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5 min readLive from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. President Trump Thursday said the U. S. canceled planned military strikes against Iran because a peace agreement is imminent. However, he said a naval blockade will remain in effect until the agreement is finalized. At the end of February, President Trump has constantly been saying both that a peace agreement was at hand or or alternatively he's about to bomb Iran so hard their civilization will be wiped out and never be restored. It just keeps on going like Groundhog Day. He's literally promised that a deal is a very good idea. Confirmation from Iran, a deal has been reached.
The U. S. Department of Transportation is no longer enforcing a key civil rights law after a rule change published on Thursday from Member Station KQED in San Francisco. Azul Dustrom Ekman reports. The DOT is dropping disparate impact protections. That's the part of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of nineteen sixty-four that says federally funded projects can't discriminate against protected classes, even if it's unintentional. Laurel Paget Seekins of the nonprofit firm Public Advocate says Title VI forced everything from transit agencies to highway projects to ensure they're not. Very devastating that that tool is being taken away given the long history in the United States of transportation infrastructure being inequitable. In an executive order last ye
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- 1 (00:03) **Trump Cancels Military Strikes on Iran, Cites Imminent Peace** - President Trump says planned military strikes against Iran have been canceled because a peace agreement is imminent, though a naval blockade will remain until the deal is finalized.
- 2 (00:54) **DOT Ends Enforcement of Key Civil Rights Protections** - The Department of Transportation has published a rule change dropping disparate impact protections under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.
- 3 (01:57) **Texas Declares Emergency Over New World Screwworm Threat** - Governor Abbott has declared a state of emergency due to the potential impact of the flesh-eating screwworm on the livestock industry.
- 4 (02:55) **Wall Street Rallies on Thursday** - Brief market update on the day's positive performance.
- 5 (03:00) **Ebola Outbreak Size Blamed on Testing Delays** - The current Ebola outbreak grew large partly because standard testing machines could not detect the specific Bunda Bujo species, allowing the virus to spread undetected for a month.
- 6 (03:55) **Knicks One Win Away from NBA Title After Historic Comeback** - The New York Knicks can clinch their first NBA championship in 53 years after erasing a 29-point deficit in Game 4 to win 107-106, taking a 3-1 series lead.
- 7 (04:25) **Hurricanes Take Lead in Stanley Cup Final** - The Carolina Hurricanes now lead the NHL Stanley Cup Final 3 games to 2 after defeating the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1.
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