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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. Pakistan's foreign minister says that indirect talks are taking place through messages between the US And Iran about the war. Writing online, the Pakistani foreign minister says his country is relaying the messages as Iran and the US Lay out their demands to stop the war. Israel is speeding up its military strikes in Iran ahead of a possible ceasefire. That's according to a person briefed on the matter who spoke with NPR's Daniel Estrin in Tel Aviv.
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The person, who did not have authorization to speak publicly, says the Israeli military is speeding up its targeting in Iran over the next 48 hours, focusing on trying to hit Iran's arms factories as much as possible in case a ceasefire is declared. While the US And Iran both want a deal to end the war, there are wide gaps between their demands. Pakistan is emerging as a potential host for talks. An official in Islamabad not authorized to speak publicly tells npr Pakistan's interior minister held a secret meeting with Iran's ambassador today. Israel wants to keep pressing on in the war, and Iran continues targeting Israel with missile fire towards central Israel and the Jerusalem area. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
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Senate talks appear stalled in an effort to end the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. TSA agents still aren't getting paid. Nearly 500 have quit, and that's also increased wait times for air passengers trying to clear security. Pascual Contreras is a TSA officer and union leader in Phoenix, and he and colleagues are not going to work. That's because they can no longer afford to work without pay.
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I already feel shame because I can't afford to pay my bills and I can't afford to go to work. And now I feel the burden of leaving my co workers.
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Some airport security lines range up to 30 minutes, but the wait to clear security at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston is now four hours. Stocks open mix this morning as the EPA relaxes summer fuel regulations in a bid to keep gasoline prices in check. Npr, Scott Horsley reports. The Dow Jones industrial average rose about 60 points in early trading.
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The EPA will allow gas stations to keep selling fuel with a higher ethanol content this summer. The move is likely to cause some additional air pollution. It's intended to keep a lid on gas prices, which are currently averaging just under $4 a gallon. Critics aren't convinced it will be much help. Gas Gas prices have jumped about a dollar a gallon since the US And Israel launched their war against Iran. No breakthrough in Congress yet on funding for TSA agents. Delta Air Lines said this week it's suspending the special treatment it normally offers lawmakers so they'll be treated just like everyone else. New applications for unemployment benefits rose only slightly last week. 210,000 people applied for jobless aid. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
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On Wall street, the Dow Jones industrials are now up 64 points. You're listening to NPR. Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is scheduled to appear in U.S. district Court in Manhattan today. He and his wife, Celia Flores, want to have their federal drug trafficking charges thrown out. U.S. troops seized them in Caracas in early January and brought them to New York. The Conservative Political Action Conference, or cpac, is underway in the Dallas Fort Worth area of Texas, and it is an influential conservative gathering. The Texas Newsroom's Blaze Gainey reports it can be an indicator of the direction of the Republican Party.
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The Republican Party has been successful for decades right here in Texas, more recently thanks to the Latino population. Rolando Rodriguez takes some of that credit. He formed Latinos for Trump in 2016 and believes that support helped the president turn South Texas border counties red for the first time in a century. He says the reason why is because they believe in Trump's plans for the economy.
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What they want is job for the economy to flow. And it is working. I mean, not as fast as we would like for it to happen, but it's working.
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Earlier this month, Trump visited South Texas and announced a $300 billion project to build the first oil refinery in the U.S. in 50 years. For NPR News, I'm Blaise Gainey in Grapevine.
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Award winning author Tracy Kidder has died of lung cancer at his daughter's home in Boston. He he was 80. Kidder won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book award for his 1981 narrative work the Soul of a New Machine. It explored the new field of computers. I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News.
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