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President Trump announced that U.S. talks with Iran might resume within the next two days. This comes as Israel conducts negotiations for other Middle East wars. In Washington, D.C., yesterday, Israel and Lebanon held historic direct diplomatic talks — the first of this kind since 1993. Lebanon wants a ceasefire, but Israel won't agree until the Iranian-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah disarms. Israel and Hezbollah continued to trade fire during the talks. Both sides agreed to more talks in a few weeks in Washington.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanon Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israel Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter pose for a photo before their meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC, U.S., April 14, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Kevin Lamarque/Reuters hide caption
Note: This story includes descriptions of sexual violence.
A Los Angeles woman yesterday leveled what may be the most serious allegations yet against former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell. Swalwell formally resigned from Congress yesterday as a second woman accused him of rape. Swalwell, who also suspended his campaign for California governor over the weekend, has denied all allegations of sexual assault and misconduct.
The Justice Department published a report yesterday accusing the Biden administration of unfairly using a federal law designed to protect reproductive health clinics from violence to target Christians who oppose abortion. This report is the first from the agency's "Weaponization Working Group," a task force formed under the Trump administration to investigate perceived wrongdoing in the Biden administration. The group alleges that Biden's Justice Department used the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act to launch biased prosecutions and lawsuits against conservatives and Christian anti-abortion advocates. The act was established more than 30 years ago to prevent acts of violence, obstruction and property damage against reproductive health services.
Virginia has become the latest state to join a movement to make the winner of the popular vote the president. Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a bill this week to join the National Popular Vote Compact, a coalition of states committed to awarding their electoral votes to the popular vote winner. Eighteen states plus the District of Columbia now support the compact, totaling 222 electoral votes. But it won't take effect until enough states have signed up to reach the required 270 electoral votes needed to elect a president. If that happens, legal challenges would likely await.
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Dave Chappelle is one of the most influential stand-up comedians in the world. His shows have sold out, and he has a prestigious Mark Twain award to his name. Now, he has a new title: landlord of a public radio station in Yellow Springs, Ohio. He spent $15 million of his own money to give WYSO a new home. The comedian speaks with Morning Edition's Michel Martin about his purchase and why he decided to move his family to the small Ohio town. He also discusses free speech and the purpose of comedy. Martin and Chappelle spoke with each other at WYSO's brand-new station under the exposed beams of the 150-year-old building, just a day after the ribbon-cutting.
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AI lab Anthropic announced this week that it had developed a powerful new model the company believes could "reshape cybersecurity." It said that its latest model, Mythos Preview, was able to find "high-severity vulnerabilities, including some in every major operating system and web browser." Patrick Sison/AP hide caption
The AI lab Anthropic announced this week that it has developed a new artificial intelligence model, called Mythos Preview, that could "reshape cybersecurity." The model detects "high-severity vulnerabilities, including some in every major operating system and web browser," the company said. Mythos Preview is also better at identifying ways to exploit the vulnerabilities it finds, which could be malicious if placed in the wrong hands. For now, to secure the critical software, the company is limiting access to about 50 select companies and organizations.
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This newsletter was edited by Suzanne Nuyen.
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