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What is Iran proposing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The president of Iran says his country is still ready to follow through with a proposed seven-day plan that it presented to the United States. It's aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz. NPR's Hadil Al-Shalchi reports President Trump rejected the proposal on Saturday.
In an interview with CBS's Face the Nation that aired on Sunday, Massoud Pesachkian said that after the seven-day milestone and once mutual blockades are lifted, Iran was willing to sit down for broader talks to formally end military conflict and address its nuclear program. In the interview, Pesachkian said that Iran does not seek to develop nuclear weapons and defended its civilian nuclear program. Pesachkian also addressed the lack of public appearances by the new supreme leader following U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed his father. The Iranian president said he had met the new leader twice and that he was healthy. President Trump said on Saturday that he rejected Iran's seven-day proposal, but that he was still open to negotiating.
Hadil Al-Shalchi, NPR News, Istanbul.
How is Trump’s conflict with the media affecting his political strategy?
The Trump administration is now seven months into its war with Iran. The president may have lost his latest court battle against media organizations he frequently criticizes. However, he continued to retaliate by blocking CNN from boarding Air Force One over the weekend as Trump traveled to a football game in Tennessee. NPR's Mara Lyson reports on what Trump's standoff with members of the press may or may not be costing him.
Picking fights with the media might be popular with his base, but it's similar to another big question that hangs over Trump, which is why is he taking stands that are opposed to majority public opinion on issue after issue? The public wants AI regulated. Donald Trump says he doesn't want regulations. The public is skeptical about data centers. He said the only people who oppose them are people who want to be, quote, poor and backwards. He's, of course, for tariffs and the war in Iran, two very, very unpopular policies. And all of this does not seem to be adding up to a coherent strategy to help his party win the midterms.
NPR's Mara Lyson.
What damage did the nor’easter cause across the Northeast?
A journalist on Nantucket Island came across wooden remnants from what may have been the 19th century Warren Sawyer shipwreck. It was uncovered during the Nor'easter that pummeled Massachusetts and several other states over the weekend. In New York, Ocean State Media's David Wright has more on the storm's impact.
The nor'easter walloped the region with heavy rains and winds clocked as high as 70 miles per hour in New York City. One Brooklyn man who worked for the city housing authority was struck and killed by a falling tree. In some towns on the Jersey shore, the water was waist deep. At the height of the storm, 180,000 customers in New Jersey alone lost power. Work crews were busy all weekend long and most of the outages have been restored.
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What happened during SpaceX’s latest Starship flight, and how are U.S. fuel standards changing?
SpaceX has launched its Starship. It delivered the most advanced Starlinks, yet the trip almost did not happen after one of Starship's engines shut down too soon. However, flight controllers decided to go forward with the mission. Elon Musk's company has scheduled a 10-hour flight. However, the company cut short that flight. The spacecraft re-entered Earth's atmosphere over the Pacific today and splashed down near Hawaii. The Trump administration is rolling back fuel efficiency standards for new cars. The rule released today will require that carmakers achieve an average of 34.9 miles to the gallon across their fleets by model year 2031.
Where were two new sea spider species discovered, and what makes them unusual?
Researchers in Canada have discovered two new species that are related to spiders. Here's NPR's Chandelise
Duster. Two new species of sea spiders have been discovered by researchers at the University of British Columbia in Canada. They were found in the Salish Sea between Washington State and the Canadian province of British Columbia. One of the new sea spider species has red eyes and hairy legs. Cormac Toler-Scott, who led the research that discovered the new species, said,
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is Iran proposing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz?
0:01–1:06
2
How is Trump’s conflict with the media affecting his political strategy?
1:06–2:11
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What damage did the nor’easter cause across the Northeast?
2:11–3:02
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What happened during SpaceX’s latest Starship flight, and how are U.S. fuel standards changing?
3:02–3:41
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Where were two new sea spider species discovered, and what makes them unusual?
3:41–4:40
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Can Democratic candidates who are clergy appeal to the party’s secular voters?
4:40–5:04