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Nora Ramsey Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Ram. Early this morning, the Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration not to deport under the Alien Enemies Act any Venezuelans held in a Texas detention center until further order of the court. The 1798 law allows the government in wartime to deport foreigners deemed a threat. NPR's Meg Anderson reports the U.S. has already sent hundreds of migrants to a prison in El Salvador without determining that they are

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I am worried for our democracy, so I have read that the best way to bring down the attempted authoritarians is to take to the streets. The crowd waved American flags and placards. Some mocked the president and his adviser, Elon Musk. Some called for Trump to be put in jail and for the South African-born Musk to be deported. For NPR News, I'm Bruce Kahnfiser in New York. Today marks 30 years since the deadliest homegrown attack in U.S. history. A truck bomb exploded outside a federal building in Oklahoma City.

One hundred sixty-eight people were killed. The president at the time, Bill Clinton, spoke at the remembrance service this morning. The domestic terrorists who did this awful thing believed that it would spark a nationwide upheaval against the American government. Instead, he said, the people of Oklahoma City came together. Iran and the U.S. will hold another round of nuclear talks next week. The announcement came after indirect negotiation in Rome wrapped up today.

Megan Williams reports. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Arakchi and U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff didn't meet directly here in Rome, but instead passed messages through an Omani official, as they did in last week's talks in Muscat, which both sides called constructive. The US wants Iran to scale back uranium enrichment and allow tougher international inspections. Iran wants sanctions, relief and return. There have been no direct negotiations between the two countries since 2015 under President Barack Obama. President Trump faces pressure from

Israel to walk away, but for now the diplomatic meetings continue. For NPR News, I'm Megan Williams in Rome. This is NPR News. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced today he's ordered a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine from tonight through midnight tomorrow. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky dismissed the announcement as another attempt by Putin to play with human lives. He said that air raid alerts continue to sound across his country. Measles has been detected in Montana for the first time in 35 years. State health officials have confirmed five cases so far. From Montana Public Radio, Erin Bolton reports.

State health officials announced the cases in southwest Montana's Gallatin County Thursday evening. They say all five people were recently traveling but did not say where. The individuals are either unvaccinated or have an unknown vaccine status. County health officials say everyone has been isolated, but say people in the community were exposed. Montana only has estimates for current vaccination rates. That's because a 2021 state law told schools to stop reporting vaccination rates. Legislation to restart that data collection has stalled in the state legislature. For NPR News, I'm Aaron Bolton in Columbia Falls, Montana.

Today is the first day of National Park Week. The Park Service says it's a time to celebrate everything parks, that there are more than 400 national parks of different shapes, sizes, and kinds. Entrance fees are waived today. For those who can't get out, the National Park Service suggests sharing their thoughts with other park lovers on social media. Hashtag National Park Week. I'm Nora Rahm.

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