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U.S. Central Command has lifted a maritime blockade on Iranian ports.

NPR's Quilorn supports, "It's a concession made in the ceasefire agreement between

the U.S. and Iran." Send commonouts on social media that U.S. forces have lifted the ban on ships entering and exiting Iranian ports in coastal areas, in accordance with the President's direction, and that American forces are no longer interdicting vessels off Iran's coast. Iran, for its part, has committed to letting oil tankers move safely through the

state of Hormuz, where 20% of the world's oil transits. Also moving through will be Iranian oil exports now free of sanctions under the deal. Send Comps says the U.S. Navy remains in the area to make sure that the terms of the ceasefire are obeyed. The two countries have started counting the 60-day deadline for outstanding issues to be resolved,

including the disposition of Iran's nuclear program, Quilorn and P.R. News. Defense Secretary Pete Hickseth is ordering a six-month review of U.S. forces in Europe.

After he blasted NATO allies, failing to allow the use of their bases as launching

sites for U.S. attacks on Iran. Triple A says people are now paying on average just below $4 for a gallon of regular gasoline, and Pierre's Camilla Domenoski has more on that. Gasoline prices are down more than 50 cents from their peak. The app gas buddy anticipates that prices could continue to fall, provided the tenant of agreement

between the U.S. and Iran continues to hold. But it will take time for oil fields to resume production. Some facilities were damaged in the conflict and need to be repaired, and shipping crude around the world takes time too. So there are very real limits on how quickly prices can recover.

According to Triple A, gasoline prices are currently up about 33% from before the war, electric vehicle charging rates rose less than 8%. Camilla Domenoski and Pierre News.

Waymo's recalling thousands of Robotaxes after self-driving software caused them to go

through closed construction zones, several incidents occurred in Phoenix and the San Francisco Bay area. The movement is the rhythm to us. Freedom is like religion to us. Common sings his Oscar-winning song, Glory, at the star-cetted Obama Presidential Center

dedication today on Chicago, South Side, former President Obama described it as "deep roots," the center on the grounds of more than 19 acres took more than a decade of planning

and construction at a cost of $850 million.

Quantous airways is on track to make aviation history to regularly fly, nonstop from London to Sydney in 19 to 22 hours, Singapore Airlines currently holds the record for longest regularly scheduled direct flight to New York City, just over 9,500 miles in under 19 hours. You're listening to NPR News. A new survey by the American Psychological Association shows more patients are leaning on

AI chat bots for mental health support. We've more on this from NPR as a re-to-chatterjee. In the new survey, more than 2/3 of psychologists say that their patients discuss their mental health with a chat bot. Nearly a third, have patients using AI as a tool to assist in their therapy or treatment,

and 2 in 5 state patients are using chat bots to diagnose themselves. Even though general use chat bots aren't designed to diagnose or treatment health conditions. The vast majority of psychologists, 97% expressed concerns that chat bots might inadvertently reinforce negative behaviours or delusional beliefs, re-to-chatterjee and peer news. Especially big day in New York City today, the next were honored with a ticker-taper

raid down Broadway, more from NPR as Brian Mann. People roared with happiness, as members of the 2026 NBA Champion NYX rolled past off tonight. There were celebrities like Timothy Schaleme and Spike Lee at the parade, but most of the people packed along Broadway were simply New Yorkers, like Kevin Nester, who stuck with the NYX through a championship drought that lasted 53 years.

To beat the San Antonio spurs, the NYX had to claw their way from behind in games 4 and 5. During the ceremony at City Hall Mayor Mamdanne thanked the team for bringing the city together with pure, unfiltered joy, Brian Mann, and peer news, New York. This is our glass. On this American life, one thing we like is a good mystery.

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