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with Iran is still holding. This is NPR's Franco Ordonia's reports follows another
set of air strikes by American forces and retaliatory strikes by Iran." The latest set of deadly strikes between the two countries threatened to up-end peace talks, and they already fragile ceasefire between the two nations. Trump said there was a reason behind the U.S. strikes, echoing a U.S. military assessment that they were defensive moves. And I'd say in that part of the world,
see as far as when you're shooting in a more moderate manner. On the outstair,
“is it a guest today you sign with the surface of that?”
That's true, having that chest for me. And she's fired there as much different than a ceasefire in other parts of the world. But he insisted, talks continue to go, quote, very well, and that it's possible they could reach an agreement
in a matter of days. Franco, Ordonias, and P.R. News, the White House. Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen double down on his threat to remove
customs and border protection officers from airports
in cities that don't typically cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. Mullen criticized with the administration calls sanctuary cities for letting local police refuse to cooperate with immigration agents.
And that means they've got to pull them out of customer border protection from process, international flights I will, is they're cooperating with us? And now I have to do that. Mullen's threat has sparked criticism from travel industry
from the travel industry for its potential to cause chaos just ahead of the world cup.
“The chief executive of Open AI, Sam Altman”
was in Washington today, meeting with White House officials and members of Congress. The trip comes a day after President Trump signed an executive order creating a voluntary government review
process for some of the most powerful AI models
and PR's Windsor-Johnston reports. Altman is meeting with White House officials to discuss AI policy, as well as bipartisan congressional lawmakers who oversee the technology sector.
The visit comes as AI companies increasingly find themselves at the center of policy debates in Washington. While the industry has invested heavily in lobbying and public outreach, some Democrats are pushing for tougher oversight of artificial intelligence,
citing concerns about jobs, energy demand, and the growing influence of the nation's largest tech companies. Republicans have pushed for a lighter regulatory approach. President Trump's executive order includes a provision that would allow some advanced AI models to undergo a 30-day
government review before the release to the public.
“Windsor-Johnston and PR News, Washington.”
- Polymarket is ending its paid relationship with former Republican Congressman George Santos. His federal regulators investigate him for possible insider trading. Santos bet against his attendance
at President Trump's state of the union this past February. He later blamed a delayed flight for missing the event. Santos made the trades on Calshy, another prediction marketplace, which referred them to the commodity futures trading commission. This is NPR News.
A new Gallup poll finds support for same-sex marriage and relationships in the U.S. has stopped rising after two decades. About two-thirds of U.S. adults believe same-sex marriage should be legal, according to the poll,
down slightly from 71% in 2022, most of the change is driven by Republicans. A new agreement could pave the way for desalinated ocean water to help Western states survive drought even far from the coast. From member station KJZZ, Alex Hager reports
it could allow people in California, Arizona and Nevada to benefit from Pacific Ocean Water. - San Diego County Water Authority board chair, Nick Sorano says the new agreement would allow for an exchange. His agency would lean harder on that ocean water
and other users in California, Arizona and Nevada could pay to take some of San Diego's Colorado River Water. - Because the challenge we face is regional and across state lines, the solutions must be that too. - Water agencies in Arizona are scrambling to find new water
supplies as they could face big cuts to the amount they can pull from the Colorado River, drought and climate change are straining its supplies. Officials said this new agreement could give them a way to adapt that doesn't require the construction
of any new pipes or canals. - For NPR News, I'm Alex Hager, in Phoenix. - NASA says a meteor orc fireball is heavy as an elephant caused a double boom that rang out over New England over the weekend.
The meteor was about five feet wide and traveling in an estimated 42,000 miles an hour when it entered Earth's atmosphere. NASA says when it broke up miles above New England on Saturday, the energy release was equivalent of about 230 tons of TNT.
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