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Israel is continuing attacks in Lebanon as Israeli and Lebanese diplomats head into a new round of peace talks in Washington today.

NPR's Jana Rapp reports Israeli attacks near Beirut yesterday left at least 22 people dead.

NPR's Jana Raff reporting.

Closing arguments begin today in California in the federal civil trial brought by billionaire Elon Musk against OpenAI and the company's CEO, Sam Altman.

Musk accuses OpenAI and Altman of betraying the company's founding principal's

Once Altman helped to establish.

Rachel Miro with member station KQED reports.

Stocks are trading higher on Wall Street at this hour.

The Dow is up 357 points at 50,050.

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Americans cut back on spending in April as higher gas prices linked to the Iran conflict left less money for non-essential items.

The Commerce Department says retail sales rose just a half a percent last month, a slowdown from March when spending jumped sharply during a spike in gas prices.

Songs by Taylor Swift, Beyonce, and Vince Gill are being added to the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress.

NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports.

The U.S.

Postal Service is releasing special edition stamps for America's 250th birthday.

The stamps feature the bald eagle across five life stages from hatchling to adult.

The stamps will be unveiled today at the National Eagle Center in Minnesota.

I'm Windsor Johnston, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.

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