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The U.S. military says it shot down several Iranian drones targeting commercial ships in
“the state of Hormuz hours after both sides indicated they were inching toward a peace agreement.”
NPR's Davis shiver on reports, a senior administration official told NPR the agreement could be finalized in the coming days." The official who was not authorized to speak publicly says the U.S. and Iran are about 80-85% of the way to an agreement, but nothing is finalized. The U.S. official says the deal would reopen the state of Hormuz and end the blockade there,
and it would end Iran's nuclear program and work on a performance-based model with incentives for Iran. NPR's Davis shiver on reporting. The Justice Department has given its seal of approval for allies of President Trump to merge two Hollywood titans, Paramount, and Warner Brothers Discovery. But NPR's David Folkanflick reports, it's likely not the end of the story.
“The $111 billion deal would put Paramount pictures and Warner Brothers studios under the same”
roof, same for HBO and Paramount Plus, CBS and CNN. The Justice Department cited the major streamers that's Netflix Amazon and Apple, and saying competition wouldn't be hurt in Hollywood and neither would consumers. Trump has said he wants the deal to go through so CNN would be run like CBS news. The new editor-in-chief at CBS has had Iraqi go, her brief tenure has been marked by crisis and accusations
of ideological bias. Trump's pick as head of the Federal Communications Commission is signaled he's likely to approve the deal too, but authorities in the UK and Europe are still reviewing it, and several democratic states of turnies general are investigating. They may sue to block the merger. David Folkanflick and PR news. The US has won its opening game of the FIFA World Cup, beating Paraguay 4-1, and PR's Becky Sullivan
“reports from Los Angeles. It was a historic night for the American team.”
The goals came early and often for the US. The first came in the seventh minute.
It owned gold, deflected off the foot of a Paraguayan defender. Then came not one but two goals by striker Philar and Baligan, the New York born the Londoner, making his World Cup debut. It was a dreamy night, he said afterward. Finally, substitute midfielder, georena, knocked in a goal an extra time. Four goals is the most the US has ever scored in a World Cup game, and Baligan's brace is the first time an American has scored twice in a World Cup game,
since the very first tournament in 1930. Next up for the Americans is a match against Australia next Friday. Becky Sullivan and PR news Los Angeles. Anthropics says it will disable its latest AI models. The move came after the White House ordered the company to suspend their use by foreign nationals citing national security concerns. It marks the government's biggest step to date
to restrict access to the most advanced AI models. This is NPR News. The United Nations says foreign aid cuts are threatening to reverse years of progress fighting the HIV epidemic. NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports. Over the last several decades, HIV infections and AIDS related deaths have been on the decline
worldwide. Last year there were 1.2 million new infections in just over half a million deaths
according to a new UN AIDS report. Those are record lows, but that global picture could be fuzzier because of funding disruptions to surveillance programs. HIV testing dropped sharply by up to 22% in countries with very high HIV levels. Additionally, almost 40% fewer people were taking oral HIV prevention medication in 2025 compared to the previous year. That could lead to more infections in the future. The agency says the number of people on HIV treatment ticked up slightly
however, suggesting countries are having some success in responding to the funding cuts. Jonathan Lambert and PR News federal judges refusing to block plans for a UFC event that set to take place on the White House lawn on Sunday. The lawsuit was filed by the nonprofit Public Integrity Project. The group argued the event violates federal law. White House attorneys call the challenge meritless saying the fight would be no different from other public events held in the nation's
capital. Core documents submitted by the Trump administration show the UFC events this weekend will cost the fight promoters more than $60 million. Nine words are Johnston and PR News in Washington. This is our glass. On this American life, when they mean like, it's a good mystery. Sometimes it's about really big things, but most times, the little mysteries are the best.
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