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of progress at ending the war with Iran. As NPR's Tamariki reports, he projected patients

in an interview with Kristen Welker on NBC's Meet the Press. Trump insisted going to war

with Iran didn't break his anti-war campaign promises, because he said, "This isn't a forever war." "I'm moving very fast. I'm into three months. Vietnam lasted 19 years. I'm into my third month." It has actually entered its fourth month. Trump said securing a peace deal with Iran could take

a long time. "They're proud. There are things they never thought they'd be doing. They're

thinking I 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, this should have been done a long ago." One major issue is what will happen with Iran's nuclear materials. Tamariki and PR News, Peruvians are voting today in what polls show will be a tight race pitting two politically opposite candidates. The conservative daughter of a former authoritarian

leader is running for a fourth time to become president. She faces a leftist lawmaker that is

pledged to help Peruv's poor, but faces fears he's too soft on crime. MPR's carry-con reports. While polls have shown conservative Kiko Fujimori with a slight lead over leftist Roberto Sanchez, the tour and his statistical tie. In downtown Lima, 40-year-old Luis Alberto Casada Gallego says Fujimori has the most experience. Kiko is following in her father's footsteps and will do the right thing he says. Fujimori says she'll apply her father's toughness to fight Peruv's rising crime

for her president Alberto Fujimori spent the last years of his life in jail for human rights abuses. Leftist Sanchez blames Fujimori and her party for Peruv's chaotic politics, which has seen at least 10 presidents get elected removed and some jailed in the past decade. Carry-con and PR News. Kosovo held another parliamentary election today, the third and 18 months.

It has had no functioning government from much of the past year.

Preliminary results are expected later today. Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo say community engagement is helping to slow the spread of the Ebola outbreak. As confirmed cases approach 500, the BBC's Richard Cagueye reports. "Lack of awareness of the biggest challenge and the outbreak was first declared. Responders faced distrust and even hostility. To change that, the government and partners

brought traditional healers on board, persuading them to work with health teams. Lokor radio, a trusted source has been airing programs to counter rumors and even win of a skeptical communities. Officials say the approach is improving prevention and surveillance." The BBC's Richard Cagueye reporting, "This is NPR News." Alasu was filed yesterday to stop the UFC fight on the White House South Juan for President

Trump's 80th birthday. The suit was filed by the Public Integrity Project. It said Congress didn't consent to the towering arch built for the event and that no environmental review had

been conducted. Powerful thunderstorms rake New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania last night

Bruce Conviser reports at least one man was killed and thousands were plunged into darkness. "It wasn't the rain but the wind that wreaked havoc across the tri-state area Saturday night. Wind gust hopping 60 miles an hour brought down trees and powerlines across the region and tens of thousands of people lost power." In New York City, an elderly man was killed by a falling tree. Subway service was also disrupted when down trees fell across above ground

tracks. The Yankees Red Sox game was also canceled. In Jersey City, New Jersey, the powerful wind brought down part of a building that was under reconstruction. The storm also disrupted air travel at area airports but flights were generally on time by Sunday morning. Friend PR News Timber's Conviser and Green Brook New Jersey. The Mullet Hair Cut shot in the front, long in the back, is having a moment. The 2026 Mullet Championship was held yesterday in Copenhagen.

More than a thousand people came to watch the competition. 12 contestants were judged on their cut-style, uniqueness, and their overall performance. Judge Bobby Agran, who owns two harisolons, says he likes the finesse, the twists, the nostalgia. Maybe ugly in a beautiful way. I'm Nora Rom, NPR News in Washington. On June 11th, the globe's biggest sporting event comes to North America, the FIFA World Cup. The Super Bowl, and you might say,

averages something over a hundred million live viewers, but the World Cup final

think like five times that much. The favorites, the underdogs, and the Americanization of the world's game. Listen now to the Sunday Story from the Up First podcast on the MPR app.

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