Sunday, 14 June 2026

NPR News: Crude oil futures drop after Trump promises an Iran deal will be signed Friday

Crude oil futures drop after Trump promises an Iran deal will be signed Friday
Oil prices had already fallen quite dramatically on Thursday and Friday, in anticipation of an imminent deal. President Trump has posted online that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen after the deal is signed on Friday.

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NPR News: A slavery exhibit becomes a flashpoint in Philadelphia ahead of America's 250th

A slavery exhibit becomes a flashpoint in Philadelphia ahead of America's 250th
Activists in Philadelphia are fighting to restore an exhibit about enslaved people who lived and worked in George Washington's presidential household.

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NPR News: The U.S. and Iran announce a deal to end the war

The U.S. and Iran announce a deal to end the war
President Trump said the U.S. would remove its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

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NPR News: Worries over water as a giant data center moves into the New Mexico desert

Worries over water as a giant data center moves into the New Mexico desert
A county in the New Mexico borderlands desperate for economic development has OK'd one of the country's biggest data centers, with its own gas-fired electricity plant. There's now some buyer's remorse.

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NPR News: European leaders will meet in Luxemburg to consider Ukraine's bid to join the EU

European leaders will meet in Luxemburg to consider Ukraine's bid to join the EU
NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with Engjellushe Morina of the European Council on Foreign Relations about this week's meetings focused on Ukraine's bid to join the European Union.

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NPR News: Britain detains sanctioned oil tanker believed to be linked to Russia's shadow fleet

Britain detains sanctioned oil tanker believed to be linked to Russia's shadow fleet
Britain is investigating a sanctioned tanker that is suspected of being part of the Russian "shadow fleet," shipping oil in violation of international sanctions over Moscow's war on Ukraine.

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Saturday, 13 June 2026

NPR News: Trump says deal to end Iran war will be signed Sunday, as Iran disagrees on timing

Trump says deal to end Iran war will be signed Sunday, as Iran disagrees on timing
Pakistan's prime minister, a key mediator in U.S.-Iran talks to end the war, said Saturday that a peace deal was closer "than ever before," and could be finalized "in the next 24 hours."

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