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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The terms of a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran are now public. NPR's Quill Lawrence reports. They would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end hostilities between the U.S. iran, Israel and Hezbollah.
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It would reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil tankers, an urgent economic and political priority as oil and other commodities have surged in price. Iran could begin to sell its own oil and billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets could be released if subsequent agreements like Iran ending its nuclear we weapons program are followed. The official also said if Iran doesn't live up to its end, the US could easily resume bombing. Israel is not a party to the agreement, but it could be a spoiler if Washington cannot restrain the Israeli government from attacking Iran's proxy force in Lebanon. Quill Lawrence, NPR News.
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Today's confirmation hearing for former SEC Chair Jay Clayton to serve as director of national Intelligence was abruptly postponed. President Trump said he's delaying the nomination and blocking the renewal of a key surveillance tool in order to pressure the Senate to pass his long stalled priority, the voting security bill dubbed the Save America Act. NPR's Eric McDaniel reports.
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His demands for the Senate aren't achievable, according to top Senate Republicans, including Leader John Thune, who said this yesterday in an interview with Fox News.
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I mean, we are bound by arithmetic in the United States Senate. The votes currently aren't there.
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They voted on the Save America bill twice. It has failed twice. It needs Democratic support to pass. That is, unless they get rid of the chamber's de facto 60 vote majority, which there isn't support to do so. The president is demanding something that there is truly no path for.
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NPR's Eric McDaniel reporting. The Department of Education has announced it will move its special education offices to the Department of Health and Human Services. Disability advocates are concerned, as NPR's Janaki Mehta reports.
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When the Ed Department first opened its doors in 1980, special education was intentionally placed within it with the goal of giving students with disabilities the same access to a quality education as their non disabled people. Years before that, education programs for students with disabilities were lumped together with health and welfare.
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It did not work then because piecemealing
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led to widespread inefficiency and widespread discrimination. That's Jacqueline Rodriguez of the national center for Learning Disabilities, who worries the clock is being turned back for disabled students and their rights. Department officials say the move will lead to more efficiency and effectiveness. These latest changes are part of the Trump administration's bigger project to dismantle the Education Department altogether. Janaki Mehta and PEER News Tropical Storm
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Arthur is the first of the Atlantic season and threatens parts of the southern US with dangerous flash flooding. The National Hurricane center says it will skirt over the Gulf coast with heavy rain through Friday. U.S. stocks dropped today on speculation the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates this year to keep a lid on inflation.
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The Fed.
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This is NPR News. The Trump administration is helping one of Elon Musk's companies to fight allegations that it's illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a data center in Mississippi. The NAACP says Musk's XAI business failed to get a permit, creating health risks in north Mississippi and nearby Memphis and violating the Clean Air Act. The Justice Department argues that the AI data center is critical to the economy and the military. Authorities in eastern Washington state say a fast moving wildfire is burning homes outside of Spokane. NPR's Kirk Sigler reports. The fires forced scores of evacuations.
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The state Department of Natural Resources says the upriver fire ignited about one mile east of the city limits of Spokane, a city built out into old growth ponderosa pine forests that has long been a major concern for fire managers. There has been some rain in the Northwest in recent weeks, but not enough to chip away at a major moisture deficit after one of the driest and warmest winters on record. The National Interagency Fire center in neighboring Idaho says this and other wildfires have already burned more than two and a half million acres across the country this year, well ahead of the 10 year average. In Spokane, firefighters are hoping to take advantage of calmer winds, but unseasonably hot and dry weather is forecast through the weekend. Kirk Zigler, NPR News, Boise.
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An archaeological dig at the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill has revealed ammunition used in the fight, along with the outlines of an earthen fort built to protect the patriots fighting the British. British celebrations will soon take place commemorating the 251st anniversary of the battle. This is NPR News.