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but to reach an agreement with the U.S. to end the war. He said the Iranian leaders had
“dealt with weak U.S. leaders in the past, but now he says Iran is virtually incapacitated."”
"They're proud. There are things they never thought they'd be doing that they're going
to have to do. They've got no choice. And it takes a little while. You're talking about 47 years of getting away with whatever they wanted. I mean, we should have done a long ago." President Trump was interviewed Friday by NBC. It was broadcast today on Meet The Press. Investors will get a look into both inflation and the housing market this week. NPR Steven Bassaha reports, homes sales have been dragging. "Historically
springs a hot time for homes sales. But the market's quoted recent years due to high mortgage rates. Tuesday, the National Association of Realtors will report may's existing homes sales. Zillos already reported sales down nearly 3% from a year earlier. On Wednesday,
“the Labor Department will share the latest on consumer prices in April prices rose 3.8%”
year over year, much faster than the federal reserve would like. If this week gives us similar inflation numbers for May, that would increase pressure on the Fed to raise interest rates this year, especially after a strong job support showed May added 172,000 jobs in a still resilient labor market. Steven Bassaha and PR news. Voters in Peru are heading to the polls today to elect a new president. Recent surveys
indicate most people are deeply unhappy with the stark, far-left versus far-right choice.
Simeon Tangle has more from Lima. For the third time in the last four elections, Peruvian's
face a polarizing choice of presidential candidates. Far-right candidate Keiko Fukimori or a far-left opponent, Roberto Sanchez. The election comes after years of political chaos,
“runaway corruption, and rising street crime. Many voters blame the outgoing scandal-wrapped”
Congress, dominated by Keiko's popular force party. She is promising to build maximum security prisons and send the army into the streets. Sanchez, a member of that Congress, grants the nationalized large chunks of the economy, and curb imports. The tightly-contested election is expected to be decided by the unusually high number of undecided voters, who are dissatisfied with both candidates. For NPR News, I'm Simeon Tangle in Lima, Peru.
Kosovo is holding another parliamentary election today, the third in 18 months. The political
parties have failed to agree on a new president. Kosovo is one of the poorest poorest nations in Europe and wants to join the European Union, but has had no functioning government much of the past year. And let's predict the governing party. We'll collect the most votes, but would need a reach agreement then with opposition parties. This is NPR News in Washington. The Nigerian army said today it's free 360 people who had been abducted by the militant
group Boko Haram. They included men, women, and children from various communities, and army spokesman Sue two babies had died before they could be rescued. The Tony Awards will be held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City tonight. Musical and play revivals have gotten the biggest bus this season, but Jeff London reports the prize for best musical has the most effect on the box office. Will it be an adaptation
of the teenage vampire movie The Lost Boys? Or the Titanic parody Titanic? Or the two person show two strangers carry a cake across New York? New York! Or the golden age musical parody, schmiggadoon. All four will be performing on the Tony's broadcast, and all four could use the box office boost. All but two strangers have announced national tours. Friend pair news, I'm Jeff London, in New York. The bullet haircut shortened the front
long in the back is having a moment. The 2026 bullet championship was held yesterday in Copenhagen. More than a thousand people came to watch, 12 contestants were judged on their cuts style, uniqueness, and overall performance. Judge Bobby Agran, who owns two hair salons, says he likes the finesse, the twist, the nostalgia. Maybe ugly in a beautiful way. I'm New Arom, NPR News, in Washington.
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