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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noor Ram. The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza appears to be holding in its second day. The first phase includes a partial Israeli withdrawal and an exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees. Shibley Telhami is a professor at the University of Maryland. He says this is not a peace deal, but essentially a hostage release deal, that there's no movement towards a permanent two-state solution.
I think the main issue remains the same, which is the position of the American government. What we have is an increasing international recognition of two states, including in Europe. But the U.S. is the main party here preventing it from happening, preventing it from happening by not allowing the Security Council to admit a state of Palestine and recognizing it, but also essentially in enabling Israeli action.
He says President Trump acted to end the war because half the American people now believe what's happening in Gaza is genocide, and his own supporters are divided on the issue. The government shutdown, now on its 11th day, is making a bad situation worse for Midwest farmers. Frank Morris of member station KCUR reports.
Most corn, wheat, and soybean farmers are losing money. Shortages and tariffs have jacked up the price of fertilizer and farm equipment they have to buy, while trade wars are depressing the price of the grain they have to sell. Normally in hard times, Missouri farmer Richard Oswald would look to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a short-term loan.
I've literally done this for 55 years. It's been something that has always been there.
Not this year. The USDA is mostly shut down. President Trump has promised farmers a bailout, but that's delayed. And it's unclear how any assistance program would work absent a functioning USDA. Economists expect farm foreclosures to rise. For NPR News, I'm Frank Morris in Kansas City.
National Guard troops arrived yesterday in Memphis, Tennessee, the latest city where the Trump administration has deployed them. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports.
Tennessee National Guard troops are patrolling alongside Memphis police in areas including tourist attractions near downtown. Their fatigues are marked military police. Unlike cities, including Portland and Chicago, local officials have not sued to block the Guard deployment. Democratic Mayor Paul Young says he didn't request the outside troops since his crime was already on the decline. But he says instead of fighting the deployment, which is supported by Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee, Memphis is instead working to make sure it benefits the community. Young says National Guard troops are limited to a support role and will not make arrests or issue warrants. Debbie Elliott, NPR News.
This is NPR News in Washington. Authorities in Tennessee say there are still 18 people missing and feared dead after an explosion at a munitions plant yesterday. The company processes explosives and ammunition from the military and It's located about 60 miles southwest of Nashville. The cause of the explosion is not yet known. Voters in New Orleans are heading to the polls today to elect a new mayor. NPR's Matt Bloom reports.
More than 10 candidates are in the race to replace the city's current Democratic mayor, LaToya Cantrell, whose term limited and faces federal corruption charges for allegedly trying to cover up a romantic relationship with her bodyguard. New Orleans has drawn the national spotlight this year for a major jailbreak and is one of several Democratic-run cities where President Trump has suggested he wants to deploy National Guard troops to fight crime. Millions of dollars have poured into the race. It's one of several major U.S. cities, including New York and Detroit, that will elect new mayors this fall. Matt Bloom, NPR News, New Orleans.
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