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Iranian officials said today they're reviewing a U.S.

response to Iran's latest offer for peace talks to end the war.

There has been no confirmation from the U.S.

about any response.

Meanwhile, the Strait of Hormuz remains mainly shut down, and oil and gasoline prices continue to rise.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says prices will drop again once the Strait opens.

He was interviewed on ABC.

Members of OPEC Plus agreed today on a modest oil output in June.

This is largely a symbolic gesture, as long as the Iran war disrupts Gulf oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.

Even when shipping resumes, officials say it will take several weeks, if not months, for supplies to return to normal.

This was the first OPEC meeting since the United Arab Emirates left the group.

Last week's Supreme Court decision narrowing how race could be considered in redistricting is prompting other Republican-led states to move to redraw their districts, some as soon as this week.

NPR's Debbie Elliott has more.

NPR's Debbie Elliott.

The makers are appealing to the Supreme Court to reverse an appeals court ruling on the abortion pill.

The lower court had imposed a ban nationwide on obtaining it by mail.

The high-stakes trial over the fate of OpenAI will enter its second week tomorrow.

NPR's John Rewich reports.

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