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Ryland Barton
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Congress has passed a resolution seeking to end the Iran war. It's non binding but shows the growing concerns even among Republicans about the war and Trump's interim deal to end it. Meanwhile, the US And Iran are in dispute over whether Iran agreed to allow UN Inspections of its nuclear sites. And Pakistan's prime minister says that Iran's ballistic missile program is not part of the deal that his country mediated between Iran and the U.S. as NPR's Dia
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Dia Hadid
Hadid reports, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif spoke as he hosted the Iranian president Massoud Pazakshian. Pakistan mediated a memorandum of understanding between the US And Iran that's kicked off negotiations on the terms of a permanent peace deal. It's also triggered disquiet because the understanding appears to strengthen Iran by lifting sanctions and promising hundreds of billions in aid. And Sharif added it did not include Iran's ballistic missile program.
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Ryland Barton
It was never on the table.
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Dia Hadid
As Sharif spoke, Secretary of State Marco Rubio landed in the Gulf for a two day visit. He told media he expects to discuss Iran's missile program with regional leaders. Deir Hadid, NPR News, Islamabad.
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Ryland Barton
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to expand a fast track deportation process for people who are in the U.S. illegally. It's a major win for President Trump. As NPR's Vanessa Romo reports, for more
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Vanessa Romo
than a decade, expedited removal had only been used in cases where migrants were detained within 100 miles of the southern border or if they'd been in the country for less than two years. In all other cases, unauthorized migrants were granted the same due process rights that apply to anyone in the country, regardless of citizenship status. But in a 2 to 1 decision, the D.C. circuit Court of Appeals says that ICE can rapidly deport any migrant who can't prove they've lived in the US for two years or more, meaning they're not owed any immigration hearing processes even if they're seated seeking asylum. An expedited removal order cannot normally be appealed and in most cases comes with a five year ban on re entry. The ACLU Immigrants Rights Project calls fast track deportations, quote, an unfair and error prone system. Vanessa Romo, NPR News.
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Ryland Barton
Tech stocks have had a rough ride lately as investors are questioning whether AI can live up to its hype. The tech heavy NASDAQ fell for a second day in a row today. NPR's John Ruich has more on what's going on.
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John Ruich
It's what they call a risk off moment when it comes to AI in the ST market. It's kind of a fancy way of saying investors are getting jittery about AI spending. There is there has been a massive investment boom. Well over a trillion dollars has been poured into AI in recent years to buy chips, to build AI data centers, to hire top talent. And while more and more people are using AI, the jury is just still out as to whether or not all that investment is going to pay off.
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Ryland Barton
NPR's John Roots reporting. This is NPR News from Washington. The Justice Department has withdrawn subpoenas that sought to compel reporters at the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal to testify before a grand jury. The Post says one of its reporters received a subpoena as part of a broader crackdown on media leaks. In January, the FBI searched a Post reporter's home and seized devices. Europe is the planet's fastest warming continent. NPR's Julia Simon reports. Deadly heat waves like the current one are only getting worse and more frequent.
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Julia Simon
It's climate week in London and week temperatures will soar to more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told the attendees the heat is a warning sign.
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Ryland Barton
London isn't just calling, it's cooking.
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Julia Simon
Heat like this isn't just an inconvenience, it's a disaster like a hurricane. Past heat waves in Europe have caused thousands of deaths. Global health officials say the heat wave in 2003 killed more than 70,000 people. This heat wave has already claimed lives like the 2 year old and 4 year old that died in their overheated car in France this week. The primary driver of climate change is the burning of fossil fuels, oil, gas and coal. Julia Simon, NPR News.
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Ryland Barton
The U.S. government is opposing a plan to auction more than 100 artifacts recovered from the wreckage of the Titanic in the North Atlantic. The Georgia based company, RMS Titanic Incorporated has exclusive salvage rights to the wreck and has extracted dishware, gold coins and pieces of the ship's hull. It wants sell some of those artifacts for the first time, but the US Government argues an auction would violate existing agreements. I'm Ryland Barton. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.