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What recent diplomatic efforts are being made to end the U.S.-Iran conflict?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. The leaders of nations trying to help broker a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran met on the sidelines of a diplomacy forum in southern Turkey last night. Today, Iran reasserted its control of the Strait of Hormuz. Dari Bouskaran has more.
The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey met on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in a rare gathering to help negotiate an end to the war between the US and Iran. The leaders of Pakistan and Turkey met separately. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the two would work to extend the ceasefire until peace is achieved in Iran. Iran's military said today it would again close the Strait of Hormuz, accusing the US of repeatedly breaking its commitments and engaging in piracy. U.S. President Trump said Friday that the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports would remain in full force and that the U.S. would bomb Iran again if a new deal is not reached. For NPR News, I'm Derry Buskaran.
In Van, Turkey.
Elected officials are making their last appeals to Virginians in a congressional redistricting referendum that could see the state send four more Democrats to Congress. Today's the last day of early voting ahead of Tuesday's election. Jan Khalil with VPM News has more on the story.
At a house near Richmond, Governor Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, rallied a crowd preparing to knock on doors.
We want to stand up, reject what we are seeing coming out of Washington, and ensure that we can be a counterweight to the actions of Texas, Missouri, of North Carolina.
Those states recently created new congressional districts that favor Republicans at the urging of President Trump. Despite gains by Democrats in Virginia's election last November, polling indicates the contest is a toss-up. Next door to where yes forces gathered were signs opposing the referendum. The new map proposed by Democrats would result in just one safe GOP seat in the state. Democrats would get 10. For NPR News, I'm Jad Khalil in Henrico, Virginia.
President Trump signed an executive order this morning directing the Food and Drug Administration to expedite its approval of certain psychedelic drugs for the use of mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety. He says he expects the approval will move quickly and this will dramatically accelerate access to potential treatments.
Today's order will ensure that people suffering from debilitating symptoms might finally have a chance to reclaim their lives and lead a happier life. Just lead a happier life. They've been through so much.
Veteran organizations say the drug ibogaine shows promise for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder and opioid addiction. A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found a single dose of the psychedelic LSD could ease anxiety and depression for months. This is NPR News. Japanese officials say a magnitude 5 earthquake hit a mountainous region of central Japan today. There were no immediate reports of damage. Earthquakes are common in Japan. About one-fifth of the world's earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater occur there. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art will cut the ribbon on its new David Jeffen Galleries this weekend. Nina Gregory reports it will house the museum's permanent collection.
Spanning 6,000 years of world history, LACMA's encyclopedic collection will now call the Peter Zumthor Design Building home. The Pritzker Prize-winning Swiss architect notes museums can feel elitist. Not this one. No columns to walk through, no architecture that makes you feel small. So this is a democratic museum. That's the thinking behind the curation as well. CEO Michael Govan explains.
Instead of thinking about the way the 19th century was obsessed with categorization and chronology, what if we look at the opposite, which is migration and connection?
The new building already has a connection with L.A. traffic. Its organic shape is elevated 30 feet above Wilshire Boulevard. Cars drive under, pedestrians peek in, look up at the right time, and you might see a sphinx.
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