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What is the latest update on U.S.-Iran peace talks?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. President Trump says peace talks between the U.S. and Iran could take place in the coming days.
Iran wants to make a deal, and we're dealing very nicely with them. We've got to have no nuclear weapons. That's a big factor, and they're willing to do things today that they weren't willing to do two months ago.
speaking there at the White House before he headed to Las Vegas for an economic roundtable. Trump says if it does happen, he might travel to Pakistan. That country has served as a mediator in the talks. Meanwhile, Israel and Lebanon have agreed to attend a ceasefire that's now underway.
The two countries held their first diplomatic talks in decades after more than a month of war between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, which wasn't part of the talks. Israel's attacks have hit civilian areas, displacing around one million people in Beirut. This after Iran said the Israeli strikes on Lebanon have to stop as part of any longer-term peace deal with the U.S.
After a months-long search, President Trump has selected a former military physician to serve as director of the CDC. And Pierce Ping Wong reports she has a long list of credentials.
Dr. Erica Schwartz has served as chief medical officer for the Coast Guard and as deputy surgeon general in the first Trump administration. She's a preventive medicine doctor and lawyer with a master's in public health from the Uniformed Services University. Admiral Brett Giroir worked closely with her as assistant secretary for health in the first Trump administration.
Her academic training and intellect is second to none. I mean, she's a person of the highest integrity. in commitment to service to this country.
Schwartz will now go through the Senate confirmation process, which could take several months. In the meantime, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will continue to lead both the CDC and the National Institutes of Health. Ping Huang, NPR News.
Uncertainty around natural disasters and immigration policy is causing uncertainty in the housing market. That's according to a new report from Oxford Economics that revised down the number of needed houses due to a drop in net migration. NPR's Stephen Basaja has more.
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