>> Live from NPR News, I'm Jial Snyder, President Trump says Iran is intent o...
to end the war.
“>> And what very much to make a deal so far, they haven't gotten in, we're not satisfied”
with it, but we will be, we will be the data we'll have to just finish the job. >> The President's speaking about prospects for an agreement with Iran during Wednesday's Cabinet meeting at the White House, he said Iran is negotiating on fumes, the ceasefire
that's been in place since last month as being tested for the second time in three days,
U.S. military has launched strikes against Iranian targets, a U.S. official says the military shot down four Iranian drones around the Strait of Ramos and hit Iranian ground control station that was to launch of fifth. Israel's military has declared a new area in southern Lebanon, a combat zone and his urging residents to leave, Israel released a statement Wednesday saying the military is planning
to act with extreme force against the Lebanese militant group as below. The warning follows Tuesday's more than 120 Israeli strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon. President Trump has proposed pausing the federal gas tax for six months, but in P.R. Steven Pesahal reports, those funds are used to protect drivers from another expense. Bad Rose.
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Patrick Marshall knows that's like after hitting a dip in New Orleans.
>> The entire wheel almost fell off the truck completely. >> It cost him $2,500. >> Absolutely. And it's a tough hit to take when it's an unexpected expense. >> What the federal gas tax brings in is not enough to pay for all road repairs.
But robot with lending trees says any time you cut highway maintenance funding, then you're running the risk of the roads getting worse and not better. >> State gas taxes are usually higher. Some states like Georgia have pauses theirs. That means more savings are drivers, but less money for road repairs.
Steven Pesahal and P.R. News. >> Justice Department has arrested and charged a Google employee for using confidential information to bet on the site poly market.
“And Piers Bobby Allen reports on the second criminal case tied to alleged insider trading”
on prediction markets. Kaley Spagnauolo is an Italian Google software engineer, residing in Switzerland. Federal prosecutors say he gained access to internal documents showing who would be the most Google person of the year in 2025.
That led to $1.2 million in profit on poly market.
He now faces commodities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering charges. He had an initial court appearance in New York and has been released on bail. Last month, the US military official was charged with profiting off of classified information about the capture of Venezuela leader Nicolás Maduro. President Trump has vowed that prediction markets would thrive in his term, despite the
two cases his administration has taken a mostly light touch approach to the controversial industry. Bobby Allen and P.R. News. >> You're listening to NPR News. NPR News has laid off 10 journalists, including some veteran reporters in Piers David Folcomplic
reports on the attempt to save money and reorganize the NPR News room. In addition to the layoffs, NPR is also buying out at least 18 new staffers who voluntarily accepted offers to leave, according to three people with direct knowledge. The network says it intends to leave empty positions unfilled to add to the savings. The moves are part of NPR's plan to grapple with the economic consequences of Congress's
vote last summer that eliminated federal subsidies for public media. While NPR relied directly on federal funds for about 1% of its budget, the cuts have deeply hurt public radio stations that pay NPR for the real flagship programs like Morning Edition and all things considered. David Folcomplic and P.R. News.
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The effort to rescue seven diverse trapped in a cave in Lousy's ongoing. The seven entered the cave last week, but according to the state run news agency a landslide triggered by heavy rain block their exit. Officials say at least five have been found alive so far, but none have yet to be brought out of the cave of volunteer group from Thailand.
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