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Chapter 1: What are the key details about the U.S.-Iran talks happening this weekend?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The U.S. and Iran are set to hold high-stakes talks this weekend. Pakistan is hosting, after it brokered a two-week ceasefire between the rivals. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports Vice President J.D. Vance is leading the U.S. delegation in Lefer-Islamabad this morning.
Vance was a loud voice against foreign interventions before becoming the vice president, and it has been widely reported that he was initially opposed to bombing Iran. Brokering this peace could be a difficult job. The U.S., Israel, and Iran do not even agree on the current ceasefire's terms.
Chapter 2: What challenges does the U.S. face in brokering peace between Iran and Israel?
Iran has said that the ceasefire covered attacks on Lebanon, whereas the U.S. and Israel have said Lebanon was not included. Israel is currently bombing Lebanon, where Iran-backed Hezbollah is based. Among the U.S. 's primary goals in the negotiations are getting Iran to fully open the Strait of Hormuz and also making sure Iran does not enrich uranium in the future. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says congressional Democrats will force another war powers vote when they return from recess next week.
A two-week ceasefire is not sufficient. We need a permanent end to Donald Trump's costly and reckless war of choice.
A resolution to limit the president's war power was voted down in the GOP-led House last month.
Chapter 3: How is the ongoing conflict affecting inflation and gas prices in the U.S.?
The newest data on inflation reflects the Iran war's impact. Consumer prices increased 3.3 percent from a year earlier in March, take out the volatile energy and food categories, and core prices last month jumped 2.6 percent. The war severely affected oil supplies, with shipments disrupted in the Strait of Hormuz. AAA reports today that people in the U.S.
are paying an average $4.15 for a gallon of regular gasoline. Gas prices have risen more than a dollar a gallon since the start of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran in late February. In Ireland, protests over rising fuel prices have blocked roads and access to oil depots across the country. NPR's Fatima Al-Kassab says people have been staging protests for four days.
Slow-moving convoys of tractors and trucks have blocked roads and motorways for days, including some of the busiest streets in Dublin.
Chapter 4: What are the latest developments in the protests in Ireland over fuel prices?
Last night, the Irish government called in the army to remove vehicles blocking roads, with Irish police treating protests at fuel depots as blockades. Protesters say they want more help with fuel costs from the government and said they're prepared to continue their protest for weeks.
Ireland's Taoiseach, or Prime Minister, says the blockades are damaging Ireland's economy and that the protesters did not have the right to close down the country. The government says it will meet farmers and truckers Friday to discuss the crisis. Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR News, London.
From Washington, this is NPR News. Astronauts on board Artemis II are making their way back to Earth. Their space capsule is scheduled to splash down off the coast of California tonight. Central Florida Public Media's Brendan Byrne reports the return ends a nearly 10-day mission that took the crew around the moon and back.
Returning from space is risky.
Chapter 5: What risks are involved in the return of astronauts from the Artemis II mission?
The spacecraft will reach speeds up to 25,000 miles per hour and could experience temperatures of up to 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit once it hits the atmosphere. It will take 13 minutes for the capsule to splash down under a canopy of parachutes. A lot has to go right to return them safely, says Jeff Radigan, the Artemis II lead flight director, starting with their initial approach.
Let's not beat around the bush. We have to hit that angle correctly. Otherwise, we're not going to have a successful reentry.
During the return, mission control will lose contact with the spacecraft for around six minutes. The mission marks the first lunar journey for humans in more than 50 years, sending the crew farther into space than ever before. For NPR News, I'm Brendan Byrne in Orlando.
A federal judge is extending an order blocking Nexstar Media Group's $6 billion merger with Techno for at least another week.
Chapter 6: What are the implications of the Nexstar and Techno merger on local journalism?
Eight state attorneys general and DirecTV filed suit challenging the merger, citing anti-competitive concerns that they say could harm consumers and local journalism. If the merger goes through, it would create a company that owns 265 television stations, majority of the United States. U.S. stocks mostly lower this hour. The Dow's now down nearly 300 points or more than half a percent at 47,884.
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On the latest episode of Newsmakers, Jamie Dimon predicts AI could give us a three-day work week.
If you look at the history of developed nations, we went from working six and a half days a week to five days a week, 12 hours a day, eight hours a day. I do think there's a good chance to be three and a half days a week and many years of living wonderful lives.
Jamie Dimon on Newsmakers, our new podcast with NPR's biggest interviews.
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