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What is the latest on the Iran ceasefire situation?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Iran's most senior leaders have yet to respond to President Trump's decision to indefinitely extend the ceasefire. But on social media, an advisor to Iran's parliament speaker is calling the move a ploy to buy time for a surprise strike. Trump said in a statement Tuesday that he had agreed to a request from Pakistan as he waits for a unified proposal from Iran. Reporter Duri Baskaran spoke with Iranians in Turkey near the Iranian border who have mixed feelings about peace talks.
The train from Tehran takes about 24 hours. When people arrive in Turkey, they're disoriented and relieved. A woman named Ava, who asked not to be identified due to the risk of arrest in Iran, said it's just going to get worse for Iranians if an agreement is reached with the U.S. We have not given the blood of 40,000 people to go back to that life, she says, referring to the protesters who were killed during street demonstrations in January. The Iranian government says only 3,000 were killed.
How is Trump's nominee for the Federal Reserve being received?
But another man who participated in the protests but supports the government now says he wants the war to end so protesters can push for reforms within the current system. For NPR News, I'm Derry Buscarin. In Van, Turkey.
President Trump's nominee to chair the Federal Reserve was on Capitol Hill Tuesday for his Senate confirmation hearing. Kevin Warsh clashed with Democratic senators, including Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.
Donald Trump has made clear that he does not want an independent Fed. In fact, he has said, and I quote, anybody that disagrees with me will never be Fed chairman. And he's made clear that you are his sock puppet, saying last week that interest rates will drop, quote, when Kevin gets in.
Wurst denied promising the White House that he would cut interest rates if he is confirmed. Eighteen members of the Congressional Democratic Women's Caucus are calling on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to drop its lawsuit against a Coca-Cola bottler and distributor.
What are the implications of the EEOC lawsuit against Coca-Cola?
NPR's Andrea Hsu reports the EEOC is suing the company over an off-site networking event for female employees.
The lawsuit alleges that Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast discriminated against male employees by excluding men from the event in 2024. EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas told NPR, such opportunities must be provided to everybody, regardless of their sex. In an open letter to Lucas, the Democrats wrote that efforts to create forums for professional development are, quote, "...a measured and necessary response to the stark realities women face in the workplace." The female lawmakers noted that many of them have been the only woman at the table during meetings and experienced harassment on the job. They characterized the lawsuit as a waste of resources and said it undermines the very progress the EEOC has historically helped advance.
Andrea Hsu, NPR News.
This is NPR. Voters in Virginia have handed Democrats a victory. They narrowly approved a new Democratic-drawn congressional map in Tuesday's referendum.
How did voters in Virginia impact the congressional map?
That's the latest redistricting battle started by President Trump last summer. Southern Poverty Law Center has been indicted on federal fraud charges. The Trump administration accuses a group of defrauding its donors. alleging the SPLC improperly raised millions to secretly pay informants to infiltrate extremist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the charges Tuesday. The SPLC says it will vigorously defend itself. Researchers in California have documented a surprisingly peaceful transition between naked mole-wrack queens. NPR's Ping Huang reports on a smooth succession that bucks a conventional wisdom.
Naked mole rats are small rodents with almost no hair from East Africa, where they live underground. Their colonies are matriarchal, with a single queen and a few dozen others who take on roles like guarding, food gathering, and caretaking.
What are the recent charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center?
Getting a new queen is usually bloody business. Female rats do get out, dealing fatal bites with their big front teeth.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the latest on the Iran ceasefire situation?
0:00–1:05
2
How is Trump's nominee for the Federal Reserve being received?
1:05–2:04
3
What are the implications of the EEOC lawsuit against Coca-Cola?
2:04–3:09
4
How did voters in Virginia impact the congressional map?
3:09–4:02
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What are the recent charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center?
4:02–4:46
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What surprising findings were revealed about naked mole-rat colonies?
4:46–5:03