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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Chapter 2: What is President Trump's stance on the Iran ceasefire proposal?
President Trump says he'll decide soon on whether the latest ceasefire proposal with Iran will be accepted. In an interview with his daughter-in-law, Laura, on Fox News Saturday night, Trump said a deal would make things change very quickly for the better.
We're close to a very good deal, and if we can make it good, otherwise we just start up with the Department of War, as we call it. And it's been very successful. You saw Venezuela. It was a one-day win, and this is really a win already. We've defeated their military, essentially defeated their military. I would rather get a deal because we can open this trade immediately upon signing.
But Trump continued to insist that any deal must include an end to Iran's nuclear weapons program. Iran, meanwhile, is insisting that the U.S. release $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets. The United Nations has added Israel and Russia to a list of countries credibly suspected of patterns of sexual violence in conflict zones. NPR's Jane Aref has more.
The U.N. Secretary General's latest annual report to the Security Council on conflict-related sexual violence adds Israel and Russia to the list of countries credibly suspected of patterns of rape and other sexual violence. Both countries deny the allegations.
The UN says it documented last year multiple incidents of sexual violence by the Israeli military and security forces, including as a form of torture against men, women and children from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The militant group Hamas was previously added to the list, but the UN said it could not verify many of the claims. because Israel denies access needed to investigate them.
Jaina Raff, NPR News, Beirut.
President Trump's face could soon appear on a $250 bill. Current law says no living person can appear on currency, but as NPR's Deepa Shivram reports, the Treasury Department is pursuing plans for the bill anyway.
The law stating that no living person can appear on U.S. money was passed in the 1800s, but the administration is preparing for the possibility that Congress will pass legislation authorizing the special Trump bill. Treasury Secretary Scott Besson says it's up to lawmakers on Capitol Hill to decide.
At Treasury... We prepare things in advance, so we have prepared in advance that if the legislation is passed, but we will stick to the law.
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Chapter 3: What allegations has the UN made against Israel and Russia?
The 92-year-old singer says he is going to take the rest of the year off to focus more on his health. Valli's falsetto sound has defined the band's sound since he first led the Four Seasons in the 1960s. Eight remaining shows, including one in Detroit, have all been canceled. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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