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What recent developments in U.S.-Iran negotiations are highlighted?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he's taken a sudden trip to Washington, D.C. to meet with President Trump this week. NPR's Daniel Estrin reports the two leaders are expected to meet as the U.S. holds talks with Iran.
Netanyahu says he'll meet Trump on Wednesday. That's a week earlier than when Netanyahu had initially planned to travel to Washington. The U.S. and Iran held their first round of negotiations Friday since the U.S. attacked Iran's nuclear sites last June.
How is the immigration situation evolving in Minnesota?
Iran's foreign minister says its nuclear program can be negotiated, but that its missile program is for defense purposes and is not up for negotiation. But Iran's missile program is what worries Israel. Iranian missiles hit civilian and military sites in Israel during the June war. Netanyahu says any negotiations with Iran must include limitations on its ballistic missiles and ending support for militant proxy groups in the region. Israeli officials believe despite the U.S. talks with Iran, a U.S. attack on Iran is inevitable. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
White House border czar Tom Homan says he'd like to draw down the surge of federal immigration agents in Minneapolis over the next two weeks. Speaking to ABC affiliate KSTP, Homan says to do that, he needs more cooperation from local and state officials.
What were the significant events at the Winter Olympics involving American athletes?
I need some help from the governor and mayor to get the message out there to the public. And as the agitation, as the interference taps down, that allows me to release the security force quicker.
Tensions have been extremely high in Minnesota over the last month following the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration agents. The Trump administration has withdrawn about 700 ICE agents from the state. American skier Breezy Johnson won the gold in the women's downhill at the Winter Olympics in Italy today, the first medal for Team USA at the Games. Johnson took first place shortly after her teammate Lindsey Vonn crashed and had to be airlifted off the mountain. The 41-year-old had torn her left ACL just over a week ago but decided to compete anyway. NPR's Becky Sullivan was at the race course and has this report.
It was just 13 seconds into her run as Vonn passed through the fourth gate of the race.
What challenges is the Washington Post facing under new leadership?
Her right arm and shoulder hooked the gate and sent her into a jump off balance, her body spinning to the right in midair. Then she landed hard on the snow on her right side and tumbled down the slope. The crash shocked the grandstand into silence as a medical team tended to her for about 15 minutes until a helicopter could arrive to fly her to medical care. It wasn't clear that her knee was a factor in causing her to crash. It's a devastating end to Vonn's comeback out of retirement that had dazzled the ski world. Before she tore her ACL, she had been the season leader in the downhill and a favorite to win Olympic gold. Becky Sullivan, NPR News, Cortina d'Apezzo, Italy. This is NPR News in Washington.
Washington Post publisher Will Lewis says he's stepping down. His departure comes just days after the newspaper announced plans to lay off about one-third of its staff.
How is Maya Angelou's estate involved in the Utah book banning controversy?
Lewis told employees in an email on Saturday that difficult decisions had been made to ensure the paper's future. Lewis's two-year tenure has been marked by layoffs and a failed reorganization plan. American poet Maya Angelou's name has been added to a lawsuit challenging a book banning law in Utah. NPR's Chloe Veltman reports Angelou's estate joins other authors in seeking to overturn the state's sensitive materials law.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah Foundation announced in a press release the filing of its amended complaint this week. It filed the original a month ago. Originally enacted in 2022, Utah's Sensitive Materials Law allows the removal of books from public schools deemed to contain sensitive material. The update follows the banning of Angelou's autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Utah's Davis and Granite school districts.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What recent developments in U.S.-Iran negotiations are highlighted?
0:00–0:33
2
How is the immigration situation evolving in Minnesota?
0:33–1:22
3
What were the significant events at the Winter Olympics involving American athletes?
1:22–2:21
4
What challenges is the Washington Post facing under new leadership?
2:21–3:10
5
How is Maya Angelou's estate involved in the Utah book banning controversy?
3:10–4:18
6
What safety issues are prompting a recall of BMW vehicles?
4:18–4:38