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Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Iran's most senior leaders have yet to respond to President Trump's decision to indefinitely extend the ceasefire. But on social media, an advisor to Iran's parliament speaker is calling the move a ployed by time for a surprise strike. Trump said in a statement that he had agreed to a request from Pakistan as he waits for a unified proposal from Iran. Reporter Duri Biskaren is in Van, a Turkish city near the Iranian border. She says Iranians are have mixed feelings about the prospect that peace talks could fail.
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More than half of the people NPR interviewed at a train station near the Turkey Iran border told us they participated in widespread anti government protests in January. But now many say they feel numb. A woman saying she's given up on everything. She asked us not to share her name due to the risk of arrest when she returns to Iran. Some people supported the war, another woman said, but no one likes a war. Now we see the regime has survived, and if there is peace, they're going to exist in a new form, a form she thinks will be worse for the Iranian people. For NPR News, I'm Dari Buskaren in Van, Turkey.
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President Trump's nominee to chair the Federal Reserve was on Capitol Hill Tuesday for his Senate confirmation hearing where Kevin Warsh clashed with Democratic senators, including Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.
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Donald Trump has made clear that he does not want an independent Fed. In fact, he has said, and I quote, anybody that disagrees with me will never be Fed chairman. And he's made clear that you are his sock puppet, saying last week that interest rates will drop, quote, when Kevin gets in.
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Warsh insisted that he would not do the president's bidding and denied promising the White House that he would cut interest rates if he is confirmed. Voters in Virginia have handed Democrats a victory. They narrowly approved a new Democratic drawn congressional map in Tuesday's special election. It's the latest interesting battle started by President Trump last summer. Some employees at the multinational company Thomson Reuters have raised concerns internally about whether federal immigration agents could be misusing their company's investigative tools. NPR's Jujoffe Block reports one longtime employee involved in that effort was recently fired.
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Billy Little worked for Thomson Reuters for close to two decades. She and other colleagues sent a letter to leadership flagging the possibility that federal immigration agents could be using their company's data products unlawfully. Shortly after media covered their effort last month, Little was fired. She's now suing the company and alleges her dismissal violated a law in her home state of Oregon that bars employers from firing whistleblowers. A statement from Thomson Reuters says, quote, we strongly dispute the allegations and intend to robustly defend the case. Jude Joffe Block, NPR News.
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This is NPR News. The Southern Poverty Law center has been indicted on federal fraud charges. The Trump administration accuses the group of defrauding its donors, alleging the SPLC improperly raised millions to secretly pay informants to infiltrate extremist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the charges Tuesday. The SPLC says it will vigorously defend itself. The Environmental Protection Agency has named its new scientific advisory board. The new list includes several members of the chemical and oil Industries, as NPR's Julia Simon reports.
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Made up of outside scientists, the Science Advisory Committee is tasked with providing independent advice to EPA's administrator. The members summarize the best available science to help inform the agency's policy. For example, they help provide guidance on air quality standards, which regulate the country's air pollution. Several of the new board, 37 members, come from industry. One is an employee of Dow Chemical. Two employees come from Chemours, a chemical company that spun off from dupont. Exxon Mobil Biomedical Sciences is also represented on the board. The other scientists come from universities across the country. Julia Simon, NPR News.
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The financial markets in Asia mixed in Wednesday trading. Japan's benchmark Nikkei, up 4/10 of a percent, but shares in Hong Kong have declined more than 1% after President Trump said he will extend the cease fire with Iran indefinitely at the request of Pakistan. Oil prices remain near $100 a barrel. This is NPR News.
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This Message comes from MitiHealth co founders Dr. Kathleen Jordan and CEO Joanna Strober discuss why they started a virtual care platform for women in perimenopause and menopause.
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The symptoms and experiences that women have in midlife I think were underappreciated or possibly even trivialized. The changes of perimenopause and menopause create a broad spectrum of symptoms and can actually lead to long term health issues. But too few clinicians are trained in it.
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I also want to add often the type of care that women are needing is very iterative. It requires trying different medications, learning about their body and learning how to take care of themselves. And so what we've tried to do at MIDI Health is create a new type of care system that is responsive to women's needs and helps them take care of themselves and stay healthy instead of just treating disease.
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MIDI Health committed to helping women in midlife with perimenopause and menopause care accessible via telehealth visits@joinmidi.com.