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Vice President J.D. Vance is meeting with Iranian officials in a mountain-resort in Switzerland.
“I'm moving forward with a tentative plan to end the war in Iran.”
The talks were supposed to begin last week, but were delayed after clashes between Israel and Iranian back militants in Lebanon. NPR's carry-con reports. Vice President Vance told reporters that the "too big things to focus on are the nuclear issue and making progress in Lebanon," finding it escalated there between Israel and
Hezbollah as the U.S. and Iran signed a preliminary agreement last week. In recent days, Israeli strikes killed dozens of people, Hezbollah killed five Israeli soldiers. The clash has scuttled Friday schedule talks on the tentative agreement between the U.S. and Iran, which includes an immediate end to fighting on all fronts, including Lebanon.
President Trump says he called Israeli officials telling them to "commed down" late Saturday Israel's military said it received updated directives from political leaders to cease fire in Lebanon.
“Kary Khan and PR News Tel Aviv Iran's joint military command announced yesterday it had”
closed the straight of Hormuz again. Over Israel's continued military campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, U.S. energy Secretary Chris Wright disputes that yesterday, 67 ships went through the straight of Hormuz, the day before it was 55 ships. So in terms of oil and oil products, about equal to where we were before the conflict.
So yeah, traffic is flowing through the straight quite nicely. Now that's because of a U.S. military presence. Right was interviewed on Fox News Sunday. President Trump is claiming without evidence that Vandals may be responsible for the algae bloom at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Trump says the recently renovated pool may have to be drained again for more repairs after spending millions of dollars. NPR's Marianne Roosevelt has more on the story.
Trump launched a $14 million renovation ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary, but it
has not resolved on going issues with the pool, including algae, and the newly installed blue lining has been peeling away. One visitor to the pool, Maryland resident and former Olympian David Hurn, was arrested on Friday and charged with destroying government property. Hurn says he merely reached into the pool to touch one of the already dislodged blue pieces
and denies the charge. In post-son truth, social Saturday, Trump said without offering details or evidence that the pool was slashed with a knife and Vandals poured in corrosive chemicals. Trump also said he met with contractors and the pool will likely be drained for repairs. Marie and Rusevich and PR News Washington, and you're listening to NPR News in Washington.
The government of Norway will severely limit the use of artificial intelligence in its schools. Terry Shulls reports to climbing test scores have led the Nordic country to rethink how a teacher's children. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Garstore announced a near-total ban on generative AI and elementary
“schools, saying research shows that its uncritical use increases the risk of skipping important”
stages of learning. Older students between 14 and 16 can begin to use AI tools under teacher supervision according to the new plan, and those age 17 to 19 should be taught how to use AI appropriately in order to incorporate it into their further education and work, concluding that over reliance on technology contributed to the country's declining test scores, Norway banned
smartphones from schools in 2024, and Parliament is due to consider legislation this year making the use of social media illegal for children under age 16. For MPR News, I'm Terry Shulls. The Supreme Court's term is winding down in the U.S. Supreme Court's term is winding down, and there are some major decisions that have yet to be announced.
One is the birthright citizenship case. The 14th Amendment to the Constitution says all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. are U.S. citizens. On the first day of his second term, President Trump signed an executive order, barring citizenship for babies born in the U.S., if their parents are in the country illegally,
or on temporary visas, as immediately challenged in the courts. Court watches are also waiting for a case involving state laws banning trans girls and women from women's sports. I'm Laura Rom and PR News in Washington. This is our glass.
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