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U.S. envoy Steve Wittkov and Jared Kushner are in Moscow today for talks aimed at reviving
efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
“They're expected to travel to keep tomorrow to meet with the Ukrainian President.”
Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine will halt air strikes during the U.S. diplomatic mission. The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin has ordered a 72-hour pause in Russian strikes targeting key. President Trump says the U.S. may hit pickaxe mountain in Iran, and PR's Franco-Rodonia's reports the site is home to a big part of Tehran's nuclear program.
President Trump says the U.S. may end up striking the underground nuclear facility very soon. President has repeatedly boasted that through U.S. Space Force the United States is able to watch every square inch of the area. "We know everybody that's moving at pickaxe. We know everybody that's moving everywhere all over Iran. And if anything goes mad, we hit him. We hit him hard."
It's not the first time Trump has threatened to strike the mysterious underground facility.
He spoke of bombing the site after a satellite image is appeared to show construction happening on nearby tunnels that were also close to another nuclear facility bombed by the U.S. Franco, Ordoñas, and PR News, the White House. The Trump administration's plan to begin excavation work on our proposed triumphal arch in Washington, D.C. is facing a legal challenge, and PR's Rachel Treesman reports a federal
judge has announced stepped in. In a late night motion, the judge ordered the administration to provide 48 hours notice before doing anything other than information gathering at the traffic circle where it wants to build its 250-foot arch.
The three-vehant non-veterans and architectural historian who sued over the arch earlier this
year had asked for a restraining order. After interior secretary Doug Bergham announced that excavation work would begin within two weeks, even though the structure hasn't gotten final federal approval. The Trump administration then clarified in a legal filing that it was talking about archiological surveys, not construction.
Rachel Treesman and PR News. Rescue teams in Nepal have pulled two more people alive from the wreckage 10 days after catastrophic floods devastated the country. David Fisher, who leads the international red cross delegation in Nepal, says the search remains extremely difficult. Many areas are still cut off, and particularly those fathers to the north. There's road
access for about four kilometers outside of Dunciae, which is the main central capital of
“the district, and from there you have to be either on helicopter or on foot.”
At least 1300 people have been killed and roughly 5000 others are still missing. This is NPR News. President Trump has signed executive orders aimed at strengthening the US beef industry and reducing the influence of the country's biggest meat packers. The administration also wants new labeling standards for beef sold in the US.
Trump says the government will create a program allowing ranchers to sell more of their products directly to consumers. He says the goal is to give producers more options and reduce their dependence on the four companies that dominate US meat processing. Gen Z is building up debt faster than previous generations. NPR's David Basaha reports they're also enrolling faster in debt relief programs.
Gen Z debt loads are up 12% from a year ago. That's according to the credit counseling company money management international. The company's seen demand for debt management from Gen Z clients go up 35%. Ted Rosbin is a group's consumer finance analyst and he says Gen Z is ahead of other generations. And not in a good way. Gen Z years have more credit card debt than millennials did. At the same age, according to Trans Union, even if you're just for inflation,
Gen Z years have been using credit at earlier ages. Gen Z is at the age where they're forming households, meaning they're dealing with the high cost of housing and child care. Steven Basaha and PR News. Diesel prices are still climbing after hitting a record high on Friday. Triple A says the national average is now $5.88 a gallon up a few cents from yesterday's high. This is NPR.
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