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This after numerous women are alleging sexual misconduct.

including one woman who says she was sexually assaulted by the congressman when she was working for him.

NPR has not independently verified the allegation, first published in the San Francisco Chronicle and on CNN.

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Worldwide, roughly a quarter of all mammals are hunted, trapped, or bought and sold as part of wildlife trade.

As NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports, this trade is a major route for animal diseases.

A federal judge Friday extended his block on a proposed $6.2 billion merger of the television giants Nexstar and Tegna while he decides if a longer review of the deal is necessary.

The attorneys generals from eight states and satellite provider DirecTV sued to block the deal, claiming it would harm local journalism and raise prices to customers.

The U.S.

District Judge Troy Nunley extended his emergency restraining order until April the 17th.

The merger with Nexstar would give them control of 265 television stations nationwide.

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Two U.S.

Navy ships have crossed the Strait of Hormuz.

NPR's Franco Ordonez reports on U.S.

efforts to reopen the critical channel to commercial shipping.

Face-to-face negotiations are underway in Pakistan between the U.S.

and Iran as Pakistan attempts to mediate an end to the U.S.-Israeli war.