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Chapter 1: What recent developments have occurred in U.S.-Iran relations?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The U.S. and Iran may have a temporary agreement on extending a ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Negotiators have been working on frameworks for ending hostilities that the U.S. and Israel began with Iran in late February. Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Scott Besson says the U.S. continues to exert economic pressures on Iran.
He's slated to leave the White House briefing today. The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the writer E. Jean Carroll over alleged perjury tied to her civil lawsuits against President Trump. It's the latest Justice Department probe to target a perceived enemy of the president. Here's NPR's Ryan Lucas.
The Commerce Department's inflation... The investigation into E. Jean Carroll is being handled by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago. That's according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity. The investigation is examining whether Carroll committed perjury in a deposition tied to civil lawsuits she brought against Trump.
Carroll won a $5 million civil judgment against Trump for sexually abusing her decades ago and another $83 million judgment against him in a defamation suit. The Justice Department did not respond to a request for comment. The investigation is the latest launched by the Trump DOJ against the president's critics or perceived political adversaries. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.
California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill to ban law enforcement from interfering in elections ahead of the state's primary next week. The bill was authored after California sheriffs seized hundreds of thousands of ballots earlier this year. For Member Station KVCR, Madison Ahmet has details.
The new law makes it a crime for law enforcement authorities to seize ballots from election officials. It also bans them from accessing voting equipment and lists without a court order. Newsom says the law strengthens election integrity amid challenges from local and federal officials.
We have to clarify the rules of engagement. That's why this legislation is important.
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Chapter 2: What are the implications of the E. Jean Carroll investigation?
There are fines associated with this and jail time, three years.
the fine for taking ballots is $1,000. In February, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who's a Republican and running for governor, seized 650,000 ballots from a vote to redraw the state's congressional map to favor Democrats. For NPR News, I'm Madison Aument in San Bernardino.
The U.S. Supreme Court is siding with a black death row inmate in Mississippi who alleges his case was handled by a prosecutor with a history of dismissing black jurors for discriminatory reasons. Terry Pitchford was 18 when he was sent away for killing a grocery store owner. He's now 40. Pitchford's case has been making its way through the legal system for some two decades.
And today, the nation's high court ruled in Pitchford's favor by a vote of 5-4. From Washington, this is NPR News. Timu, the Chinese online retailer, is looking at a 200 million euro fine in the European Union for unsafe toys and electronics. An investigation finds Timu failed to protect customers from certain products that were not up to EU safety standards.
Timu says it is reviewing the decision carefully. Men's world number one Yannick Sinner has crashed out of the French Open after battling with extreme heat. He is not the only tennis player to have struggled with another collapsing the day before. NPR's William Jones with details.
Jakub Menchik pounded a forehand to wrap up a five-set marathon win against Argentine Mariano Navone. He immediately dropped to the clay surface. Temperatures at Roland Garros had risen to above 90 degrees. After receiving treatment for severe cramping, Menchik was escorted back to the locker room on a wheelchair. He later addressed the media.
To be there for more than four and a half hours, that's just insane, you know, and even with the breaks that you don't have that much time.
Men's world No. 4 Novak Djokovic is questioning whether plays should be pushed to later in the day. Certain days that you have extreme heat and conditions, then maybe that's something to consider. The French Open is being played as an extreme heat wave has been sweeping across Western Europe. William Jones, NPR News.
Inflation shifted in the wrong direction. The Commerce Department sat with a new report showing an annual inflation rate of 3.8% last month compared to a year earlier. It's NPR. On Consider This, NPR's afternoon news podcast, we cover everything from politics to the economy to the world. But every story starts with a question.
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