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President Trump says the U.S. and Iran have reached an agreement to end the war, and he expects it to be signed within days, possibly in Europe. "We have a signing, soon, and the documents are pretty final shape, so we'll see. We'll see. Very good.

It should be done, and that should be done pretty quickly." President was speaking yesterday at the White House after canceling more air strikes against Iran. However, a spokesperson for Iran's Foreign Ministry says no agreement has been finalized. The President has said many times in recent weeks that a deal with Iran is close.

The President is expected to meet with some top AI executives in the coming days, and PR's Windsor Johnston says the President has expected to focus on ways the public and share in the wealth created by the tech industry. As policy holders debate who should benefit from artificial intelligence, Cornell Tech

Professor Helen Nissenbaum says it's important to remember what AI is built on.

"We get sucked into the idea that the machines are creating, rather than understanding that the machines are creating from what humans have created." Nissenbaum argues that everyday Americans don't get compensated for AI using what it gleams from them, open AI has suggested a public wealth fund that could give all people a share of the AI profits while Anthropic has called for policies to help workers benefit

if the technology displaces jobs on a large scale. Windsor Johnston and PR News, Washington. "Shares of SpaceX begin trading on the NASDAQ today. Elon Musk company has already pulled off the largest initial public offering of stock in the history of Wall Street.

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, SpaceX confirms its IPO has raised $75 billion. The Men's World Cup Soccer Tournament is underway in the U.S. Canada and Mexico.

The U.S. plays its first group stage match tonight against Paraguay.

And PR's Joel Rose says public transit agencies in the host cities will be moving millions of fans to the matches, and already there are concerns about the main rail hub in New York City." BJ Transit is so worried about problems at New York's Penn Station that it's chartered two large boats to ferry fans across the Hudson River after matches if necessary.

The agency CEO Chris Coloury says he told a top aide to start working on a backup plan during a recent string of infrastructure failures at Penn Station.

"Lamps, I think I actually do it some like I'm godly hour and said, yeah, we're going

to get a bigger boat." Coloury says he will not hesitate to blame any rail problems on Amtrak, which owns Penn Station, and the nearby tracks. Amtrak officials say they're prepared to deliver smooth and reliable service. The first match in New Jersey is set for Saturday, Joel Rose and PR News.

This is NPR News from Washington. In Minnesota, Vance Belter has pleaded guilty to federal charges in the slings of the state's former House Speaker, Melissa Hortman, Enter Hezmann, and the wounding of a state senator and his wife. Belter changed his plea to guilty on six federal charges after prosecutors said they would not seek the death penalty.

Belter was sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus 40 years. The couples were shot at their homes nearly a year ago when Belter showed up during the night disguised as a police officer. He still faces state charges. There's new research on workers in the medical field and their ability to prevent the

leaving cause of maternal mortality worldwide, our eDaniel reports.

Postpartum hemorrhage, or excessive bleeding after childbirth, affects 27 million women each

year and kills 43,000. In the delivery room, it can be a race against time, says Adam Deval, professor of maternal health at the University of Oxford. If you intervene early enough, you can then give treatments promptly.

To do so, Deval says it's essential to measure the blood loss, rather than merely eyeballing

it, which allows medical workers to identify and treat these hemorrhages with multiple interventions simultaneously, altogether in a trial across four African countries. This approach saw a 60% reduction in severe bleeding. For NPR news, I'm Ari Daniel. The Carolina hurricanes are a win away from capturing the Stanley Cup.

They beat the Las Vegas Golden Knights last night, four to two. The hurricanes now lead the championship series three games to two. I'm Dave Maddingley, NPR News in Washington. This is our glass. On this American life, when they mean like, it's a good mystery.

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