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Chapter 1: What are the latest developments in U.S.-Iran relations?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Vice President Vance is in Switzerland for talks this weekend with Iran. The discussions have been complicated by Iranian claims that it's shutting down the Strait of Hormuz once again. Iran says the tentative deal signed this past week requires Israel to stop its fighting in Lebanon, but it hasn't.
Speaking on Fox News Saturday, Vance says the waterway is still fine.
No, we're not seeing any evidence that the Iranians are still closing down the Strait of Hormuz. It is going to take some time to clear those mines, though.
President Trump, meanwhile, is threatening to impose tolls in the Strait if a final deal isn't reached within 60 days.
Chapter 2: How are EU leaders responding to diplomatic channels with Russia?
EU leaders are split over a top bloc official opening a diplomatic channel to Moscow without consulting them. Terry Schultz reports.
European Council President Antonio Costa defends his decision to direct his chief of staff to reach out to the Kremlin, despite not having the backing of the 27 EU governments he represents.
What I'm doing through my office is to establish a diplomatic channel, because we cannot depend only on others to interpret Russian messages, and we must be able to convey directly our own messages.
Some countries, including Belgium and Spain, support the move, but French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz were among those rejecting it, saying if and when Moscow gets serious about peace talks, it should be leaders of individual countries, like themselves, in the lead. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz in Brussels.
There's a standoff underway between Indian protesters and police in the country's capital of New Delhi. The protesters are from a movement of mostly young people who call themselves cockroaches.
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Chapter 3: What are the protests in New Delhi about?
They're demanding the resignation of that country's education minister, as NPR's Diya Hadid reports from Islamabad.
Police say the time for the protest is over, but people are refusing to leave, saying the Education Minister must resign. There's widespread anger after the Education Ministry cancelled the results of the exam in May, citing paper leaks, and more than two million students were ordered to retake the exam.
The Education Minister's resignation is a key demand for a movement that calls itself the Cockroach Party. It commands millions of followers online, but on Saturday only a few hundred people turned up. But it was noteworthy because protests against the Hindu nationalist government of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi are rare. This was the sixth event of its kind in recent weeks.
Diya Hadid, NPR News, Islamabad.
Just weeks after President Trump ordered the refurbishing of the reflecting pool that sits on the Washington, D.C. mall to remove algae, that green stuff is back. In social media posts, Trump is blaming the problem on vandalism, but he's offered no evidence to support that claim.
A 67-year-old Maryland man says he was biking by the pool and touched a piece of partially detached paint and was then arrested. You're listening to NPR News.
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Chapter 4: What is the significance of Father's Day spending trends?
Russia used guided bombs Saturday to attack Ukraine's second largest city. Officials say one person was killed and at least nine others were injured, including a six-year-old. The bombs hit a low-rise block of apartments in Kharkiv early Saturday. Later in the day, Russia launched another attack on the outskirts of the city of Sumy. One man was killed and a woman was injured in that attack.
Ties, mugs, and cards are in order this weekend because Sunday is Father's Day, and it's American tradition that's rooted in more than dollars. NPR's Amy Held reports.
Prices are up, wages are down, but people are still spending on dad. In record amounts, in fact, the National Retail Federation projects nearly $28 billion total spent on the day. Consumers say they'll pull back in other areas to make it work, budgeting around $230 on average, with outings, clothing, and gift cards topping the list.
An American mom is credited with coming up with the idea more than a century ago. Sonora Dodd of Spokane wanted to honor her husband and her own dad, a widowed Civil War veteran who raised six kids. Inspiring Washington state to first recognize the day in 1910, more than 50 years later, the third Sunday in June was reserved for dad after President Johnson signed a proclamation.
And in 1972, President Nixon made Father's Day a permanent national holiday. Amy Held, NPR News.
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Chapter 5: How did the College Baseball World Series Finals unfold?
Deaton Lachance homeward twice Saturday as Oklahoma beat North Carolina 9-3 in Game 1 of the College Baseball World Series Finals in Omaha. The Sooners used a four-run fourth inning to break the game wide open. Game 2 in the three-game series takes place on Sunday. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News. This is our glass. On This American Life, one thing we like is a good mystery.
Sometimes about really big things, but most times, the little mysteries are the best.
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