"Line from NPR news in Washington, I'm Kurova Coleman.
a message on his truth social online account. In the past few minutes, the president said
“that Iran must agree it will never obtain a nuclear weapon. He's also calling for the”
straight of horror moves to be opened immediately. President Trump says he is going into the situation room right now. Trump says he is going to make what he calls a final determination on a potential peace deal with Iran. A federal judge in Virginia has temporarily halted
any payout from a new $1.8 billion fund, the Justice Department is supposed to manage.
This came about after President Trump settled to lawsuit with the IRS. The money is supposed to go to people who claim they were targeted by the Justice Department. Critics say this fund is corrupt and could pay rioters. It was salted police that the U.S. capital on January 6. The federal judge has set a hearing on the matter for June 12. A Russian drone has crashed in Romania near the Ukrainian border injuring people on the ground. Terry
Schultz reports NATO and the European Union are blaming Moscow for the overnight incident.
“The armed drone crashed into an apartment building in the eastern city of Galatee overnight”
and Romanian authorities say it caused a fire when the payload exploded, at least two people were hurt. Romania's president called it an unprecedented event. While Russian drones have
flown into Romania before, it's the first time since Russia launched its full-scale war
on Ukraine that one has hit a densely populated area. The Romanian Foreign Ministry says it's asked NATO to send more counter-drone capabilities. Alliance spokeswoman Allison Hart says NATO condemns Russia's recklessness and will continue to strengthen our defenses. European Council President Antonio Costa says the European Union condemns in the strongest terms with this violation of Romania's national airspace and international law. For imperial
news, I'm Terry Schultz and Brussels. Our court in Kenya has temporarily suspended the setup of an Ebola quarantine facility in that country. The U.S. has a role in the proposed center.
“Michael Coloki reports from Nairobi, Kenya. In an order issued late Thursday, Kenya's”
high court said that the country was not allowed to admit anyone exposed to or infected by Ebola. Under an agreement between Kenya and the U.S. for the establishment of a quarantine facility locally. The court was responding to a case brought before it by the rights group the Katiba Institute, challenging the setup of the quarantine site. The White House had earlier said the U.S. was setting up a facility in Kenya where Americans who had been exposed to
Ebola would be quarantined, adding that those exhibiting symptoms of the disease would be moved to a third country. The Kenya High Court said its orders are spending plans for the quarantine facility where the remaining force until the case before it is finalized. For NPR News, Michael Coloki and Nairobi. On Wall Street, the Dow is higher. It's up about 150 points. You're listening to NPR News. Former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to testify
before the Republican-led House oversight committee today. Lawmakers will question her about her handling of the release of files about the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Bondi is to appear behind closed doors. At least five musical acts have dropped out of the freedom 250 concerts planned for next month on the National Mall in Washington. Empires Christian Wright reports the musician say the White House plans to celebrate
America's 250th birthday are not what they signed up for. Contrasing her martinemic pride is pulling out of this summer's Great American State Fair. On Instagram, she said she was presented with an opportunity to perform at a non-partisan celebration of all 50 states, but that turned out to be misleading. Rap artist Young MC says he also won't be performing. Writing on Facebook,
the artists were never told about any political involvement. A Freedom 250 spokesperson says
in a statement, the event is non-partisan. Rock band Poison's Brent Michaels is also backing out. He wrote online. The event evolved into something divisive, and he's worried about safety. Soul band the Commodore's and Funk artist Morris Day in the time have also canceled their performances. Christian Wright and PR news, Washington. Virginia State Police say there's been a deadly crash on a major interstate south of Washington, DC. Five people were killed in a
multi-vehicle crash. Police say overnight traffic was slowing down for an upcoming work zone, but a bus did not slow down and it struck six other vehicles. All the fatalities are in the vehicles that were hit. Another 34 people have been hospitalized. I'm Corvacolman and PR news. Each story you hear on Planet Money starts with a question. What happens if we refund tariffs? Why are grocery so expensive? An NPR we stand for your right to be curious because the
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