Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.
President Trump today on social media called the Iranian response to the latest U.S.
proposal to end the war in the Middle East unacceptable, without giving details. Tehran gave its response to Pakistan, which is mediating the talks, and Piersia Hadid has more. State run agency, the Islamic Republic of Iran broadcasting, says Iran's response remains consistent with previous positions, readiness to continue a ceasefire that is largely
held since early April, and exchange for the opening of the Strait of Rumours, that's
“a key global shipping route, and ending hostilities.”
The war began on February 28 when Israel in the United States launched Airstrakes on Iran. Iran subsequently blocked the Strait of Rumours, and then the U.S. imposed its own blockade. Iran's Deputy Speaker, Todd State Run Media, that military operations would not open the Strait, Tehran, and Pian use. As passengers disembark from the cruise ship in the Canary Islands, the U.K. has launched
a mission to support one of its citizens on another island, who has become ill with the suspected case of hontavirus, and Piersia's law and frayer has more. British Army medics have parachuted onto an island in the south Atlantic called Tristindakuna. It's the U.K.'s most remote inhabited overseas territory, with no air strip and a population of just over 200 people.
The Hanta virus-stricken cruise ship docked there in mid-April, to drop off a British passenger who lives there. Two weeks later, he came down with symptoms and is isolating in stable condition.
“The Ministry of Defense says six paratroopers jumped out of aircraft in tandem with an intensive”
care doctor and nurse. Footage shows three parachutes floating down onto an island-medo dotted with corrugated metal shacks. The government says oxygen was part of the delivery. Two other Britons with confirmed cases are being treated in South Africa and the Netherlands.
Lauren Frayer and PR News London. A lot of moms will get a break from cooking this mother's day, as NPR Scott Horsley reports it's one of the busiest days of the year for eating out. Gas prices are high and people are feeling grumpy about the economy, but that won't stop families from treating mom this weekend with flowers, greeting cards, restaurant meals and
other gifts, David Miller, who oversees operations at 70 Cameron Mitchell restaurants, expects to do a brisk brunch business today, even as customers economize at other times of the week. "There's no doubt since the war has started and certainly since gas prices have gone through the roof.
It is affected some of our business." The guest, too, was going out for $120, then her maybe is now going out for $60, then
National Retail Federation expects mother's day spending to hit a record $38 billion.
Scott Horsley and PR News, Washington. And you're listening to NPR News from Washington. In a world where you can gamble on almost anything, some people like to bet on the time that ice will break on an Alaskan River, scientists are paying attention to, as she'll be hervert reports, the guest and game provides an important climate data point.
The Nina Ice Classic clock stopped on Monday night when a tripod balanced on the river ice tipped over. The game signals the arrival of summer and has gone on for over a century.
“Alaskan climatologist Martin Stufer says, "That's why it's a valuable data point."”
"It's very seldom that you have a homogeneous, continuous long-term climat series. We can see a tendency to only a break-ups." Still, he says scientists can't use the data to predict river ice break up down to the minute. Otherwise, he would have wanted some point.
For NPR News, I'm Shelby Herbert in Fairbanks. At the weekend box office, Disney's the Devil Ware's Prada 2 took the top spot with an estimated
$42 million in ticket sales in its second weekend in theaters.
So far, this sequel has taken in more than $430 million worldwide. In second place, Warner Brothers mortal combat, too, debuted with an estimated $40 million majority of the ticket buyers were male. In third place, the Michael Jackson Biopic Michael, with $36 million, and then rounding out the top five, the murder mystery, the sheep's detective starring Hugh Jackman and
Emma Thompson, along with a slew of other famous actors, with $15 million in ticket sales. I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News, in Washington. Dr. Eric Topel says, "Health influencers make big claims about longevity, but he's offering us a reality check." "We can accept that we're going to age, but we don't have to accept heart disease and
cancer or neurodegenerative disease." Great talk about how to grow old-end, stay healthy, that's on the Ted Radio Hour podcast,
