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UN peacekeepers say a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah appears
“to have halted attacks in Lebanon for the first time since the war began in March.”
NPR's Jaina Raff has more from Beirut."
This isn't the first ceasefire since the war began on March 2nd, but according to a
Unifill spokesperson, it is the first day since then without a single apparent strike. It's after U.S. pressure on Israel to stop fighting, following Iran's threat to halt talks with the United States, if war in Lebanon continued. T-Lack Polkarell said Unifill recorded 431 Israeli attacks and 20 strikes by his Boland its allies on Saturday.
He said there were still Israeli violations of Lebanon's airspace Sunday despite the role of calm. And noted that the presence of Israeli forces within Lebanon was itself a violation of the UN ceasefire courts that Unifill monitors. Jaina Raff and Pyrenees Beirut, Colombians, voted today in a presidential runoff election.
The front-runner is a far-right political newcomer who's been endorsed by President Trump and is promised to crack down on crime. John Otis reports.
“A beladio de la espreia is a criminal defense lawyer who has never before held political office,”
but his campaign has picked up steam thanks to his pledges to end peace talks with drug-trafficking guerrillas and launch a military offensive. If you liked the del espreia said in this TV interview, I will give the order to bomb all of the camp's holding narcoterrorists. His opponent is Iván Sapeda, a left-wing senator from the ruling party who has promised to reduce violence through negotiations with
the rebels. Colombia's outgoing president Gustavo Petro is banned by the Constitution from seeking
a second term for MPR News.
I'm John Otis in Bogota, Colombia. The Justice Department has released a memo that calls him to question, "Longstanding civil rights protections for Americans with disabilities," and P.I.S. Corey Turner reports. For decades, the courts and Republican and Democratic administrations alike have agreed when it comes to serving Americans with disabilities, states have to provide support in
home or in the communities where they live. Institutionalization should be a last resort. But a new Justice Department memo argues there is no "integration mandate" forcing states to provide these local targeted services. Research back from the Disability Community was swift, advocates warned the memo could bring
a return to what was once common practice, de facto segregation of Americans with disabilities in nursing homes and large institutions. The Justice Department did not respond to an NPR request for comment. Corey Turner, NPR News This is NPR News.
Many U.S. pastors say they are using artificial intelligence in their work as clergy. NPR's Jason DeRose reports on the findings of a new survey. The evangelical research organization Barnard Group finds that only 13% of Protestant pastors say they don't use AI at all in their ministry work. What they do use it for varies half of pastors say they turn to AI for brainstorming or
generating ideas. A little more than a third say they employ artificial intelligence to research biblical or theological topics. And about a quarter, report AI is writing sermons for them. Despite its wide use, seven in ten pastors say they approach the technology cautiously
and four in ten say they are conflicted about using artificial intelligence in their ministry. Jason DeRose and PR News. The government of Norway has announced a near total ban on the use of in artificial intelligence in schools.
“The Prime Minister says research shows its use, increases the risk of skipping important”
stages of learning. Norway has already banned smart phones in schools and is considering banning children under the age of 16 from social media. This week Britain's King Charles will make public what he pays in taxes. Buckingham Palace says it's part of efforts to become more accountable and transparent.
He's not obliged to pay income tax, capital gain tax, or inheritance tax on what he received conclusive of. But he voluntarily pays income in capital gains tax when he sells private assets. The palace says that he'll release that information Thursday. I'm Laura Rom and PR News in Washington.
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