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Iran's state-run news agency says the tentative deal extending the ceasefire with the U.S. and reopening the state of Hormuz also requires Israel to stop attacking Lebanon.
Authorities say Israeli to attacks have killed hundreds of women, children, and first responders
there. And Pierre's Abe Atrelli has more. Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Iraqi, says the first phase of negotiations centered on ending the war, opening the state of Hormuz and lifting a U.S. naval blockade on Iran.
Iran says several ships have already made it to Iranian ports since the deal was announced Monday. Iraq, she says the next phase of talks that start this Friday will focus on nuclear issues in lifting U.S. sanctions.
“But he says the most important aspect of the deal is ending wars on all fronts, including”
starting Friday in Lebanon. He says Iran would view Israel's continued occupation of southern Lebanon as a violation of the agreement.
Israel's prime minister says Israel will remain in a, quote, "buffer zone of southern Lebanon
for as long as necessary. I Abbas Rabi and Pierre News Cairo." The Department of Education is shifting its offices that oversee special education and students civil rights to other federal agencies and PR's Genaki Mata reports. The offices overseeing special education, as well as rehabilitative services for adults with
disabilities, are moving to the Department of Health and Human Services. The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights is now going to the Department of Justice. In a letter obtained by NPR, two top officials at the Ed Department say the moves are part of an administration commitment to end what they call "micro management." These changes are part of the Trump administration's promise to dismantle the Department
of Education altogether.
“Disability advocates are concerned that the rights of students with disabilities will suffer”
with a move to HHS, where they say disability could be seen through the lens of medical needs, rather than students getting a quality public education. Dr. Joonakim Heta and Pierre News Oklahoma in Washington, D.C. are holding primary elections today. Alabama and Georgia are holding run-offs in Georgia, the Republican Contest for Governor
and the U.S. Senate are the most watched as Georgia Public Broadcasting's Sarah Callis reports. Georgia Lieutenant Governor Bert Jones is hoping a last minute endorsement from Governor Brian Camp will give him a boost in the gubernatorial race. "We think that this is exactly what's going to put us over the top." President Trump endorsed Jones early in the race.
His opponent, Billionaire Rick Jackson, says that he is the political outsider. "I'm going to go in and I'm going to make a change to this system." Whoever wins that race will face Democrat queshalance bottoms in the general election. Voters are also choosing between Trump and Doris congressman Mike Collins and former football coach, Jared Dooley, to face Senator John O'Sough in November.
For NPR News, I'm Sarah Callis and Atlanta. South Africa is marking 50 years since the Soweto, uprising by students, a pivotal moment in the fight against apartheid June 16, 1976 over 200 young protestors were killed by police sparking further demonstrations. It's NPR.
Ice released new standards for contractors that run detention facilities today. They can now rely more heavily on AI to communicate with detainees and continue refusing to pay wages for what they call "detainees of voluntary work." The agency says they were revised to quote, "reduce the burden on our detention operators more than 60,000 people are currently in iced detention."
A new study finds patients who modified their diet and exercise in their 50s have fewer chronic diseases in their 70s, NPR's Allison Aubrey reports it's a 20-year follow-up of the landmark Diabetes Prevention Program study.
An estimated 115 million adults in the U.S. have pre-diabetes, and it's well known that lifestyle
changes can help reverse metabolic disease. Now a new study shows that people who began exercising more in eating better in their 50s, were up to 43% less likely to develop two or more serious chronic conditions such as kidney disease, heart failure, and COPD. Dr. Marcel Salive of the National Institute on Aging is the study author.
“"I think it's very surprising to people that a modest amount of exercise and dietary changes”
can lead to these kinds of benefits." The research found lifestyle changes were more effective than medication at sending off the chronic diseases, Allison Aubrey and PR news. Serena and Venus Williams are bringing their doubles tennis partnership back to Wimbledon in less than two weeks.
44-year-old Serena recently returned to competition after nearly four years away. Venus has been competing sporadically and turns 46 tomorrow. The William Sisters have won 14 Grand Slam titles together. This is NPR. Every story from shortwave and pair of science podcasts starts with a question.
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