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Live from MPR News, I'm Jial Snyder, a last-minute deal between the U.

Trump's 50% tariffs on Canadian imports will not be going into effect at midnight.

President Trump says an agreement has been read subject to the documents being finalized.

He made the announcement on social media a short time ago, saying the deal may revitalize a controversial Keystone XL pipeline, which was rejected by the Biden administration. In two closely watched primary racism come in Democrats in South Florida, have scored victories, fending off competition from progresses from Member Station WLRN, Carlton Gillespie reports.

In Florida's historically black 20th congressional district, Congresswoman Debbie Warshman Schultz defeated a crowded field of black candidates to retain her seed in Congress. Warshman Schultz, who is white, drew criticism from black political leaders and from leaders of the Florida Democratic Party, who argued her candidacy threatened to black representation in Congress, which is approaching historical lows.

In Florida's 25th district, which spans much of the southeast Florida coast, two-term

congressman Jared Moscow, it's comfortably defeated a challenge from progressive Oliver Larkin, who had also carried the endorsement from the Democratic Socialists of America.

Moscow had faced scrutiny from progressives over his ardent support for Israel and his

willingness to work with Republicans. For NPR News, I'm Carlton Gillespie, in Fort Lauderdale. The Trump administration has moved to repeal a rule that banned logging on tens of millions of acres of National Forests, a public has 30 days to comment as NPR's Kirk Sigler reports. This decision of the 2001, roadless rule was widely expected.

President Trump's Forest Service, along with the timber industry, has argued that restrictions on new roadbuilding have severely hindered the U.S. government's ability to thin and log forests with the goal of preventing wildfires and smoke, but the forest services behind its own targets on treating forests in areas where roads are already built. An environmentalist are calling the overturning of the rule a giveaway to industry.

Kirk Sigler and PR News, Mizzoula Montana. This is my public calls from President Trump for Israel to halt its bombing in Gaza. And PR is on usbob of reports on a strike at the beach that killed six people today. To Israel in missiles struck a crowded cafe at Gaza City fishing port, causing extensive damage. Gaza's health ministry says, "Six people were killed and 15 injured.

The force of the blast threw some people into the nearby harbor while others ran for the lives. The strike came hours after U.S. envoy Jared Kushner left Israel, trying to revive a postwar proposal that Israel has rejected. Israel in the military says, "It targeted Hamas commander's planning attacks against Israeli

troops without providing details. But as Washington bushes for an into the violence, Israeli strikes are still killing Palestinians in Gaza." And a small boy and friend use Gaza. "This is in PR.

President Trump said today that no talks with Iran are in the works and he insisted the straight of our moves is open to shipping, despite limited traffic and a reported strike on a ship exiting the waterway. Trump's remarks contradict Iran's assertion that the straight remains shut down, however Iran and Oman say they are closing in on a deal to reopen the waterway.

Two comedians have reached a settlement with the police force at Atlanta's Hartzfield Jackson International Airport, ending a controversial policy. They argued in a federal lawsuit targeted black passengers and violated the constitutional rights of travelers. "Let's say to hold members stationed W.A.B.E. and Atlanta has more."

Eric Andre and Clean English say Clayton County police unlawfully profiled them in a practice where officers would intercept boarding passengers on the jet bridge. The policing project at New York University says the county regarded these encounters as consensual and random and necessary to fight drug trafficking. But in reality, travelers were pressured to go through with questioning and search of their

belongings. As part of the settlement, the county has agreed to end that practice and have all officers assigned to the airport where a body camera, which Andre called a major victory. In a statement, Clayton County says the settlement includes no admission of liability and that all parties agreed to move on.

For NPR News, I'm Melissa Fato in Atlanta. "The major financial markets in Asia losing ground South Korea's benchmark is leading the way down more than 5% Japan's NECA share averaged down 2.5% tracking Wall Street lower amid losses among AI stocks. This is NPR News."

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