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says he will resign, speaking earlier today, Starmer says he'll step down as the head
“of the governing labor party, that means he'll end his job as the UK's leader.”
Empires-learned frayers says Starmer was under pressure to quit. "He was elected two years ago with a landslide majority in Parliament, and now he has the lowest approval ratings of any Prime Minister in UK history. What if it is scandals you may have heard about his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson a friend of Jeffrey Epstein as the UK Ambassador to Washington, but part of it is Starmer's
failure to connect with people, and to deliver real change that he promised." "NPR has learned frayer reporting."
Negotiators from the U.S. and Iran wrapped up their first high-level talks early this morning
in Switzerland, both sides have agreed to a road map to set out a fresh deal within 60 days. Article talks are supposed to get started immediately, and PR's Rob Schmitz reports officials from Qatar and Pakistan are overseeing these talks. "In a joint statement, Qatar and Pakistan officials said the Switzerland summit was conducted in a "positive and constructive atmosphere and that the U.S. and Iran agreed to establish
a committee that will focus on issues such as nuclear monitoring and sanctions.
“They also agreed on forming a temporary communication line to help avoid incidents of miscommunication”
and to ensure safe passage through the straight-of-arms moves." The two sides also agreed on a framework to make sure that military operations and in Lebanon where Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah have been fighting. Iran's foreign minister Abbas Iraq cheese said on social media that major progress has been made to end the conflict in Lebanon.
The discussions were strained by President Trump's renewal of threats against Iran on Sunday. Rob Schmitz and Pair News, Berlin. President Trump says the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool may have to be drained again for repair. Writing online, Trump suggested vandalism could be to blame for problems with the reflecting
pool he did not provide any evidence.
President Trump recently ordered a $14 million renovation of the reflecting pool, and Pair's
Winston-Johnston reports now "it's home to a massive algae bloom." The reflecting pool had struggled with algae for decades.
“Chris Gobler, a marine scientist at Stony Brook University, says warm temperatures, sunlight,”
and stagnant water create ideal conditions for algae blooms. The water there was, like a fountain, continually flowing. The algae don't just wouldn't have a chance to overgrow. You know, you just have stagnant water just sitting there. That's the recipe for the algae just to, you know, they can replicate in hours.
In addition to the algae, some of the blue paint covering the bottom of the reflecting pool has started to peel off, crews have been treating the water with hydrogen peroxide. Gobler says the chemical is a strong oxidizer, designed to break down organic compounds, including paint. Windsor-Johnston and Pair News, Washington.
Andrew listening to NPR News from Washington. Officials in Democratic Republic of the Congo say they've now confirmed more than 1,000 Ebola cases, there are more than 254 confirmed deaths. Health care officials in DRC say they fear the Ebola outbreak is spreading. Elon Musk's company SpaceX could soon end up in your retirement funds.
The company stock is up more than 23% since going public earlier this month. Some investment firms have changed their rules to let big tech companies join popular stock market index lists early. And PR Stephen Bisaha explains. Normally, a new public company like SpaceX has to wait months or years to get into popular
indexes. Basically, a list of different weighted stocks that retirement accounts often invest in. But a couple groups that run these lists change your rules to add large IPOs much faster. SpaceX is going to be added to the Nasdaq 100 in a few weeks. That's if some personal investors concerned firms are changing rules to favor large companies.
Both AI companies and Thoropic and OpenAI are expected to have their own IPOs this year. Not all indexes change your rules. SpaceX still has to wait at least a year to join the S&P 500. It must prove profitability. Stephen Bisaha and PR news California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency
over a smoldering warehouse fire in Los Angeles. This provides more money to fire fighters watching over the blaze. It is mostly extinguished, but there are embers and the smoke from the warehouse fire has forced some public schools to move students to alternative sites. It's NPR.
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