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in southern Lebanon saying it will continue attacking.
“There was a ceasefire announced just yesterday in Washington between Israel and Lebanon,”
and Piers Jena Raff reports from Beirut. In addition to the Israeli military's new evacuation warnings, Lebanese state media says Israel also launched multiple artillery and air strikes into the morning. And his below official told NPR that the group officially informed to the Lebanese president that it would not accept any ceasefire that did not begin with the withdrawal of Israeli forces
from South Lebanon. The official asked to remain anonymous because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the issue. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, meanwhile, said Israel was demanding the creation of what it called a "demilitarized zone" within Lebanon, while being able to continue attacks against Iran back to Spolla.
Jena Raff and Piers News, Beirut, votes are still too close to call from some races in California's primary election held Tuesday, all the candidates run together in a single primary in California.
“NPR Sage Miller says the top two finishers and all contests go on to run against each other”
in the fall election. California voters are waiting to find out which two candidates for governor will move on to the general election. Right now, Republican Steve Hilton narrowly leads Democrat Havier Bessera, and the lost Angeles mayoral race incumbent Karen Bass is heading to the general election.
The question is, who will join her, former reality TV personality Spencer Pratt, or city counselor, Nithia Romin, and Piers Sage Miller reporting. President Trump's name David Venturella, the acting director of ICE, he was previously an executive with a private prison company, Geo Group. The state of New Jersey is suing the Geo Group over its refusal to allow state health inspectors
to access a facility at owns in Newark that's run by ICE. Some detainees are alleging poor treatment there, and Piers Meg Anderson has more on the company.
“About a third of immigrant detainees are in a facility run by Geo Group.”
In 2025, Geo Group's profits soared nearly 700 percent from the year before.
Scott Schukehart was a top official at ICE under President Biden. He says the level of influence Geo Group has in the detention industry is concerning. They are absolutely hand in glove when Geo comes in for a meeting. It feels like a fraternity reunion. He says that raises questions about potential conflicts of interest.
In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, told NPR that David Venturella is a veteran government official who abides by all ethics requirements. Meg Anderson and Pyrenees. You're listening to NPR news from Washington. The House of Representatives passed a war powers resolution limiting President Trump's military
actions against Iran for Republicans joined all the Democrats. The Iran conflict began February 28. Under the 1973 War Powers Act, a president has 60 days to end hostilities. If there's no congressional authorization for it, and the Constitution specifies the right to declare war belongs to Congress alone.
But the House's vote yesterday may only be symbolic. The Senate has not passed it, even if it does, President Trump is expected to veto it. The Obama Presidential Center opens later this month in Chicago, reporters got an early look, and Beer's Tamra Keith has this preview.
The first word visitors will see when they enter the museum is hope.
It leaves former President Barack Obama's story with those of other Americans who work to make the U.S. a more perfect union. Valerie Jarrett is CEO of the Obama Foundation. I want people who feeling slightly rundown and hopeless to say, "We'll wait a minute." Look at all those stories of ordinary people who face what seem like insurmountable obstacles, and they overcame them when they work together to be these forces for good.
Hey, maybe I can do something too. There's also a replica of the Obama era oval office, and a display of former First Lady Michelle Obama's dresses. Tamra Keith and P.R. News Chicago. The New York Knicks won game one of the NBA finals last nine in Texas.
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