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plans to do next in the war with Iran. Speaking to reporters at the White House yesterday,
“the President described the current ceasefire as being on life support. That's after waiting”
10 days for Tehran to respond to his latest proposal for ending the war. The President called Iran's response garbage. The US Navy continues its blockade of Iranian ports. The US Ambassador to Israel says Israel has sent missile defense batteries and personnel to the UAE to counter attacks from Iran. The announcement was made earlier today in Tel Aviv. That equipment is part of Israel's iron dome system. Iran has fired more than 2,000 missiles and drones at the United
Arab Emirates since the US and Israel began attacking Iran in early February. The war with Iran is expected to be one of the issues to discuss when President Trump travels to China this week.
It's his first visit to Beijing of his second term in the White House,
and PR's Domenico Montenaro reports on what Americans think of the US China relationship and a survey done by NPR and conjunction with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Ipsos.
“In two polls over the last few months, there were some notable findings.”
First, Americans see China on the rise and eyeing a dominant role in the world. 78% say they believe China wants to be a dominant world leader, particularly economically. But respondents also say they want to keep a strong trading relationship with China and they want tariffs lowered to keep cost down for US consumers. Most also say the Iran war has been bad for both countries and their economies. But more Americans say the war is boosting
China's geopolitical position than say it's helping US national security, Domenico Montenaro, NPR News, Washington. 18 Americans aboard a Dutch flag cruise ship hit with an outbreak of the Honta virus have returned to the US. As NPR's paying long reports, they're being observed and treated at specialized facilities. US cruise passengers arrived at the University of
“Nebraska Medical Center home to a federally funded quarantine unit. Dr. Michael Wadman”
oversees the facilities in which 15 passengers who don't have symptoms are quarantining. The 15 that were welcomed here were in good shape. They were in good spirits. They definitely were tired and needed some rest so we did a quick assessment. One passenger who tested mildly positive for Honta virus is staying in a higher level bio-containment unit and two passengers were sent to Atlanta, a couple in which one person
has symptoms. They're staying in bio-containment at Emory University. Health officials said the passengers would be monitored for symptoms over 42 days, though after an initial assessment some may do it from home. Ping Huang and PR News. Later this morning the Labor Department reports on consumer prices in the US were the month of April. This is NPR News from Washington. This is primary day in Nebraska where
Democratic candidates are competing for the party's nomination in the second congressional
district. Molly Ashford with Nebraska Public Media says the winner will face Republican Brinker Harding in November. With the retirement of five-term Republican Congressman Don Bacon, Democrats are hoping to flip a house seat in the so-called blue dot of Nebraska's second district. Democratic voter Emily Anderson says this year presents the best chances for that flip since she moved to Omaha eight years ago. This definitely feels like the best shot we've ever had.
The Democratic primary is crowded with seven names on the ballot. One of those candidates has already dropped out and three of them are likely to garner most of the vote. But in Nebraska, much of the conversation about the race has been dominated by an influx
of negative advertising. A dozen packs have spent more than 5 million on ads during the primary,
mostly supporting candidate Denise Powell and opposing John Cavana. For NPR News, I'm Molly Ashford. Harding is a member of the Omaha City Council. Virginia's attorney general has filed an an upfiled and emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. It follows last week's decision by the State Supreme Court to invalidate a voter-approved ballot measure supported by Democratic lawmakers in Richmond to change Virginia's congressional
map. Democrats, including the state's governor Abigail Spanberger, sought the redistricting and hopes of flipping several congressional seats in the November midterm elections. That push was prompted by President Trump urging Republican-led states to do the same. I'm Dave Maddingley NPR News in Washington. For a growing number of women, single motherhood feels like the right choice.
She walked eyes with me and that was the moment that I knew we were about to have one health of life together. On the Sunday story, how these single mothers are making it work. Listen now to the Sunday story from the U.S. podcast on the NPR app.
