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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
What are the latest developments in Israel-Iran negotiations and why did Netanyahu send a delegation to the U.S.?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's sending a delegation to the United States to make sure Israel's position is heard as negotiations continue between the U.S. and Iran to find a permanent end to the war. Israel's ongoing fighting with Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon has become a major sticking point in the talks. NPR's Carrie Khan reports.
Speaking to reporters, Netanyahu says he wants to make sure Israel's position that Iran cannot have future nuclear capabilities is front and center. Israel was not invited to talks between the U.S. and Iran, nor did it sign on to the Memorandum of Understanding, the preliminary proposal to end the war. Netanyahu said, quote, we weren't party to the agreement, but we have interests and we will express them. While Netanyahu backs a deal between Israel and Lebanon to end fighting there, he does not back an Israeli withdrawal until Hezbollah militants are disarmed. Hezbollah's leader says that won't happen until Israel leaves Lebanon, and he rejected the U.S.-brokered deal, which the militant group was not a party to.
How is Israel’s conflict with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon affecting the peace talks?
Carrie Conn, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
U.S. Representative Julia Letlow has won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in Louisiana, handing President Trump a political victory after he endorsed her bid to replace Senator Bill Cassidy.
Why did Julia Letlow’s Republican nomination in Louisiana matter politically this weekend?
I am also so incredibly filled with gratitude for the greatest president this country has ever had, President Donald J. Trump.
Kletlow defeated State Treasurer John Fleming in Saturday's runoff after both advanced from the May primary. Cassidy, who voted to convict Trump at his 2021 impeachment trial, spent the past year trying unsuccessfully to fend off a Trump-backed challenge. Investors on Wall Street will be watching for an update on the U.S. job market during the holiday-shortened trading week. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.
Before they fire up their Independence Day barbecues, traders will take the temperature of the U.S. labor market. Employers added an average of 188,000 jobs a month in March, April and May.
What should investors watch in the upcoming U.S. jobs report and labor market trends?
Forecasters think June's hiring pace might be a little bit slower, but still strong enough to keep the unemployment rate in check. We'll find out on Thursday when the Labor Department delivers its monthly jobs report. Average wages were up 3.4 percent for the 12 months ending in May. That was not enough to keep pace with rising prices. The new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has promised to restore price stability. He's set to take part in a panel discussion with other central bankers in Portugal on Wednesday. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
Hot, dry weather and strong winds are fueling dangerous wildfire conditions across parts of the western U.S. The Cottonwood Fire in southern Utah has scorched more than 92,000 acres. This is NPR News.
Which areas in the western U.S. are facing dangerous wildfire conditions right now?
Eighty years after it was born in post-war Italy, the Vespa scooter is still turning heads, and this weekend, thousands of riders have descended on Rome to prove it. Megan Williams reports.
They arrive in the summer heat like a cloud of wasps, zipping past in red, sky blue and classic mimetico green, around the Coliseum and back again. Flags fluttering, everyone grinning.
It's a lifestyle.
Why are Vespa riders gathering in Rome and what’s the significance of Vespa’s 80th anniversary?
You go a little bit slower, you enjoy life a little bit more.
said Houston writer Greg DeLong, who's been on his Vespa for 25 years. Born in Tuscany in 1946, the Vespa, wasp in Italian, gave post-war Italy cheap, stylish wheels, whose appeal went global when Audrey Hepburn rode on one in the 1953 movie Roman Holiday. Eighty years on, the wasps are still buzzing. For NPR News, I'm Megan Williams in Rome.
Legendary comedian and filmmaker Mel Brooks is celebrating his 100th birthday today. And in the 1995 comedy Dracula Dead and Loving It, Brooks offered a line that still holds up. The Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony winner helped redefine American comedy with classics including The Producers, Blazing Saddles, and Young Frankenstein. Brooks says he was born to make people laugh, a mission that has spanned more than 70 years.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:05
2
What are the latest developments in Israel-Iran negotiations and why did Netanyahu send a delegation to the U.S.?
0:05–1:14
3
How is Israel’s conflict with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon affecting the peace talks?
1:14–1:29
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Why did Julia Letlow’s Republican nomination in Louisiana matter politically this weekend?
1:29–2:14
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What should investors watch in the upcoming U.S. jobs report and labor market trends?
2:14–3:01
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Which areas in the western U.S. are facing dangerous wildfire conditions right now?
3:01–3:31
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Why are Vespa riders gathering in Rome and what’s the significance of Vespa’s 80th anniversary?
3:31–5:04