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Ryland Barton
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump says that due to what he calls great progress being made toward an agreement to end the war with Iran, the US will stop helping guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz. But the US blockade will continue. The US's latest effort to move ships safely through the strait did not seem broadly successful. Only two US flagged ships have traversed the strait. There are about 1500 ships stuck in the Persian Gulf. About 1000 of them are large ocean going vessels like oil tankers. President Trump today again criticized Pope Leo over his speaking out against the war with Iran. NPR's Jason DeRose reports. The pope has again responded.
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Jason DeRose
Trump repeated his attack on the Pope during a call in appearance on the conservative talk radio program hosted by Hugh Hewitt.
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Donald Trump
The Pope would rather talk about the fact that it's okay for Iran to have a nuclear weapon. And I don't think that's very good. I think he's endangering a lot of Catholics and a lot of people.
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Jason DeRose
To be clear, Pope Leo has never said Iran should have a nuclear weapon, but has repeatedly spoken out in favor of peace and urged people to come contact their elected officials to call for an end hostilities with Iran. Speaking outside Rome, Leo responded by saying, quote, the mission of the church is to proclaim the gospel, to preach peace. And he said if someone wants to criticize him for proclaiming the gospel, let him do so truthfully. Jason DeRose, NPR News.
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Ryland Barton
Senate Republicans are asking for $1 billion in security upgrades for President Trump's ballroom project. Trump renewed his push for it after a man was charged with trying to assassinate him at the White House Correspondents associ Dinner. Trump previously said no taxpayer dollars would be used for the new ballroom. Democrats oppose funding the ballroom and the National Trust for Historic Preservation has sued to stop it. The state of Pennsylvania is suing Character AI to stop the company's AI chatbots from posing as doctors. NPR's Shannon Bond reports. The state says the company is violating Pennsylvania's medical licensing rules.
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Maria Aspen
The SEC's proposal comes months after President Trump called for the agency to change the rules so that companies spend less time and money updating investors. Right now, public companies have to file financial reports every three months. Trump and some CEOs say that creates a lot of red tape and makes it harder for managers to focus on actually running their businesses. But financial experts say that regular updates are important for transparency so that investors know what's actually going on at the companies they own. The SEC's proposal would give companies the option to update investors every six months. Instead, the public has 60 days to comment on the proposal before the agency votes. Maria Aspen, NPR News.
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Ryland Barton
People in Colorado and Wyoming are getting out their snow shovels ahead of a late spring storm that could bring Denver's biggest snowfall of the season. Higher elevations in Colorado could see up to a foot. This is NPR News. Nearly 150 passengers and crew on a cruise ship are waiting another day for help off of West Africa. Authorities say an outbreak of the rare hantavirus has killed three and sickened at least four others. Officials say the ship might move to Spain's Canary Islands, but Spanish officials say they haven't made a decision. Companies are in the middle of releasing their quarterly report cards to investors, but soon they might not have to open their books as frequently. NPR's Maria Aspen reports on a proposal released today by the securities and exchange commission.
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Maria Aspen
The SEC's proposal comes months after President Trump called for the agency to change the rules so that companies spend less time and money updating investors. Right now, public companies have to file financial reports every three months. Trump and some CEOs say that creates a lot of red tape and makes it harder for managers to focus on actually running their businesses. But financial experts say that regular updates are important for transparency so that investors know what's actually going on at the company they own. The SEC's proposal would give companies the option to update investors every six months. Instead, the public has 60 days to comment on the proposal before the agency votes. Maria Aspen, NPR News.
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Ryland Barton
The WNBA's all time leading rebounder, Tina Charles, is retiring. Charles had 4,262 rebounds in her career, also finishing as the league's number two all time scorer behind Diana Taurasi. Charles played with the Connecticut sun and New York Liberty. US Stock market rose to new records today. This is NPR News from Washington.
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