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In the present day's prime tales The U.S. and Iran reached a ceasefire deal yesterday, simply hours earlier than President Trump's deadline for Iran to fulfill his calls for. Beneath the settlement, Trump introduced that the U.S. and Israel would halt bombing for 2 weeks, contingent on Iran following via with its dedication to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Oil costs plummeted and shares soared after the announcement of the deal. Brent crude oil dropped by greater than 13% to $94.74. Within the early hours of the ceasefire, Israel disputed that the deal included a pause of its assaults on Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon and continued its assaults at present.

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STR/AFP by way of Getty Photos 🎧 NPR's Franco Ordoñez tells Up First that the deal marks a major shift from Trump's posts yesterday and over the weekend, when he threatened Iran in a profane social media publish and demanded it open the Strait. Many analysts, together with Nate Swanson, who labored on the Iran portfolio in the course of the Obama administration and the early Trump years, imagine Trump underestimated Iran's resilience. Swanson says that Trump believed if he utilized sufficient stress and brought on sufficient injury, Iran would finally capitulate. The U.S. has acquired a 10-point proposal from Iran, which the president described as a workable foundation for negotiations.🎧 Iran's overseas minister Abbas Araghchi posted a press release on X expressing gratitude to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for facilitating a ceasefire. His assertion additionally made it clear that Iran will keep management over the Strait, and any ships permitted passage within the subsequent two weeks will accomplish that on Iran's phrases. Whereas there is a sense of reduction in Iran, persons are cautious, NPR's D. Parvaz says. Whereas state media confirmed photos of jubilant crowds waving flags within the streets, Parvaz says that for a lot of, the ceasefire indicators the tip of any hope of actual regime change.🎧 The market noticed numerous reduction after the ceasefire announcement, however NPR's Maria Aspan says it is unclear how lengthy that can final. Traders are swinging from hope to concern and again once more, she says. She provides that this whiplash is totally different from the market modifications Individuals noticed final yr from tariffs. What occurs subsequent hinges not solely on the president's actions but additionally on Iran's response. A battle can be rather more difficult to unwind than tariffs, Aspan says.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement acknowledged in a letter in response to lawmakers' questions that the company is utilizing adware instruments that may intercept encrypted messages as a part of its efforts to disrupt fentanyl trafficking. Performing director Todd Lyons stated within the letter, which was reviewed by NPR, that ICE's Homeland Safety Investigations makes use of numerous instruments as a part of its mission to disrupt and dismantle overseas terrorist organizations. His affirmation that the company is utilizing adware comes as ICE intensifies its use of surveillance applied sciences to seek out folks within the U.S. with out authorization as a part of the Trump administration's mass deportation marketing campaign.

Trump-backed Republican Clay Fuller has received the U.S. Home Race in Georgia to interchange Marjorie Taylor Greene. He'll symbolize the state's 14th Congressional District in Washington, D.C., for the rest of the present time period. Fuller secured 56% of the vote, and Democrat Shawn Harris received 43% of the vote within the runoff race. Fuller has dedicated to upholding Trump's agenda in Congress.

A federal choose in Louisiana dominated Tuesday that telehealth entry to abortion remedy will stay out there for now. The choose granted a request from the Meals and Drug Administration to place a maintain on the case whereas it completes a assessment of the security of mifepristone, an abortion remedy that has been out there within the U.S. for greater than 25 years. The choose ordered the company to replace the courtroom on its progress in six months.

➡️ Not less than 38 abortion clinics closed final yr in states the place abortion stays authorized, based on information from I Want an A, a challenge that helps folks discover abortion choices. Even in states that lately handed constitutional amendments to guard abortion rights, clinics have shut down for the reason that U.S. Supreme Court docket overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Now, communities are establishing alternate options, similar to pressing care clinics, to assist fill the hole. Watch this <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3840x2160+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2F6a%2F5f3280ff46b0a7584aed1a9c4959%2Fmulticam-00-24-37-19-still019.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3840x2160+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2F6a%2F5f3280ff46b0a7584aed1a9c4959%2Fmulticam-00-24-37-19-still019.jpg" class="img" alt="Multicam.00_24_37_19.Still019.jpg" loading="lazy"/>

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JPMorganChase CEO Jamie Dimon says it's his job to talk out on many points. In his annual letter to shareholders of the U.S.'s largest financial institution, he addressed banking points and financial dangers, together with inflation and the Iran battle, expressing the corporate's readiness for any problem. In an interview with Morning Version host Steve Inskeep, Dimon defended the battle's basic goal however acknowledged the potential for financial blowback, together with the potential of a recession. He additionally stated he would not fear a lot about the way in which Trump's contradictory statements are likely to have an effect on monetary markets. "I've to take care of the world I bought," he stated. Watch or hearken to the interview to listen to Dimon's ideas on the battle, financial system, AI's function within the office and extra. You'll be able to learn the article about their dialogue right here.

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The Artemis II crew bought a front-row seat to a photo voltaic eclipse and the far aspect of the moon, taking in sights with their very own eyes throughout their mission. The crew took geological observations of locations of curiosity on the lunar floor, together with a moon crater they proposed naming "Carroll" after their commander's late spouse. On their journey, the astronauts captured hundreds of pictures of the moon's floor. Whereas we look ahead to them to return house, check out what they noticed.

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Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Photos The U.Ok. has denied Ye, previously often called Kanye West, entry into the nation following his historical past of antisemitic feedback. The transfer pressured the cancellation of the Wi-fi music competition, which he was scheduled to headline.NPR's "Phrase of the Week" is "sarcasm," which has a mean-spirited historical past. Linguists and etymologists say that, over time, a playful kind of humor has typically watered down the phrase's that means.A paleontologist's discovery of pincers on a tiny, 500-million-year-old fossil might change scientists' understanding of the origin of spiders. This text was edited by Suzanne Nuyen.