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Rylan Barton
News In Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. Iran's UN Ambassador says US Actions in Iran, Venezuela and Cuba reflect a pattern of coercion, intimidation and interference that violates the UN Charter, threatens the country's sovereignty and independence, and endangers international peace. The comments come as the US Continues to strike Iran and President Trump says he's negotiating a deal to extend the current ceasefire. Amir Saeed Iravani told the UN Security Council Iran has a right to respond to the U.S. and Israeli attacks and close the Strait of Hormuz. The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the writer E. Jean Carroll over alleged perjury tied to her civil lawsuits against President Trump. This is the latest Justice Department probed to target a perceived enemy of the president. NPR's Ryan Lucas has more.
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Ryan Lucas
The investigation into E. Jean Carroll is being handled by the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago. That's according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity. The investigation is examining whether Carroll committed perjury in a deposition tied to civil lawsuits she brought against Trump. Carol won a $5 million civil judgment against Trump for sexually abusing her decades ago and another $83 million judgment against him in a defamation suit. The Justice Department did not respond to a request for comment. The investigation is the latest launch by the Trump DOJ against the president's critics or perceived political adversaries. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.
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Rylan Barton
Treasury Secretary Scott Besant says his agency has a design for a $250bill featuring the visage of President Trump. US law does not allow a living person to appear on currency. A Republican sponsored bill proposed in Congress would provide an exemption for Trump. Inflation is moving in the wrong direct. NPR's Scott Horsley reports on the Commerce Department's latest price data.
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Scott Horsley
Consumer prices in April were up 3.8% from a year ago, according to the Commerce Department's Inflation Yardstick, which is closely watched by the Federal Reserve. That's a bigger annual increase than the previous month. Prices rose 4.10percent between March and April, driven in part by higher gasoline prices sparked by the war with Iran, stripping out volatile energy and food prices. So called core inflation was 3.3% for the 12 months ending in April. A separate report from the Commerce department shows the U.S. economy grew a little more slowly in the first three months of the year than initially reported. GDP grew at an annual pace of 1.6% during the quarter, down from an earlier tally of 2%. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
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Rylan Barton
New research suggests a first of its kind drug for hepatitis B may let some patients stop treatment without showing signs of the dangerous liver virus. Chronic hepatitis B is hard to treat, and the virus can hide out in the body, making a cure elusive. Researchers reported that in new studies, about 1 in 5, 5 patients given the experimental drug for six months saw their virus reduced to levels low enough that the immune system could keep it in check. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. France's lower house has voted finally to scrub a foundational slavery era edict from French law. The National assembly voted254.0 to overturn Code Noir, or black code. It now goes to the Senate. King Louis XIV signed it at Versailles palace in 1685 to settle the rules for slavery across France's colonial empire. The code quietly remained on the books even after it lost any authority when France abolished slavery in 1848. Health workers are fighting to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where more than 240 people are suspected to have died of the disease. Emmett Livingstone reports the response is facing a series of complications on the ground
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in Mongualu, the gold mining town in eastern Congo at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak. Doctors say they're having a hard time. Some people think the disease is fake and the town's hospital was attacked several times last week. This is making contact tracing, which is a crucial part of controlling Ebola's spread, extremely difficult. Complicating response efforts further is insecurity. Militia groups plague much of Ituri province, where there are the most cases. The WHO's director general describes the situation as a, quote, catastrophic collision of disease and conflict.
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Rylan Barton
That's Emmett Livingstone reporting. Viewership is up significantly in the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs and women are the primary driver. ESPN and TNT are reporting increases of 101% and 66%. The Olympics in February, the quality of play, an increase in Gen Z talent and the fervor around heated rivalry have helped bring in more viewers. It's npr.
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