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On this day in 1820, the Venus de Milo statue was discovered by a farmer on the Greek island of Milos.

It likely dates to the 2nd century BC.

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Confusion continues about the ceasefire with Iran after President Trump claimed complete and total victory.

Iran says it closed the Strait of Hormuz again today after Israel continued to attack the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, a conflict that has displaced more than a million people and killed 182 more today, according to local health officials.

But White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt says reports that the Strait is closed are false.

NPR's Mara Liason reports.

The Justice Department says that former Attorney General Pam Bondi won't appear for a scheduled deposition next week before a House committee investigating the

how the government handled its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, but she's not off the hook yet.

A spokeswoman for the House Oversight Committee says that the department has signaled that Bondi won't appear on April 14th, quote, since she is no longer attorney general and was subpoenaed in her capacity as attorney general.

But she says the committee will contact Bondi's personal lawyer.

to see about scheduling her deposition.

The ceasefire has crude oil prices trading lower, but as NPR's Scott Horsley reports, it'll take a while for drivers to see any savings.

A woman who pleaded guilty to selling Friends star Matthew Perry, the ketamine that killed him in a 2023 overdose, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

42-year-old Jasveen Sangha is the third defendant to be sentenced of the five people who have pleaded guilty in connection with the 54-year-old's death.

U.S.

stocks closed higher today.

The S&P 500 leapt 2.5%.

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