to promote a white male employee because of his race or sex impurities
and reassure reports." The lawsuit filed in federal court alleges that the New York Times passed over the white male employee for a vacant position as deputy real estate editor last year, according to the complaint, the employee was not given a final round interview, despite extensive
“experience that matched the requirements of the job.”
Eventually, the job went to a multi-racial woman, who the EEOC said, "Lact experience in real estate journalism." The EEOC contends that the hiring decision was influenced by the newspaper's goal to increase the number of black and Latino employees and women in leadership. In a statement, the New York Times called the allegations politically motivated and wrote
"neither race nor gender play the role in this decision, we hired the most qualified candidate and reassure and peer news." "And you're listening to NPR news." Democrats in Michigan have maintained control of the state's Senate, Chetra Green, one Tuesday's special election, meaning Democrats will control the Michigan Senate holding
the majority by one seat. In Indiana's primary Tuesday, most of the Republican senators who oppose congressional redistricting lost their primaries to candidate supported by President Trump, and in Ohio, Democrats shared Brown will take on Republican Senator John Houston in one of the most high-profile races heading into November.
Police in Texas have a suspect in custody and Tuesday's back-to-back shootings near Dallas. The shootings happened in Carleton and in area known as Korea Town, two people were killed. Please say the suspect knew the victims and that he was angry over business dealings with them. A quintessential British institution is on the decline in Piersland Freyer, has more
from London on the trouble facing British Pups.
The British Beer and Pub Association says an average of two pubs closed per day in the first
three months of this year. That's about 2,400 jobs lost. The Association blames rising rents and taxes. Alcohol consumption is also down in prices in supermarkets versus pubs have been widening for years.
Scotland has seen the most pubs close. Wales has the only region to see an increased number. Earlier this year, some pubs banned members of Parliament refusing to serve them. Last month, the government gave in and offered pubs and music venues a 15% tax rebate. But the British Beer and Pub Association says a long-term plan is needed to quote "safe
pubs, jobs, and hearts of communities." Lauren Freyer and Pierre News London. Iran, Lebanon, Israel, Gaza, with conflict unfolding in so many places.
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