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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. U.S. and Iranian officials are meeting in Geneva today for the third round of indirect talks over Tehran's nuclear program in what could be a last chance to avert war. This has President Trump built up the U.S. military presence in the Middle East. And here's Jane Araf has more from Amman, Jordan. These U.S.
threats against Iran and probable Iranian retaliation, if that does happen, have raised what seems to be a very real risk of a wider war. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to reporters late Wednesday, and he said he didn't know if today's talks were the key for a decision on military action, but he did add this.
I would say that the Iranian insistence on not discussing ballistic missiles is a big, big problem.
So in addition to uranium enrichment being discussed, the U.S. is demanding that Iran give up ballistic weapons as well.
NPR's Jane Araf reporting. But Iran says it won't give up its ballistic missile weapons, saying they are part of its national defense. Former Secretary of State and First Lady Hillary Clinton testifies before the House Oversight Committee today, part of its investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Empire's Sage Miller says her testimony will be behind closed doors.
Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, agreed to testify earlier this month after initially defying a congressional subpoena. They called for the deposition to be public. Hillary Clinton told the BBC they have nothing to hide. We have called for the full release of these files repeatedly. We think sunlight is the best disinfectant. But it will remain private. Hillary Clinton is likely to be asked about her husband's relationship with Epstein. Bill Clinton took trips on Epstein's private jet and appears in photos with him, but has not been accused of wrongdoing. Bill Clinton is slated to testify Friday. Sage Miller, NPR News.
Stocks opened mixed this morning as demand for AI computer chips continues to soar. And Pierre Scott Horsley reports the Dow rose around 120 points in early trading.
Chipmaker Nvidia says its sales jumped 73 percent in the most recent quarter, while the company's profits nearly doubled. NVIDIA's semiconductors are in heavy demand for data centers powering artificial intelligence. Warner Bros. Discovery lost about a quarter billion dollars in its most recent quarter. The famed studio and streaming service is the target of a bidding war between Netflix and Paramount. The International Monetary Fund says it expects the U.S. economy to grow a little bit faster this year than it did in 2025, while the unemployment rate is projected to dip. New claims for unemployment benefits showed little change last week, as 212,000 newly jobless workers applied for aid. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
And on Wall Street right now, the Dow is up 120 points. You're listening to NPR News. Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego-Garcia today will ask a federal judge in Tennessee to throw out human smuggling charges against him. He's a Salvadorian citizen, but a 2019 court order prevents him from being deported to that country. Abrego-Garcia was mistakenly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration, but the Supreme Court ordered his return. He was then charged with smuggling during a traffic stop. A new survey shows more than half of U.S. teenagers have used artificial intelligence chatbots to help with schoolwork. Lee Gaines has more on the Pew Research study.
When it comes to schoolwork, the survey found teens are using AI chatbots for research to solve math problems and edit their writing. One in 10 surveyed teens say they rely on AI chatbots to do all or most of their schoolwork. Larger shares report using it for help with some of their schoolwork. And a majority of teens think students at their school are regularly using AI to cheat. As for the technology's impact on the future, teens' views are divided. Slightly more expect AI to have a positive impact on society rather than a negative one.
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