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The White House says Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are planning to travel to Pakistan Saturday for a new round of direct talks with Iran.

Vice President Vance had been the lead U.S.

negotiator but is not planning to travel this weekend.

Iran's top diplomat says he is also heading there.

Meanwhile, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is urging European countries to join the U.S.

effort to open the Strait of Hormuz.

NPR's Quill Lawrence reports it could take six months to clear the key waterway.

The Food and Drug Administration is speeding up its review of psychedelics for treating mental health.

Today, the agency said it is giving priority status to several psychedelic drugs, which companies have been studying for depression and PTSD.

NPR's Will Stone has more.

An American soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was in court today.

Federal officials say Gannon Ken Van Dyke used his insider information to win more than $400,000 on the online prediction site Polymarket.

The case is drawing attention to Polymarket, the use of which is actually banned in the United States.

But Polymarket is accessible with a virtual private network, or VPN, which disguises where someone is based.

NPR's Bobbi Allen has more.

A study published this week found youth suicides declined since the launch of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in 2022.

NPR's Ritu Chatterjee reports.