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President Trump says he has spoken with Israeli, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,

and the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, and both have agreed to stop fighting.

Trump posted the message a short time ago on social media after Iran's semi-efficient news outlet reported the Islamic Republic was suspending intermediary peace talks with United States over Israel's expanded military operations in southern Lebanon and in Gaza. Trump's social media post did not address Israeli actions in Gaza. The U.S. and Israel have been at war with Iran for about three months now with note

clear and incite, retired, army general, and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Wesley Clark says, "Trump does not appear to be in a rush to end the conflict despite the political pressure he faces this midterm election year." "I hope the American people will ride this thing through. We have to get this finished.

We cannot allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon.

Nor can we allow Iran to control the straight-of-war moves." XFBI officials are attempting to throw a lifeline to anyone still with the Bureau and feeling

especially vulnerable to attacks under the Trump administration.

NPR's Ryan Lucas reports on a new support group created after career FBI agents and staff were fired since Trump took office. The new group is called the FBI Support Network. It says the Trump administration is firing FBI staff for partisan reasons and weaponizing the Bureau.

A video announcing the group's launch includes remarks from around a dozen former FBI officials among them one-time acting FBI director Brian Driscoll, a decorated bureau veteran fired by the Trump administration. "It's time for those of us to serve our country with the FBI to offer our assistance to the special agents, intelligence analysts, and the professional staff who are under attack."

The FBI Support Network aims to provide legal assistance as well as emotional support and help finding new jobs, Ryan Lucas and PR News, Washington. "Florida is suing OpenAI and a CEO, Sam Altman, accusing the company of putting profit over safety. Here's NPR, Shannon Bond."

Florida is the first state to sue OpenAI over chatGPT's design.

The lawsuit accuses the company of knowing the chatbot could be harmful but marketing it as safe. It's also seeking to hold CEO Sam Altman personally liable. Florida Attorney General James Altman summed up the state's case. Sam Altman and chatGPT have chosen the AI race over the safety and security of her kids.

OpenAI didn't respond to a request for comment, but has previously said it works to improve safety. Over the alleged use of chatGPT to plan a mass shooting at Florida State University, Shannon Bond and PR News. You're listening to NPR News.

New data about China's economy, which has direct impacts on the U.S. economy, reveal a slowdown in manufacturing activity in May. These are questions about how much longer China can buffer itself from the effects of the U.S. Israel war with Iran that set off a global energy crisis of limited supplies and price surges.

Hope, severe recovery in Chinese exports to the U.S. were bolstered after President Trump's state visit to Beijing in mid-May. The U.S. men's soccer team's preparations for the World Cup got off to a positive start over the weekend, and PR's William Jones has a recap.

You always have to take World Cup warm-up game results with a degree of caution, more than

anything it's a chance for coaches to experiment. But the 57,000 fans that saw the U.S. beat Senegal 3-2 on Sunday will be largely encouraged. Christian Pulisic Sean with a goal and an assist. There will also go a subgenio-dest and rely on Balagan. Senegal ranked 14th in the FIFA World ranking, so this was a stern test against a talented

team. The U.S. now play four time World Cup winners Germany in their final warm-up game in Chicago this weekend. They then travel to LA where they'll take on Paraguay in their World Cup opener on June 12.

For NPR News, I'm William Jones. The Atlantic Hurricanes season officially starts today for a cast reserve projecting a below-average number of name storms this season and quick look at the surge in gas prices. All they says are down to $4.32 did Senegal News. New shows, new music, new movies, keeping up with pop culture sometimes feels like a full-time

job. Thankfully over at Pop Culture Happy Hour, it's literally our job. We break down what's actually worth watching listening to and pretending you already knew about. So the next time someone says, "Did you see that?"

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