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The president of Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the U.S.
“makes good on its commitments to negotiate and end to the war.”
The Iranian leader says his country and Oman have reached a tentative agreement to manage traffic through the Strait once it reopens. And Pior's carry-con reports. "President Masood Pazeskin made his comments on state TV, he says Iran and Oman have been agreed upon route for all shipping traffic.
With vessels entering the Strait through Iranian waters, they would exit through Omani waters. However, the president says Iran is not prepared to lift its blockade until the U.S. drop sanctions, releases Iranian funds, and brings an end to Israel's war in Lebanon. All commitments, he says the U.S. had originally agreed to.
No direct talks between the U.S. and Iran are taking place. The president also says Iran's economy has been hit hard by the war, with foreign trade
dropping by more than a third.
Carry-con and PR news, Tel Aviv." Six months after President Trump called it a brief excursion, the U.S. is still at war
“with Iran, and appears to be at a stalemate.”
NPR's Iran-elving has the latest. Trump says the Strait of Hormuz is open, but only about a tenth, as many ships can get through, as did in March. Also says there's plenty of oil coming from elsewhere in the world, and he's just announced to deal with a control oil from Venezuela, and it may be a great deal of oil, but it may
take years to hit the market. Meanwhile, we're paying $4 a gallon for gas, and lots higher prices for many of the things. Those higher prices have led to speculation that the new head of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Wash, may decide an interest rate height might be necessary to help keep inflation and check, Texas Governor Greg Abbott is blocking state agencies from spending money on
flock surveillance cameras, as police use of the technology draws increasing scrutiny around the country. Texas Public Radio's Dan Katsar reports. "Law cameras photograph license plates and collect vehicle information that police can search during investigations.
“Departments can also share access with other agencies, extending the searches beyond a single”
jurisdiction. Abbott says Texas is tightening oversight after allegations of misuse. His directive bar stayed agencies from paying for additional cameras. A Texas Tribune investigation found a state agency has helped state and local law enforcement install at least 3,200 flock cameras since 2023.
The Tribune says at least $30 million has gone towards expanding the network.
Through grants funded in part by a $1 fee on Texan's auto insurance policies. Texas's technology helps police investigate crimes, recover stolen vehicles, and find missing people, and says it has added new privacy safeguards. For MPR News, I'm Dan Katsar." Floor cameras scan a log every vehicle that passes, not just those suspected of being involved
in a crime. You're listening to NPR. We've heard from plenty of adults about Meta's landmark child safety agreement. Under the terms of the deal, users under 18 cannot be on Facebook or Instagram more than two hours a day.
Notifications will be muted during school hours, and Meta will step up its age verification process. But what are kids saying about these new rules? NPR is a burger spoke with some of them. "Today's teenagers are savvy technology users, and they know it.
Meta says they're investing in stronger technology to make sure kids are following the AEG and use restrictions. But NPR spoke to teens who said their age group will just find a way around any new restrictions.
Because they always have.
13-year-old Sonalus Daya lives in Washington State. She said there are plenty of work rounds, like changing time zones, to avoid screen time limitations." "We're the people that are on, like know how to use technology the most, so it's they're really, really simple ways to get around this kind of stuff."
After all, kids can always go to another app. They have plenty to choose from. "NPR Burger" and "PR News." E-sigarette maker, Jewel Labs, has received U.S. permission to sell an updated version of its vaping device.
The new product denounced by federal regulators includes an electronic age verification system to prevent underage use. The decision from the Food and Drug Administration means Jewel can sell a new version of its vaping device for the first time, since it launched in 2015. The company was briefly the top selling E-sigarette maker in the country.
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