"Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman.
Vice President J.D. Vance said Saturday that U.S. negotiations with Iran are progressing,
“but speaking on Fox News, he said the conflict is still not over.”
"We're applying a whole host of tools, diplomatic, economic, military tools to ensure that we get the best outcome to the American people. I feel quite confident we will get there, but we're still a bit in the middle of the game." Iran issued new demands on Saturday regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the demands include the U.S. ending its blockade of Iranian ports and shipping,
and removing its forces from the region before Tehran will allow the Strait to be fully open once again to shipping traffic. President Trump meanwhile has again threatened to launch big strikes on Iran if it fails to agree to a peace deal, but as NPR's Frank Langford reports, some Israelis and Palestinians say they're tired of being whipsawed by Trump's announcements.
"The Oman-Ear fears a sudden U.S. attack on Iran will trigger Iranian missile strikes here in Israel." "We don't know how lives will be changed based on a single tweet." "How does that make you feel?" "Like a small insignificant grain of sand." Meanwhile in the West Bank, who some Shumlawi, a cabby, says a Trump's repeated claims
“of opening the Strait of Hormuz has hurt his credibility in the region.”
"But Tehran thought what?" "He says when Iranian say they're in control, the media eyewitnesses, they all know this is true." President Trump said Tuesday a deal with Iran could come this week, but Iran says it's negotiating with Oman and Denize talking to the U.S. Frank Langford NPR News, in Tel Aviv and the West Bank.
The Senate has passed a temporary spending bill that would keep the government funded through early December. NPR's Scott Newman has more in that story. In a 90-to-six vote, the spending measure was passed in the early morning hours Saturday, by lawmakers before they had home for a five-week recess.
The bill, which still must be approved by the House, generally keeps the government funded at current levels through December 11th. Most Democrats voted for the bill after securing a provision that blocks money for U.S. customs and border protection.
They also rejected a $1 billion request from the White House
“to begin work on a new Trump class battleship.”
Since the 1990s Congress has frequently relied on temporary spending measures, instead of passing a comprehensive budget, Scott Newman and PR News, Washington. Two helicopter pilots who were in a Secourseki helicopter when a crash Friday morning while they were fighting a wildfire on Utah
have now been confirmed as dead. The helicopter crashed while they were working on a fire in the Fish Lake National Forest. Cruise could not reach the bodies until Saturday, officials with a National Transportation Safety Board say they'll open an investigation into the cause of the crash once their crews reach the crash site.
The Senate Saturday confirmed Todd Blanche as the next attorney general of the United States and your listening to NPR News. New federal rules for sharing the Colorado River are expected to make big cutbacks to the water supply for cities in Arizona, but as Alex Hager from Member Station KJZZ reports,
the Phoenix and Tucson areas say they can keep taps flowing. Big cuts to Arizona's water supply have been in the works for years, and city utilities have been planning accordingly. Many have spent years diversifying their water supplies to soften the impact of future Colorado River cuts.
Some will lean harder on water from underground aquifers, or the nearby salt river, which is managed separately. Cities are prepared to spend billions on projects like a bigger dam to store more water during extra wet years. Some utilities are building equipment that can safely recycle sewage
back into drinking water. And a new program is in the works where cities with enough water to sell can find other cities looking to buy it. For NPR News, I'm Alex Hager in Phoenix. Former President Joe Biden's son Hunter says his father's prostate cancer
is now spread to other parts of his body. In an interview with the BBC this weekend, Hunter said his father is now dealing with debilitating pain, and said it is said to watch 83-year-old Joe Biden was the oldest person to serve as presidents. Shanghai's two airports have canceled more than 1,300 flights
as China prepares for the landing of Typhoon Dolphin. Shanghai is considered to be China's financial capital. Officials have also closed schools and tourists sites along a portion of that country's east coast. The storm has sustained winds of 100 miles an hour,
and is expected to bring heavy rains and flooding along with landslides. Forecasters say rain totals could reach almost 16 inches over the next few days. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News. This message comes from the NPR wine club,
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