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military attack on Iran that had been set for Tuesday. He says leaders from Qatar saw

to Arabia and the UAE asked him to hold off because they believe a deal will be reached

between the U.S. and Iran, in Piersty Pashivur on reports. Trump posted on social media Sunday, a warning to Iran that the clock was ticking and they better move fast or, quote, "there won't be anything left of them." Now, though, Trump says there won't be a scheduled attack on Iran tomorrow, but he has informed military leaders to prepare to move forward with an attack. In his words, on

a moment's notice, if a deal isn't reached. Trump continues to be emphatic that any deal reached will ensure Iran does not have a nuclear weapon. The war with Iran has lasted weeks longer than Trump had originally predicted, and its damaging Trump's approval ratings, even in his own party. Deepashivur on and PR news, the White House. "Rege Secretary Scott Basin says the U.S. will give a 30-day extension, allowing countries

to import Russian oil, already and tankers at sea." The move aims to reduce supply shortages

caused by the Iran war, the temporary waiver on sanctions were first renewed in April.

San Diego police say that five people are dead, including two suspects, following Monday's shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Local officials say they're investigating his shooting as a hate crime. Coise Suzuki, a member stationed KBPS, says more. The Islamic Center of San Diego is the largest mosque in San Diego County. Police say they found three people dead in front of the building. They found the two teenagers who they think were

the shooters in a car several blocks away. They were also dead. Taha Hassan is the mom and director of the Islamic Center of San Diego. He said his community was in mourning. "The religious intolerance and the hate, unfortunately that exists in our nation is unprecedented." San Diego police chief Scott Wall said they are investigating the shooting as a hate crime. He declined to provide specific details, but said there was generalized hate rhetoric and speech

involved. For NPR News, on Coise Suzuki in San Diego. Union leader Kevin Sexton says he's looking forward to getting North America's largest commuter rail system back on track. "We have good news today. We're pleased to announce that the parties have reached an agreement. Due to the nature of the negotiations, we cannot discuss the specifics. What I can say is we are looking forward to our members getting back to work."

Sexton is a national vice president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and trained men. He announced a deal with the operators of the Long Island Railroad Monday night. It didn't offer details, but said the Union would not have agreed if the deal was not favorable. Union walked out the job on Saturday, forcing some 250,000 computers to find alternatives, New York Governor Kathy Huckle says service will start back up Tuesday at noon. This is NPR.

The Trump administration has announced the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion fund

to compensate the president's allies who believe they've been unjustly investigated and prosecuted by the Biden administration, which could include January 6 rioters. The fund was announced Monday by the Justice Department as part of the deal to resolve President Trump's lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns, Democrats and government watchdogs are pledging to fight the resolution.

NPR is restructuring its newsroom and cutting some jobs as it seeks to trim $8 million from its budget. NPR's David Folk and Plic says it's an aftershock of Congress's vote last year to end federal funding for public media, reporting on NPR's newsroom, not review by corporate or news executives before broadcast. NPR offered voluntary buyouts to 300 employees the news division on Monday, but is looking for just 30 to leave. If not enough people accept

the offer, the network says it'll carry out targeted layoffs among newsgathering staff. NPR executives say staffers on shows and podcasts, including hosts, are not affected. At her and chief Thomas Evans is also consolidating newsgathering desks to ensure that reporters unrelated topics work more closely together. David Folk and Flick and PR News. Greenland's government says progress has been made and talks with the United States over the Danish

territories future, but that the island will never be for sale. U.S. special envoy Jeff

Landry arrived in Greenland on Sunday and met Monday with top officials including Prime Minister against Frederick Nielson. I'm trial Snyder. This is NPR News. This week on up first one trend emerging this election season. President Trump actively opposing Republicans he sees as disloyal and endorsing their primary challengers who've toppled

in combates in multiple states. We're watching key primaries on Tuesday in Kentucky and elsewhere

to see if that narrative holds up. And what those races might tell us about November. Listen to up first every morning on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.

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