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with Iran to extend the current ceasefire are continuing at what he calls a rapid pace. That's despite state media and Tehran reporting Iran is suspending negotiations involving mediators because of Israel's expanding military operations in southern Lebanon. Axios reports Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a heated exchange over the issue of Lebanon yesterday during a phone call. More than a dozen people are reported
“dead in Ukraine following the latest Russian drone in missile attacks targeting key”
of other areas. There are primary elections today in six states, California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota. Among the contests being watched closely are the races for governor in California and mayor in Los Angeles. There are 61 candidates seeking to replace governor Gavin Newsom. The top two vote getters will advance to the general election in November. In the mayoral primary, Democratic incumbent Karen Bass has been locked in a
tight race with two other candidates, L.A. City Council member Nitya Haman and reality TV personality Spencer Pratt. In New Jersey, the contest in the state's seventh congressional district is getting a lot of attention as Bruce Conviser reports. For candidits are vying for the Democratic Party nomination, former Navy helicopter pilot Rebecca Bennett has at least a financial
“advantage. She's raised more than two and a half million dollars. Tina Shaw, a doctor,”
has raised around $1.5 million, but has contributed more than half a million of her own money.
Michael Roth, who briefly served as head of the small business administration under President Biden, has crossed a $1 million threshold, as has small businessmen Brian Varella, who owns a chain of daycare centers. Kane, who's running unimposed on the Republican side, claims he'll be back at work, soon. For NPR News, I'm Bruce Conviser and Greenbrook, New Jersey. The federal housing agency HUD is, once again, overhauling its funding for homelessness. Here's NPR's Jennifer Lawton.
In a new notice, the agency says it will prioritize transitional programs that require sobriety or mental health treatment HUD Secretary Scott Turner says this will get at the root causes of homelessness. Federal policy has long-focused on getting people into permanent housing
“with voluntary treatment. The Trump administration blames that approach for skyrocketing rates”
of homelessness. Local providers say high rents are the bigger problem. HUD first announced
this major funding shift late last year, but a federal judge blocked it saying a sudden change could cause chaos and push many back onto the streets, Jennifer Lawton and peer news Washington. This is NPR News from Washington. New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York suggests working remotely may have driven up unemployment rates among younger college graduates in the U.S. NPR's Andrea Xu reports. The study began with a deep dive into one Fortune 500
tech company. Researchers found when the company went to remote work after the pandemic, they switched away from hiring young people. University of Virginia economist Emma Harrington is one of the study's authors. So they used to hire a bunch of new grads for their software engineering jobs, then they shifted really towards hiring much older people who needed less training, less mentoring. But when the company implemented an aggressive return to office policy,
they resumed hiring new grads. The researchers found similar trends across the economy in occupations that can be done remotely. An employment rose for college graduates under the age of 29 and fell slightly for those over. Andrea Xu and PR News. The head of the union representing major league baseball players says the players will fight a proposed salary cap. Bruce Meyer says
his union has never been broken and he vows it never will be. The owners want to limit team
salaries to $245 million beginning next season. The last time Major League owners tried to impose a salary cap. It resulted in a seven and a half month player strike. That was in the 1995 season. The NHL's best of seven Stanley Cup final gets underway tonight when the Carolina Hurricanes host the Las Vegas Golden Nights. I'm Dave Maddingley and PR News in Washington. Every episode of its been a minute, NPR's What's Happening in Culture Podcast starts by asking
three questions. Who? How? Why now? If the culture's asking it, we're talking about it. At NPR, we stand for your right to be curious and indulge your cultural curiosity. Follow its been a minute wherever you get your podcasts and we'll break down the zeitgeisty
