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What recent developments have occurred between Hezbollah and Israel?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has rejected a proposed ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, insisting Israel withdraw forces. NPR's Jane Araf has more.
The leader of the Iran-backed group, which was not part of the talk, said in a statement that negotiations between Lebanon and Israel... The two countries agreed Wednesday in Washington to a ceasefire that stipulated that Hezbollah, but not Israel, stop attacks. The agreement also called for a demilitarized zone in parts of southern Lebanon, now occupied by Israeli forces. Hezbollah leader Naeem Qasem said the demand for its fighters to leave southern Lebanon while under attack would mean, quote, surrender, defeat and achieving the enemy's goals. Jaina Raff, NPR News, Beirut.
Migrants at a detention center near Los Angeles have been on a hunger strike for two weeks. Anthony Victoria with member station KVCR reports detainees say they're facing retaliation.
Lawmakers who visited the Adelanto Ice Detention Center on Monday received a petition with 150 signatures in support of the strike. Detainees say they get poor medical treatment, dirty drinking water, and food that isn't fit to eat. Immigration advocates say the strikers are now being retaliated against for speaking up. Alvaro Huerta is with Immigrant Defenders Law Center. The group represents one of the detainees.
They're getting threatened with even violence. Officers coming into the cells with riot gear and pepper spray ready to go.
DHS denies a hunger strike is taking place. And GEO Group, which runs Adelanto, calls the allegations of retaliation baseless. For NPR News, I'm Anthony Victoria in San Bernardino.
A flesh-eating fly has been found in Texas. An outbreak of the New World Screwworm could be devastating for the cattle industry. NPR's Ping Huang reports.
The New World Screwworm is a parasitic fly that feeds on livestock and other animals. It was a scourge on the U.S. cattle industry in the early 1900s until it was eradicated in the 1960s by the release of many sterile flies to slow their reproduction. Now, a case has been found in Texas. Brooke Rollins, the Secretary of Agriculture, says they've taken immediate actions.
The single most important thing today is vigilance from our producers, those who have pets, people in South Texas.
The USDA has sent dozens of responders and are looking to increase their supply of sterile flies over the four million they're already releasing each week. Rollins stressed that the new world's goo worm does not affect the quality of meat and that infected animals can recover if treated early. Ping Huang, NPR News.
The Kennedy Center is removing references to President Trump after a federal judge ruled Trump's name had been added to the memorial illegally. The center's general counsel said email signatures, letterhead and other documents must reflect the name as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts or just Kennedy Center by June 12th. The judge also blocked the administration from closing the venue for renovations. This is NPR News. Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Plattner is denying allegations published by The New York Times that he was violent with an ex-girlfriend. According to the report, the woman alleged Plattner grabbed her hard enough to leave Marx and held her in a room when they dated more than a decade ago.
Plattner is seeking the nomination to run against Republican Senator Susan Collins. Democrats see the race as key to win control of the Senate. Nearly 1,400 math and science professors signed an open letter urging the University of California system to reinstate admissions testing requirements for incoming STEM majors. NPR's Caden Mills reports university faculty say there's been a significant decline in students' math readiness.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many colleges and universities made standardized tests like the SAT and ACT optional. Today, there are more than 2,000 institutions that don't require applicants to send in their scores.
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