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His bullet is welcoming a preliminary agreement designed to end the war, the U.S. and Israel

initiated with Iran in late February, as well as Israel's military operations in southern

Lebanon. His bullet is mainly based on Lebanon and is a proxy of Iran. Here's NPR's Jane Arraf. His bullet said it viewed the agreement as a prelude to the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces.

In the return of displaced residents to their homes, particularly in border villages, but it also cautioned displaced Lebanese to wait before trying to return home. In case Israel continued to launch attacks, Israel's defense minister said Monday that despite the agreement, Israel will not withdraw forces from southern Lebanon. More than 1.2 million people have been displaced by fighting in Lebanon, many of them

unable to find shelter, and some parts of southern Lebanon residents began going back after the ceasefire was announced. Jane Arraf and Pianus, they rude.

The preliminary deal includes a hall to at least the U.S. naval blockade in the

state of Hormuz, blockade severely disrupted oil shipments, led to price surges in the United States and gas-alene prices. But now we see, according to Triple A, that the national average for a gallon of regular gas is down to just over $4. In World Cup competition today, Iran makes its 2026 debut in a match against New Zealand

in Los Angeles and the appearance by the Iranian team, is getting a lot of attention. Steve Futterman reports. The team arrived here yesterday from its training base until one of Mexico, there was tight security as the players and coaches boarded a bus to take them to their hotel. In the news conference, the Iranian coach Amir Gullanovi, through a FIFA interpreter,

tried to play down any suggestion that the match has political overtones. I would like to let you know that we are here to play football, and we are here to represent the respectful people of Iran.

LA has the largest population of Iranian descent outside of Iran itself, many are against

the team taking part in the roll cup, claiming the players are being used as a propaganda tool by the Iranian Islamic regime. For MPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Los Angeles. The United Kingdom is banning minors under the age of 16 from accessing social media. Here's Prime Minister Kyrs Starmer.

I do not accept, but I will never accept that you can't be both pro-tech and AI and at the

same time say, we must protect our children. In fact, when I look at the brilliance of the innovators in AI and tech, I know very well that it is possible to do both. Australia was the first country to pass such restrictions as a public voice more concerns about mental or physical harms, sling to online access, it's NPR.

A new survey shows more than half of parents of 18 to 25 year old say, they track their kids using smart phone apps, and peers else in Aubrey's parents report doing so out of safety concerns. Researchers at the University of Michigan surveyed about 1,500 parents of young adults and found 52 percent track their adult kids location.

Sarah Clark, who co-directs the survey says parents of 18 to 20 year olds were more likely to track compared to those who had kids 21 to 25. She said many parents say they want to know their child's whereabouts to make sure they're safe.

The majority of time it is location tracking is always on.

About 25% of parents say tracking may lead to anxiety, more than reassurance, an expert say tracking can be a good way to stay in communication, but it should not be used as a way to micro-manage an adult child's life, Allison Aubrey and PR news. Network of charitable foundations is urging members to amplify their positive contributions to American life.

It's part of a campaign observing the countries 250th anniversary in an atmosphere of political division and public anxiety about the state of government. The advocacy group, the council on foundations, believes most Americans don't recognize their reliance on the charitable sector. Kathleen N. Wright is a CEO saying that perception gap allows for popular notions of

philanthropy as merely a game for the ultra wealthy to fund partisan projects and adding commit fraud, allegedly. She emphasizes that most owners have just a little bit more than they need and therefore want to give back. This is our class on this American life when they mean like, it's a good mystery.

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