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The 60-day ceasefire with Iran has ended, with no indication the conflict is any closer
to a settlement, and Ferris Tamer-Keith reports President Trump is scolding an ally that had been trying to help. The nation of Oman, a U.S. ally, which, like Iran, borders the Strait of Hormuz, has been trying to mediate negotiations to end the war and reopen the Strait to shipping traffic. But in a phone interview with a Fox News correspondent, Trump said the U.S. would bomb the
expletive out of Oman if they get in the way. He was asked about it later in the Oval Office.
“"Would you say you're out of patience with Oman as strategic guard?”
I don't think I'd be in a real well, but we handle them very soon." The U.S. and Oman have been allies for decades. Trump's threat comes as the war he has called an excursion as well into its sixth month with no clear end and sight. Timmer Keith and PR news The White House.
And President Trump surprised another ally yesterday when he ordered annual U.S. military exercises with South Korea to be scaled back. He cited his good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and said it was because South Korea declined to help with the Iran war. Luigi Manjioni's state murder trial in the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson
has been postponed indefinitely. His lawyers are seeking to have the case dismissed on double jeopardy grounds after Manjun and the only pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges last week.
“Federal prosecutors are seeking life in prison, though guidelines suggest 24 to 30 years.”
The head of Customs and Border Protection says the agency has temporarily paused construction for its border security plans in Texas's Big Bend National Park Commissioner Rodney Scott says he's now visiting the region where he's expected to meet with county judges and sheriffs in the big bend area, Carlos Morales has more. In a social media post commissioner Scott said he'll begin meeting with local leaders to
evaluate the region's rugged and difficult terrain balancing border security needs and protecting the National Park. Last night, I put a pause on all activity in that park as far as construction goes until I can get down there and do a personal evaluation. Talk to some stakeholders, talk to the work of law enforcement in that area.
The Trump administration's $1.7 billion construction plan for Big Bend National Park includes
a combination of vehicle barriers, patrol roads and new surveillance technology. Opponents say the work that happened before the pause has already caused irreparable damage. For NPR News, I'm Carlos Morales in Marfa, Texas. Also in Texas civil rights advocates have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a state law requiring public schools to display the 10 commandments.
The petition tees up a case that could set a new national standard for the limits of religious expression in classrooms and appeals court cleared the way for the Texas law and one in Louisiana, similar laws have passed in Arkansas and Alabama. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak is now killed over 2,300 people that makes it the
deadliest outbreak of the disease ever recorded in the Central African nation. The outbreak has recorded 4,945 cases, the virus that's causing it has no approved vaccines or treatments. For 10 years, young women in Washington DC have found affordable housing in a unique way, living with nuns.
Now the community is closing, as NPR's Windsor Chanceston reports. Current and former residents fill the end Montgomery House for one last celebration. Sister Diane Roach helped create the community, and tonight she'll lock the doors for the last time. I'm 76, and something inside me just said this is it.
The society of the Sacred Heart owns the house, allowing rooms to rent for about $500 a month. 23-year-old Abigail Bullman moved in when she began a fellowship. The financial component was large, but it wouldn't have been able to live in the environment that DC was in with the work that I was doing if I didn't have that community aspect
as well. The rental platform Zumber, a one-bedroom apartment, averages about $2,200 in DC. Windsor-Johnston and PR News, Washington. Voters and three states head to the polls tomorrow for primary elections in Alaska, the Republican ballot is potentially a bit confusing in combat Senator Dan Sullivan as being challenged
by a retired school teacher named Dan Sullivan. Dan Sullivan, the challenger, successfully beat court challenges to stay on the ballot, President Trump has accused Democrats of trickery. From Rylan Barton, you're a listening to NPR News from Washington.
This week on up first, the mid-terms and the Middle East were tracking major primary elections
in Florida, Alaska, and Wyoming, and abroad, the President's son-in-law Jared Kushner pursues a peace plan in Gaza.
“Plus, the U.S. Iran ceasefire hits a crucial 60-day deadline.”
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