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Vice President J.D. Vance has arrived in Switzerland as the Trump administration works
to restart talks with Iran.
“The negotiations were delayed on Friday by renewed fighting between Israel and Hezbollah”
in southern Lebanon. NPR's J.N.A. reports efforts to disarm the Iran-backed group remain a major source of tension. Lebanon has agreed with Israel and the U.S. to disarm Hezbollah. But Hezbollah's position is it won't lay down weapons while Israeli troops are occupying
Lebanon. Here is his bowl of member of Parliament, Hassan Fadlaullah. Whenever the enemy attempts to advance into any area, the resistance will confront it. Of course, the ceasefire does not mean allowing occupation to remain on Lebanese territory.
Israel's defense minister says Israel's destroying border villages, including infrastructure, to prevent 200,000 Lebanese from going home." That's NPR's J.N.A.R.A. reporting.
“The Trump administration is hoping to build on a temporary ceasefire and address broader concerns”
about Iran's nuclear program and security in the region. Crews are working to contain a fast-moving wildfire near Salt Lake City, Caroline Ballard, with member station KU-ER reports the blaze exploded more than 13,000 acres in less than a day. The Iron Fire sparked late Friday night.
It was human-caused and dry, hot, and windy conditions fueled rapid growth and huge flames. Now it's threatening Eureka, a historic mining town, about an hour and a half south of Salt Lake City, around 700 people live there. Fire officials are now working to evacuate them. The Iron Fire is just one of several burning in Utah, including one in the foothills east of Salt
Lake City. After months of drought, risk is extremely high across the state. For NPR News, I'm Caroline Ballard in Salt Lake City.
“The Justice Department released a memo this week that quietly calls into question, long-standing”
civil rights protections for Americans with disabilities and PR'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 homes 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. Pushback from the Disability Community was swift. Advocates warn 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.
Justice Department did not respond to an NPR request for comment, Corey Turner, NPR News. This is NPR News in Washington.
The majority of Americans who need a kidney transplant never make it onto an Oregon waitlist.
That's the conclusion of a new study of more than 700,000 patients referred for the procedure, NPR's Maria Gadoi reports. Only 12% of people on dialysis are registered on the kidney transplant waitlist. Researchers at NYU Lengone wanted to know what kept them from making it onto the list. They found that patients who were unmarried, lived in rural areas or had severe obesity
were less likely to start or complete the needed evaluations. Older, poor, and Spanish speaking patients were especially unlikely to move forward with the process. All told fewer than 1 in 5 patients referred for a transplant made it onto the waitlist. The researchers say the battery of tests and doctor visits required may be hard for patients
to navigate if they lack social support. The findings appear in the journal of the American Society of Nefrology. Maria Gadoi and PR News. Visitors to Grand Canyon National Park are being warned about dangerously high temperatures this week.
The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat watch for Monday and Tuesday with highs expected to reach 110 degrees at Phantom Ranch. The warning comes after several recent heat-related emergencies, including the deaths of three hikers. Temperatures at the bottom of the canyon can run 20-25 degrees hotter than along the rim, increasing
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