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What recent developments have occurred in U.S.-Iran negotiations?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Vice President J.D. Vance says talks with Iranian officials have set what he called Monday a good foundation to end the war. Following negotiations in Switzerland, Vance claimed progress on multiple fronts, from ensuring the Strait of Hormuz remains open, to Iran agreeing to allow UN nuclear inspectors to return to the country. Iran's foreign ministry, however, says Iran has made no new nuclear commitments. Diplomacy between the U.S. and Iran is translating into some relief at the pump. The price-tracking service GasBuddy says the national average fell 14 cents over last week to $3.85 a gallon. Patrick DeHaan is GasBuddy's petroleum analyst. He says it may be a while before prices settle further.
How are gas prices affected by diplomatic efforts with Iran?
It's not going to happen overnight that these oil inventories are going to fill back up. So ultimately, I do think prices could reach pre-war levels, but that may not happen until at earliest later this year.
Data from GasBuddy shows pump prices have declined in most states. A federal judge has found that a data tool the Trump administration created to verify voter eligibility by aggregating Americans' personal information is unlawful. NPR's Hugh Joffe Block reports.
Last spring, the Trump administration overhauled an existing Department of Homeland Security data system known as SAVE, linking it to Social Security data in order to create a citizenship lookup tool. The Trump administration has promoted SAVE as a way to verify the citizenship of registered voters, but the system has erroneously flagged eligible Americans as potential non-citizens. Now, a federal judge has ruled that federal agencies did not have statutory authority to revamp SAVE in this way, that it violated privacy laws, and that the tool in its current form can no longer be used. The decision was celebrated by voting rights and privacy advocates. The federal government can appeal.
What legal issues surround the Trump administration's voter eligibility tool?
Jude Joffe Block, NPR News.
The former mayor of Manchester, England, Andy Burnham, may soon replace British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who announced his resignation Monday. Burnham will be the UK's seventh leader in the decades since the British voted to exit the European Union. Here's NPR's Lauren Frayer.
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.
Who is Andy Burnham and what is his significance in UK politics?
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.
And you're listening to NPR News. The police chief in Canada's second largest city says Monday's shootout in Montreal marked the first time a city police officer has been killed in the line of duty in more than 20 years. Authorities say a civilian also died and another police officer is in stable condition. The chief says police responding to an emergency call at a Hilton hotel were targeted with gunfire. He says a suspect was killed and in exchange police are still trying to determine a motive. High heat and dry, windy conditions fueling several wildfires in the western U.S. The hills behind the University of Utah and Salt Lake City have been smoldering since Saturday. The Bonneville Fire, one of multiple fires burning in the state, as Hugo Rickard-Bell of member station KUER reports.
Sierra Hellstrom is with the Northern Utah Incident Management Team.
What impact did Brexit have on the UK political landscape?
She says the ready evacuation status for Arlington Hills residents has been lifted.
We boxed this thing in, is what we're saying, is they made great success with the crews calling in those drops, with the retardant drops, the air support, and then crews out on the ground are what made the difference.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What recent developments have occurred in U.S.-Iran negotiations?
0:01–0:50
2
How are gas prices affected by diplomatic efforts with Iran?
0:50–1:58
3
What legal issues surround the Trump administration's voter eligibility tool?
1:58–2:46
4
Who is Andy Burnham and what is his significance in UK politics?
2:46–3:55
5
What impact did Brexit have on the UK political landscape?
3:55–4:45
6
What are the latest updates on wildfires in the western U.S.?
4:45–5:04