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Ryland Barton (0:00)
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump says the US Is negotiating with Iran to end the war. Iran has not confirmed that, as NPR's Maria Aspen reports. The announcement sent U.S. stocks surging as oil prices dropped. The Dow and Nasdaq both closed up more than one and a quarter percent.
Maria Aspen (0:18)
Wall street has been swinging sharply up and down this year, especially since the war with Iran sent the price of oil soaring. Consumers are paying more at the pump, while investors are worried that the oil shock will reignite inflation. President Trump's announcement sent oil prices falling, giving investors hope that the economy can avoid a long term energy crisis. Stocks rose broadly, led in part by the airlines and cruise ship companies that use a lot of oil. Yet US Markets are still in the red for this year and Wall street remains on edge. Goldman Sachs says the US Is now at a greater risk of recession in the next 12 months due to the surge in oil prices. Maria Aspen, NPR News.
Ryland Barton (1:04)
Six months after President Trump sent a multi agency task force to fight crime in Memphis, White House officials visited the city today to tout its success, as Christopher Blank with member station WKNO reports. Overall crime in Memphis is down about 43% compared to last year, according to local law enforcement data.
Christopher Blank (1:22)
The Trump administration surged thousands of federal personnel in September from more than 30 agencies, including the National Guard.
Local Official (1:30)
You have now developed a reputation as a city that's coming back stronger than any city in the country because of what's happened with crime.
Christopher Blank (1:39)
Local officials and Democrats have warily praised the extra resources, but they've criticized the administration's emphasis on immigration arrests and the visibility of National Guard troops. The president announced that these troops and other guards, people deployed in US Cities, will now receive the same military benefits as active duty troops. For NPR News, I'm Christopher Blank in Memphis.
Ryland Barton (2:00)
The Supreme Court may be poised to toss out a Mississippi law that allows some mail in ballots to be counted after election day. NPR's Ashley Lopez reports. Justices heard arguments in a case that has the potential to make mail in voting harder for some voters. Ahead of this year's midterms.
Ashley Lopez (2:16)
Fourteen states plus D.C. and some U.S. territories count mail in ballots that are received after Election Day as long as they're postmarked on time. The Republican National Committee argues this is an illegal pract because Congress set an election Day. They argued that means that all voting and receipt of ballots end that day. However, Mississippi officials argued voters submitting their ballot in the mail by Election Day complies with federal statute. Even ballots that aren't received by officials until after Election Day. Members of the court's conservative majority appeared to be skeptical of this argument, though two of the six were tougher to read. Liberal members of the court suggested, however, that it is up to Congress to set rules on how states run elections. Ashley Lopez, NPR News.