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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Tributes abound today for the Reverend Jesse Jackson. His family says Jackson, who battled progressive supernuclear palsy, died this morning. Jackson is being remembered as a protege of the late Martin Luther King, Jr. Who would continue to be a powerful force against racism and discrimination. He was also a powerful political force, one who paved the way for other African American leaders, such as the nation's first African American president, Barack Obama. Jackson was a two time presidential candidate in 1984 and again four years later where he delivered a speech at the Democratic National Convention that ended with this iconic refrain, keep hope alive.
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Keep hope alive. Keep hope alive.
Lakshmi Singh (1:05)
The Reverend Jesse Jackson. He was 84 years old. A second round of nuclear talks between the US And Iran has ended in Geneva. Both sides entrenched on key issues ahead of the negotiations which took place amid a U.S. military buildup in the Middle East. Here's NPR's Jackie Northam.
Jackie Northam (1:23)
The indirect talks were between special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's son in law, Jared Kushner on the US Side in Iran's foreign Minister Abbas Arachi speaking afterwards. Arachi said the three hour talks had made good progress and were more constructive than earlier negotiations, but that more work needed to be done. The US has so far not commented on the talks. President Trump has firm that Iran possessed no nuclear weapons and so zero enrichment. Tehran insists it has the right to enrich uranium for research and civilian purposes, but has indicated it's willing to curb its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. It's unclear if or when another round of talks is scheduled. Jackie Northam, NPR News.
Lakshmi Singh (2:08)
Now to the Winter Olympics, which offers a full spectrum of athleticism from figure skating to curling. But as NPR's Jonathan Lambert tells us, one sport may have the best athletes, at least by one scientific measure.
Jonathan Lambert (2:21)
For an athlete to work hard, their muscle cells need oxygen. The more oxygen they can get, the harder they can go. Scientists call the maximum amount of oxygen an athlete can use during exercise VO2max. Scientists have measured VO2max across all kinds of athletes, and cross country skiers consistently rank towards the top. Stephen Seiler, an exercise physiologist at the University of Agdir, explains why cross country.