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Dale Willman
Let us surprise you live from NPR News. I'm Dale Wilman. US Talks with Iran ended Sunday with little accomplished. The talks in Pakistan came just days after the start of a two week ceasefire. The hope for the talks was to find a more lasting peace deal, But Vice President J.D. vance, who led the U.S. delegation, said Iran would not agree to the U.S. terms.
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J.D. Vance
We've had a number of substantive discussions with the Iranians. That's the good news. The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement. And I think that's bad news for Iran much more than it's bad news for the United States of America. So we go back to the United States having not come to an agreement. We've made very clear what our red lines are, what things we're willing to accommodate them on and what things we're not willing to accommodate them on. And we've made that as clear as we possibly could. And they have chosen not to accept our terms.
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Dale Willman
As those talks were underway, two US Warships moved through the Strait of Hormuz. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has publicly confirmed that Ukrainian teams sent several Gulf countries have helped take down Iranian attack drones. NPR's Joanna Kakis reports from Kyiv that Ukraine sent more than 200 anti drone experts to the Middle east to help defend countries from Iranian strikes in retaliation for the U. S. Israel war on Iran.
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Joanna Kakissis
Zelenskyy said he had seen video footage from the Gulf of Ukrainian weapons taking down Iranian shahed drones which have struck several sites, including US Bases in the Middle east over the last month. He did not say in which Gulf countries the Ukrainian team shot down these drones, citing security reasons. In the last couple of weeks, Zelensky has visited the region and signed defense deals with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Russia has been using shot drones to strike Ukrainian cities nearly every night, so Ukraine has developed ways to destroy them. This includes electronic jamming and as well as small cheap interceptor drones that blow up shaheds. Joanna Kakissis, NPR News, Kyiv.
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Dale Willman
UPS is putting a cap on its employee buyout program and now the severance packages are being offered to drivers in all regions. From member station wabe, Marlinheid reports UPS
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Marlon Hodde
is limiting its latest buyout program after the teams has claimed the delivery giant violated its contract by unilaterally offering drivers $150,000 to resign, and the two sides have come to an agreement. The severance package will now be offered again in all regions of the country. About 105,000 drivers are eligible. UPS has also agreed not to offer another buyout program for the rest of the current Teamsters contract, which expires in July 2028. The company plans to slash 30,000 positions this year. In a statement, a UPS spokesperson says applications will be approved based on seniority and business needs. For NPR News, I'm Marlon Hodde in Atlanta.
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Dale Willman
And you're listening to NPR News. Protesters temporarily blocked the entrances to Ireland's only oil refinery on Saturday before they were removed by police. It was the fifth day of demonstrations over soaring gas prices there. Slow moving convoys of vehicles have also led to traffic jams and roadblocks have closed major roadways. More than a third of gas stations there are now out of fuel, and that number is expected to grow. A private investigator accused of orchestrating a hacking campaign against U.S. climate activists has been extradited to the U.S. nPR's Michael Copley reports that the hacking was allegedly commissioned by a former ExxonMobil lobbyist.
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Michael Copley
Israeli private investigator Amit Forlett has been extradited from the UK on charges including conspiracy to commit computer hacking. Forlet's UK Legal team has said the hacking is alleged to have been carried out and at the behest of former ExxonMobil lobbyist DCI Group. Federal prosecutors say the goal was to discredit climate activists and fight lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry. Prosecutors told a federal judge the case involves multiple alleged co conspirators that they expect to produce a lot of information from search warrants on email and other electronic accounts. Exxon Mobil and DCI deny having any involvement in hacking. Forlet has denied ordering or paying for hacking. Michael Copley, NPR News.
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Dale Willman
Roy McIlroy started Saturday with a six stroke lead at the PGA Masters tournament in Augusta. By the end of the day, though, it was all gone. He now sits in a first place tie with Cameron Young going into Sunday's final round. Sam Burns sits one stroke back. Shane Lowry, meanwhile, got a hole in one on Saturday's sixth hole. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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