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What recent U.S. actions are impacting Iranian oil sanctions?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The U.S. is waiving sanctions on Iranian oil as part of an interim agreement to end the war the U.S. and Israel began in February. The development emerged today as Vice President J.D. Vance wrapped up talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland. Vance says Iran has agreed to allow U.N. nuclear inspectors into the country. But a spokesperson for Iran's foreign ministry told a state news agency that Iran had made no new commitments for inspections. NPR's Franco Ordonez reports.
Vance said the U.S. team of negotiators made very good progress and met several objectives. That includes establishing a mechanism to demine the Strait of Hormuz and another to help maintain the ceasefire in Lebanon. But he said they were most excited that nuclear inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency would be returning to the country.
The final deal is the house. We set the foundation. We haven't built the house. but we've laid a successful foundation to get to a good place for the American people.
Vance also addressed the possibility of unfreezing Iranian assets, which he said the U.S. and Qatar would manage. Franco Ordonez, NPR News, the White House.
The former mayor of Manchester, England, Andy Burnham, may soon replace British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who today announced his resignation. Burnham would be the U.K. 's seventh leader in the decade since the British voted to exit the European Union. NPR's Lauren Frayer reports.
Rome is saved, one lawmaker yelled, poking fun at the high expectations facing Andy Burnham as he was sworn into Parliament.
I swear by almighty God.
With the aim of becoming the next prime minister. Ten years ago, Britons voted for Brexit, which ultimately shrank their economy and contributed to this revolving door of prime ministers. If the ruling centre-left Labour Party does choose Burnham, It's a change of personality more than policy. He and Starmer share the same party platform. Another contender, former UK Health Secretary Wes Streeding, has thrown his support behind Burnham, who could run uncontested and become prime minister by late July. Lauren Frayer, NPR News, London.
Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi broke the record for World Cup goals today. Argentina is the defending World Cup champion. Messi scored twice during today's 2-0 victory over Austria. NPR's Jasmine Garst reports.
It was Messi's 17th goal during a World Cup. Then he added an 18th. Messi, whose team captain started off the World Cup with a bang. In the team's first game against Algeria, he scored a hat-trick, three goals, a rare feat in soccer. During this latest game against Austria, he made the first record-breaking goal during the first half. And then, in the second half, near the end of the match, Messi scored yet another goal, finishing off at 2-0. He's considered one of the best players in soccer history. Jasmine Garst, NPR News, New York.
And from Washington, this is NPR News. The last eight Americans exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship have left their quarantine facility in Nebraska after six weeks. The outbreak killed three people. Symptoms of hantavirus have taken as long as 42 days to appear in previous outbreaks. Ten others were allowed to leave earlier under an agreement that they would be closely monitored at home. Blood tests are getting better at screening for cancer. NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports the FDA could approve the first such test this year.
Screening is common in the U.S. for a handful of cancers like breast, colon, and cervical. But recent research in the Journal of Clinical Oncology on patients in the U.K. showed blood tests that can detect cancer markers can help catch disease earlier. Megan Hall heads medical affairs for Grail. the company that makes the test used in the study.
So it's a real fundamental shift in how we think about cancer screening. Instead of screening for individual cancers, we can now screen an individual for multiple cancers simultaneously.
She says such tests, currently under regulatory review, could help improve survival rates.
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