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In California, Orange County Fire Officials have announced they have eliminated the catastrophic
“threat of explosion in an overheating chemical tank.”
They say pressure has been relieved and the temperature stabilized overnight, tens of thousands of residents remain under evacuation orders. Regional officials say the U.S. is close to a deal with Iran to end the war and reopen the state of Formus, Iran has indicated disagreements remain. Ali Viya's directs the Iran project at the International Crisis Group.
This is really a superficial deal. It's just a one-page understanding, versus the 159-page deal that we had in 2015 to put Iran's nuclear program in a box and under a rigorous monitoring. It is obviously much better compared to the alternative, which is a return to a conflict which had turned into a loose-loosed dynamic.
Reuters reports that Iran's top negotiator is in Doha today for talks on a potential deal with Qatar's Prime Minister. Texas wraps up primary elections tomorrow, and the most anticipated contest is the Republican
“Senate runoff, President Trump stepped in endorsing state attorney general Ken Paxton,”
blaze Gany from the Texas Newsroom reports. The four-term Senator John Cornenset that this race now feels like it has the most at stake out of any race he's been in, and that's absolutely true for him. He's mostly run comfortable races, but that endorsement from Trump raised this to a level he hasn't faced, and for Paxton he sort of moved forward as if he's already won.
He's focusing most of his time on the general election opponent, Democrat James Talarico, and posed before the endorsement showed Paxton with anywhere from a three to twelve point lead, now with the President's backing, that lead is expected to be larger. On this Memorial Day, the nation mourns its fallen service members, including at Arlington National Cemetery outside of Washington.
President Trump is to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier there later today, 118 American soldiers fought and died for Ukraine, and keep honored them today, and appears Hannapala-Marinco reports.
“The national anthems of Ukraine and the United States were sung together today at San”
Sofia Cathedral, Loren Guillaume took part in organizing the ceremony. Today, we will honor a special plea of an American, an American who chose to come to Ukraine, not out of an official duty from their president, but out of a moral duty, a moral obligation. Their names have are inscribed on the background of the icons, and then read out in a prayer.
Hannapala-Marinco and Pyrenees-Cave. It's NPR.
Triple A says gas prices for regular average $4.50 nationally today, that's up around 50 percent
since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in February. Today, oil prices fell, more than 4 percent, to two-week lows on optimism that the U.S. Iran may be moving toward a deal that could reopen a vital waterway. There's growing evidence that financial incentives may help encourage healthy behaviors. NPR's Alison Aubrey reports one life insurance company is betting this strategy will pay
off. Policyholders of John Hancock-Live Insurance can opt into a rewards program known as vitality to earn points for healthy behaviors. Everything from exercise to purchasing healthy foods, tracking sleep, as well as getting preventive screenings and checkups, points translate to store discounts, gift cards, and
other bonuses. The company says what's good for policyholders is also good for their bottom line, because they make more money if people live longer. Dr. Daria Shmozzafarian helped John Hancock design a fruit and vegetable discount as part of the program.
Exactly what we need to be doing to look for win-wins that are both economically good for everybody and also good for health and well-being. Our research is needed, but early results point to improvements in healthy habits, Alison Aubrey and PR News. Tomorrow, the 26-man U.S. soccer team for the upcoming World Cup will be officially announced.
The Spanish team confirmed their roster today, including Barcelona's Leminiumal, but no Real Madrid players.
The tournament kicks off June 11th, the U.S. plays their first game a day later in the
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