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I'm Giles Snyder The U.S. and Iran have finished a second round of talks in Rome over to Ron's quickly advancing nuclear Program and his impious Jackie Northam reports the two sides have agreed to meet again in a week's time the four-hour talks were led by President Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Wittkopf and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi Who described the discussions as good and held in a constructive manner?
President Trump says he wants to prevent Iran from ever having a nuclear weapon and has indicated He's willing to give negotiations a bit of time But has not ruled out a military option
if no deal can be reached Iran's leadership says it will not give up what it sees as its right to enrich uranium for civilian use Wittkopf and Arachi are expected to meet again next weekend in Oman,
which has been mediating the talks Jackie Northam in PR news Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia is trying to create the impression of an Easter truce But Zelensky is accusing Russia of continuing to fire artillery and launch drone strikes Despite the temporary ceasefire declared by Russian leader Vladimir Putin the truce is to end at midnight Moscow time Massachusetts this weekend thousands turned up in conquered in Lexington the New England towns where the Revolutionary War began 250 years ago There were re-enactments parades and memorials and some protested against the Trump administration Including Tracy Passatrio who said there's no better place to protest current leadership this is where our country started with you know our freedoms and No better place to stand up for our freedom Anti-Trump protests were not limited to Lexington and conquer there were hundreds of demonstrations in cities across the country Yesterday businesses and investors trying to get ahead of President Trump's tariffs and their impact on the US economy As NPR's Maria Aspen reports
that some of the country's biggest companies including electric vehicle maker Tesla We'll talk about their strategies this week It's the height of corporate earnings season when big publicly traded companies report their most recent quarterly results and Talk about the future,
but so far this spring President Trump's tariffs are clouding the outlook Investors are waiting to hear from Tesla the car maker run by billionaire Elon Musk Who is also one of Trump's closest and most powerful advisors,
but Musk has criticized the new tariffs Which are likely to damage his car company?
Tesla sales are already falling as consumers protest Musk's role in cutting government agencies programs and workers other big companies reporting results this week include Google and Pepsi which has operations around the world Maria Aspen NPR news New York And from Washington you're listening to NPR news Two people reported missing in the city of Moore,
Oklahoma Following violent storms last night that prompted tornado warnings local media reports say first responders using drones are conducting a search After two vehicles were swept away by floodwaters Suspected tornado hit the town of Ada,
Oklahoma damaging multiple businesses Easter Sunday at the Vatican Tens of thousands have gathered in st.
Peter's Square to celebrate Easter But Pope Francis is not presiding Francis still recovering from a severe bout of pneumonia And although he is making an appearance right now the retired arch priest of st.
Peter's Basilica led the open air of mass Francis has only appeared in public a handful of times
since his 38 day hospital stay Later today a small town in Tennessee will celebrate their 200th annual egg fight competition from member station W ETS Chad Barrett says the fight started as a competition between two farming families The Peters hollow egg fight in Elizabethan began in the early 1800s event organizer Jamie Peters Told me it all started when residents of nearby Hollars got in a debate on whose Chickens laid the hardest eggs egg fight contestants sit in a circle and tap eggs top and bottom with the person beside them until the winner Remains with an unbroken egg only hen eggs are allowed But longtime host Norman Peters says people have gotten crafty over the years We've had a couple of questionable eggs like guinea eggs because of their hard shells Peter says you couldn't break a guinea egg with a rock for NPR news.
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