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at the Vatican Thursday, and part to smooth over strained relations, following repeated attacks from President Trump.
“Empirious Jason D'Rose reports on the meeting as Leo is marking his first anniversary”
as Pope. The Vatican in a statement says Rubio and Leo had "coral discussions," it goes on to say the U.S. Secretary of State reaffirmed a shared commitment to fostering good bilateral relations between the Holy See 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. The Vatican attracted the iron of President Trump. Jason D'Rose and PR News. The U.S. and Iran exchange fire again Thursday, the U.S. military says it intercepted
Iranian attacks on three Navy ships as a transit at the Strait of Ormuz and targeted Iranian military facilities.
“It said it was responsible for attacking U.S. forces, despite the exchange President”
Trump told reporters that the ceasefire is holding earlier Thursday, Iran said it is examining the latest proposals for ending the war.
President Trump was asked about gas prices Thursday night while he was expecting renovations
being done on the reflecting pool outside the Lincoln Memorial prices at the Pompeii of Spike because of the Iran War and Patrick DeHon is an analyst with gas buddy. Everyone's feeling the significant amount of pain across the country. Brazil's President Lula de Silva says he is optimistic that relations between his country and the U.S. are improving after a White House meeting Thursday.
Britain's between Brazil's left-to-seater and Trump had been strained over tariffs and over Trump's solidarity with Brazil's right-wing former president, tempiers carry con reports. President Lula says he spent hours of Trump had a great luncheon as going back to Brazil
“optimistic that, quote, "things start to move forward," he says he made one thing clear”
to Trump. Brazil is willing to build partnerships wherever and with everyone he says. In this trademark, folks see mannered of reporters Lula made police for world peace. He called on the U.N. Security Council members to get together share some whiskeys and pork knuckles and pledge peace instead of war.
In a social media post, President Trump called Lula very dynamic and said talks will continue. Great con and PR news, Rio de Janeiro. And you're listening to NPR News. Tennessee is now the first state to adopt new congressional districts following the U.S. Supreme Courts ruling last week that week in the landmark of Voting Rights Act, Republican Tennessee
Governor Bill Lee signed into law the state's new congressional map Thursday. It cars up a majority black district in Memphis, saying that giving Republicans a chance and winning all nine of the state's congressional seats in the November mid-term election.
Authorities say those powerful storms that tore through Mississippi Wednesday night damaged
or destroyed nearly 500 homes across five counties knocked down trees and power lines and injured at least 17 people. But for the second time and less than a month, tornadoes caused no deaths for casters say the storms whipped up at least three tornadoes and possibly more. To Asia now where robots help assemble cars in fact, reasons for food and restaurants
already robots also in the business of spirituality. And PR assembly Fang reports on a robot monk who's joined a Buddhist order in South Korea. Nick named Gabi, meaning Buddha's mercy, the robot monk led prior at a temple and central soul this week. Helping human monks chant Buddhist sutras.
Gabi was inducted into a prominent Buddhist order in South Korea and its ordination was a bit of a novelty. And at the side of how Asia's Buddhist communities have been trying to update and mainstream their faith practice. In Japan where Buddhism is also widely practiced, a robot monk prototype dubbed the "Budoroid"
by its inventors is programmed with scripture and can correct those studying Buddhist texts. Emily Fang and Pernus. This is NPR News. Seattle, 1999, teen reporters hear a troubling rumor about a beloved teacher.
They reported. And later dies, I was one of those students. Now I'm uncovering what really happened because people said we killed a man. Listen to adults in the room from KU-O-W focus and the NPR network.
