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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has met with Pope Leo today at the Vatican in part
“to smooth over strained relations with the Holy Seat, following repeated attacks from President”
Trump.
NPR's Jason DeRose reports the meeting comes as Leo is marking his first anniversary
as Pope. "The Vatican in a statement says Rubio and Leo had, quote, "cordial discussions. It goes on to say the U.S. Secretary of State reaffirmed a shared commitment to fostering good bilateral relations between the Holy Seat and the United States." The Vatican says there was also an exchange of views on countries affected by war.
During Pope Leo's first year, he has repeatedly spoken out in favor of peace, specifically regarding U.S. military action in Iran and Venezuela. The Pontiff even urged people to contact their elected officials to ask them to work for peace. It attracted the eyeer of President Trump.
Jason DeRose and PR News.
"Big oil companies have been reporting their earnings for the first quarter, which included
the start of the war with Iran. Major producers have not indicated they plan to boost production to fill the whole in the market, created by the disruption in the state of Hormuz and Pierre's Camilla Dominozki has details." Exxon is sticking with its planned production growth, Chevron is keeping output flat
in the Permian Basin in the U.S. and not chasing big expansion in Venezuela yet. Here's Chevron's E.O. Mike Worth. "We could hit the gas and begin to grow it again, but I don't know what the future looks like for right now.
“I think it's really steady as she goes."”
Some smaller independent oil companies are making a different calculation. Diamondbacks, CEO, and it's earnings this week said, "If this isn't the time to grow now, then I don't know when it is." Camilla Dominozki and PR News. A program that deputizes local police to help ICE with immigration enforcement has grown
rapidly since President Trump took office again. NPR's Meg Anderson reports a department of Homeland Security is offering millions of dollars in incentives to police who participate. "DHS has promised to reimburse officer salaries, give bonuses to police for finding undocumented people, and money for new cars and equipment like fingerprint scanners and
license plate readers. A recent report estimated that if every police agency gets what they've been promised,
it could add up to as much as $2 billion this year alone.
But DHS hasn't released much information on who has actually gotten funds.
“Felicity Rose with the advocacy group forward.us says normally federal grants go through”
an open process and are tracked closely." "It's very, very concerning that there's so little transparency in this money." DHS declined to give NPR more specifics, and again, Anderson and PR News. "This is NPR." Well, the President says on social media that he has just concluded his meeting with
Brazilian leader Luis Ignacio Lula de Silva. He says they talked about trade specifically tariffs among other issues. Trump wants to paint the great granite exterior of the historic Eisenhower Executive Office Building White. Today, the National Capital Planning Commission is expected to hold a hearing on the proposed makeover of the 19th century landmark.
It's part of several changes, Trump is pursuing in and around the grounds of the White House. The most controversial so far is a demolition of the East Wing to make way for a ballroom at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars. News study finds taking an extra 1,000 steps per day is linked to a significant decrease in the risk of complications after surgery.
NPR's Allison Aubrey has to tails. Getting steps in after surgery can help preserve lung function, lower the risk of blood plots and support overall recovery in this new study that includes health data from nearly 2,000 patients. Every 1,000 steps that a patient took was equivalent to about an 18% reduction in their
chance of having a complication. Dr. Julie Silver of Wake Forest University School of Medicine says this shows how strong the connection between movement and recovery can be. Getting people up and moving right away is so good for them and this is an actionable thing that can empower patients.
The study is published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Alice and Aubrey NPR News. From Spider-Man to a new Steven Spielberg movie, we know that TV and movies you'll want to watch this summer. I'm excited about this film, I just know suspense, intrigue aliens and I'm like, alright,
Spielberg, I'm in. Check out the summer guide from Pop Culture Happy Hour, listen on the NPR app or wherever you get podcasts.
