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5 min readLive from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Sang. Israel and Lebanon are agreeing to a 10-day ceasefire, President Trump announced on social media today, inviting both leaders to Washington for talks. "It's very exciting because it's 48 years," Trump told reporters, adding that the ceasefire will include Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group allied with Iran. This development comes as a separate ceasefire between Iran and the United States is set to expire next week, with Pakistan attempting to mediate a longer truce that would lead to an agreement ending the war the U.S. and Israel initiated against Iran in late February. The U.S. and Iran have had one round of talks; a second has yet to be scheduled.
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- 1 (00:04) **Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Announced** - President Trump announces a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, inviting both leaders to Washington for talks.
- 2 (00:58) **Senate Rejects Arms Sales Block to Israel** - The U.S. Senate again fails to block arms sales to Israel, though more Democrats vote in favor this time.
- 3 (02:01) **Federal Employees Allege Blocked Housing Discrimination Work** - A union launches a website with anonymous letters from HUD employees saying the Trump administration is violating civil rights law.
- 4 (03:02) **Social Media Movement Leads to Eric Swalwell Allegations** - Content creators on social media platform Movement helped bring sexual assault allegations against former Congressman Eric Swalwell to light.
- 5 (04:06) **Republican Tony Gonzalez Also Resigns** - Texas Republican Tony Gonzalez resigns after acknowledging an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide.
- 6 (04:15) **New Economic Data: Jobless Claims and Mortgage Rates** - The Labor Department reports weekly jobless claims fell by 11,000 to 207,000; Freddie Mac reports the 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 6.3%.
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