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Chapter 1: What recent developments are there in U.S.-Iran relations?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The U.S. and Iran may have a tentative agreement to extend their ceasefire and start nuclear talks pending President Trump's approval. But in leading today's White House press briefing, Treasury Secretary Scott Besant did not confirm reports that negotiators had agreed to a memorandum of understanding.
A Mississippi inmate has a new shot at getting off death row after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in his favor today. Terry Pritchard, who is black, has spent 20 years legally challenging his conviction on the grounds that the jury selection process in his trial was racially biased. Mississippi Public Broadcasting's Will Stribling is following this case.
Terry Pritchard was sentenced to death for his role in a 2004 northern Mississippi grocery store robbery that ended with his friend killing the owner near Grenada. The jury that convicted Pritchard had one black juror and 11 white jurors. Pitchford's lawyers argued prosecutor Doug Evans improperly struck black prospective jurors from the jury pool.
Courts have found Evans had a history of dismissing black jurors for discriminatory reasons. The Supreme Court, however, did not rule on whether prosecutors intentionally discriminated. Instead, the 5-4 ruling finds Mississippi's courts failed to properly handle Pitchford's jury discrimination challenge. The case now returns to the lower courts.
For NPR News, I'm Will Stribling in Jackson, Mississippi.
The Justice Department's open an investigation into whether columnist E. Jean Carroll perjured herself in a deposition tied to civil lawsuits against President Trump, according to a source speaking on condition of anonymity. In separate judgments, Trump was found liable for assault and defamation and was ordered to pay a combined $88 million.
With a growing Ebola outbreak in East Central Africa, NPR's Ping Wong reports the Trump administration says it's setting up a facility in Kenya for Americans who may have been exposed and facing backlash for that.
The U.S. took a leading role in the 2014 Ebola outbreak. It's taking a different tactic now. Then, the U.S. sent thousands of trained responders to the affected region and brought them back to the U.S. Now, the White House says they'll send Americans who may have been exposed to the virus and aren't showing symptoms to a facility they're standing up in Kenya.
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Chapter 2: How does the Supreme Court ruling impact death row cases in Mississippi?
Dr. Dan Jernigan, who led CDC's response during the 2014 outbreak, says the policy discourages aid workers.
If they can't even rely on the federal government to help them get back, if they get sick... That is a chilling message for those that are willing to really go and help.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the current administration, quote, cannot and will not allow any cases of Ebola to enter the United States. Ping Huang, NPR News. From Washington, this is NPR.
Inflation rose last month. NPR's Scott Horsley reports on the latest economic data from the Commerce Department.
The Commerce Department's inflation measure, which is closely watched by the Federal Reserve, shows prices in April were up 3.8 percent from a year ago. That's the biggest annual increase in almost three years. A separate report from the Commerce Department shows consumer spending and inventory investment were not as strong in the first three months of the year as initially reported.
Revised figures show the economy grew at an annual pace of just 1.6 percent during January, February and March. That's down from an earlier estimate of 2 percent.
It's NPR's Scott Horsley reporting. The Major League Baseball Players Association has released its opening proposals in the upcoming labor battle in baseball. NPR's Becky Sullivan reports a current union contract expires after the end of this season.
The players' union proposals would bump the minimum annual salary to $1.5 million and expand incentives for lower-revenue teams to invest in players. But the union doesn't touch the two most charged words in the sport right now, salary cap. There is no hard cap in baseball, just a penalty called the luxury tax for teams that spend over a certain threshold.
The gulf between the haves and the have-nots has become a huge issue. The Los Angeles Dodgers have won the World Series two years running. They'll spend nearly $420 million on player salaries this year, plus a seven-figure luxury tax. Meanwhile, small markets like Cleveland and Tampa only spend around $100 million.
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