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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. As President Trump pursues an end to the war that the US And Israel began with Iran in late February, the Republican leader is also attempting to expand the Abraham Accords. Speaking to reporters during today's Cabinet meeting in Washington, D.C. trump called on Saudi Arabia, Qatar and others to sign onto agreements normalizing diplomatic ties with Israel.
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I'm not sure we should make the deal if they don't sign. You want to know the truth? If they don't sign to join the Abraham Accords, I don't know that we you know, we have countries in there already, uae, great, great countries, bold countries. And it's turned out to be so good, so effective, and so we're, you know, requesting strongly that they they join.
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However, President Trump stopped short of saying an Iran deal might be contingent on on more countries joining the Abraham Accords. Former President Joe Biden is suing the Trump administration. He says that in two weeks, the Justice Department is planning to release his private conversations. These were central to a special counsel investigation into Biden's handling of classified documents. NPR's Kristen Wright has details.
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Biden says interviews with the ghostwriter of his 2017 memoir were personal conversations recounting some of the most politically consequential and painful times of his life. The lawsuit claims claims the audio recordings and transcripts are private and exempt from disclosure. The Justice Department got the materials as part of an investigation into Biden's handling of classified documents after his vice presidency. Now under President Trump, DOJ is planning to release the files to the conservative Heritage foundation, which made a public records request, and to Congress. Biden argues the House Judiciary Committee has no legitimate reason to have the records. Trump responded to Biden's lawsuit on Truth Social, calling him a crooked politician. Kristen Wright, NPR News.
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The American Cancer Society is now adding blood testing in its screening recommendations for colorectal cancer. Here's NPR's Yuki Noguchi.
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The Cancer Society, along with the influential U.S. preventive Services Task Force, already recommends adults with no family history of colon cancer to begin getting colonoscopy screenings at age 45. But people are getting diagnosed with the disease at earlier ages, often at advanced stages. It's now the top cancer killer among those under age 50. Yet colorectal cancers are slow growing and highly treatable if caught early. So the American Cancer Society is changing its guideline to add a blood test screening technologies that use chemical or genetic markers to detect cancers are improving the ability to identify and treat the disease generally. Yuki Noguchi, NPR News.
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It's NPR the head of one of the U.S. s largest teachers unions is advising educators to adopt a 10 point plan for teaching and learning in the era of artificial intelligence. The first one no screens for students until the third grade, except in certain cases, such as special needs. At the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. today, Randy Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, who went down a list of teaching and learning tips. They also include no student facing AI in elementary schools. Muslims around the world are marking the end of the Hajj pilgrimage with Eid celebrations, the holiday honors of Prophet Ibrahim through the slaughter of livestock to feed the poor. But as NPR's Anas Baba reports, most there cannot afford the ritual.
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Worshippers chant Muslim prayers for the holiday in the streets of Gaza. Eid Al Adha is traditionally marked by the smell of roasted meats and shared meals with family. Children wear new clothes and receive gifts. But as people were preparing for the holiday, four deadly Israeli airstrike hit different areas of Gaza on Tuesday. Gaza's markets are also missing one of Eid's central traditions, the ritual animal sacrifice shared with the poor. A single sheep worth $300 in neighboring Egypt is now selling in Gaza for nearly $5,000 due to the destruction of agric and Israeli restriction on livestock entering Gaza. Instead of day of celebration, most families here are surviving on meals served by charity kitchens. And it's Baba, NPR News, Gaza City.
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