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Writing on truth social last night, the President said he was putting project freedom

on hold at the request of Pakistan and other countries to see if an agreement with Iran to end the war can be finalized. That pause was announced less than 48 hours after the operation began. China's foreign minister is calling for a comprehensive ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, Wang Yi's remarks followed talks today in Beijing with Iran's foreign minister Abbas Iraq chi. The war with Iran is causing some people in the U.S.

to alter their travel plans, as NPR's Stephen Bassaha reports concerns about safety and high prices are prompting travelers to cancel trips overseas. James Ridgeway, just landed back home in DC, but he might skip his trip to Europe after seeing the cost of fly. We have tickets to see the cure in Ireland, and I don't take

what I'll be able to swing it.

Early in Hogan, owns the travel advisor company VK's for you, and she says her clients are sticking to domestic travel due to concerns about conflicts overseas. Hawaii is especially popular. Even though Hawaii is an expensive destination when you think about it, however, it gives people a sense of security.

According to the travel site kayak International tickets in late April, we're up about $150 compared to a year earlier. Stephen Bassaha and PR News In Ohio, former Democratic Senator Sheridan Brown won his party's nomination for his former Senate seat on Capitol Hill. Voters also selected tech entrepreneur and one-time Republican presidential candidate Vivek Rambaswami as the GOP nominee for governor. Rambaswami

will face Democrat and physician Amy Actin in November. In Indiana, a majority of Republican state senators who opposed recent efforts to change the state's congressional map lost their primaries. In Michigan, Democrats won a special election for a seat in the state Senate. Rick Brewer with member station WCMU has more.

The 35th state Senate district is considered a key bell weather in Michigan politics.

Republicans used governor Gretchen Whitmer's record setting delay calling this special election to try and mobilize voters among other strategies. But they weren't enough to defeat Democrat Shedrick Green, a retired Marine and fire captain from racking up roughly 60% of the vote in the purple district. "This is a way for affordability. For people who do everything right, but still struggle

because their wages aren't keeping up with the soil prices." Leaders in the Michigan Democratic Party said the win gives them huge momentum going into the November midterms, front-peer news, on Rick Brewer, in Midland, Michigan. While street futures are higher this morning, this is NPR news from Washington. As a lean prices in the U.S. continue climbing as the war with Iran remains unresolved.

Triple A says the price of regular went up another five cents a gallon overnight. It's now averaging almost $4.54 the highest in four years.

That caused his risen about 30 cents a gallon in the last week.

A new poll looks at the specifics of what supporters of the Trump administrations make America healthy again movement care about the most. The poll is from KFF, a non-partisan health research organization. voters who support the Make America healthy again or Maham movement were asked to rank their top priorities from a list.

Lowering the cost of health care was by far the most popular choice across the political spectrum.

For intent, Mahavoders ranked cost issues first.

Compared to a fewer than one intent, who chose limiting corporate influence on food policy, for example. When it comes to health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. only one in three Mahavoders strongly approves of his job performance, even though Maha is Kennedy's signature effort. The survey was conducted in mid-April and included 1,300 people.

Solinism is deafened and pure news. The National Weather Service says strong thunder storms are possible today from Texas to the Southern Appalachians. For casters say the storms could produce large hail and damaging winds, the threat of tornadoes and flooding also exists with these storms.

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