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Imagine, if you will, a show from NPR that's not like NPR, a show that focuses not on the important but the stupid, which features stories about people smuggling animals in their pants and competent criminals in ridiculous science studies, and call it Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me because the good names were taken. Listen to NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. Yes, that is what it is called wherever you get your podcastsm Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noor Rahm. Residents from both India and Pakistan are reporting the sound of explosions just hours

after President Trump announced a ceasefire between the two countries. The ceasefire was meant to end the worst fighting between the two nuclear armed countries in decades. Amkar Khandekar reports from Mumbai. After days of escalating military tensions that killed more than 70 people, India and Pakistan announced that they had agreed to a ceasefire. But just hours later, the Chief Minister of India and administered Kashmir posted this on X.

In Pakistan, residents shared videos of projectiles flying over at least one city, Bahawalpur, which had been earlier targeted by India. NPR has not independently verified the videos. The hostilities began after India blamed Pakistan for a militant attack that killed 26 people in late April. Pakistan has denied involvement in the attack. Omkar Khandekar, NPR News, Mumbai. Talks wrapped up for the day in Geneva, Switzerland between U.S. and Chinese negotiators.

They're to resume tomorrow, aimed at reducing trade tensions between the world's two biggest economies. The two countries have imposed tariffs on each other's goods of more than 100%, disrupting the global economy. After canceling in-person classes at the National Fire Academy, the Trump administration is now pledging to restore funding. The facility trains tens of thousands

of firefighters across the country. NPR's Frank Lankfit reports. During a hearing Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the administration would restore funding to the Academy. Quote, those grants and programs are being facilitated and those dollars will be forwarded, she said. Responding to questions from Senator Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat from Maryland, Noem did not say why the administration was restoring funding. The statement was welcome news to the nation's firefighters who rely on the Academy for high-level training.

It was also a relief for Emmitsburg, a tiny town in Western Maryland which is home to the Academy. Emmitsburg voted overwhelmingly for Trump in November. Trump's supporters there had told NPR they were dumbfounded by the decision to cut training for first responders. Frank Langford, NPR News. The Department of Homeland Security says an investigation continues into a protest at an immigration detention center in New Jersey yesterday.

The mayor of Newark was arrested, accused of trespassing. Mayor Ras Baraka was released last night after spending several hours in custody. His wife says that he was targeted. They didn't arrest anyone else. They didn't ask anyone else to leave. They wanted to make an example out of the mayor. He was running for the Democratic nomination for governor of New Jersey. This is NPR News in Washington. This is NPR News in Washington. Women in the U.S. will soon be able to use an at-home alternative to the pap smear. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports the FDA has approved a device to self-screen for cervical cancer. The company Teal Health makes the wand with a swab on its tip and says it's more comfortable and convenient

than getting a pap smear at the doctor's office. Women will be able to collect a vaginal sample, then send it to a lab to test for HPV, the virus that causes nearly all cervical cancers. Teal Health says the device will be available by prescription next month in California first, then nationwide, and that it's working with insurance companies to provide coverage. More than 4,000 women a year die from cervical cancer, in part, health experts say, because many don't get screened often enough or at all. Jennifer Levin in Peer News, Washington. The leaders of France, Germany, Poland, and the United Kingdom were in the Ukrainian capital Kiev today to show support for Ukraine's

battle against Russia. They called for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire to begin Monday and said they would impose new sanctions if Russia does not agree. They say they spoke by telephone with President Trump, who supports the proposal. Pope Leo XIV held his first formal audience today, speaking to the cardinals who elected him this week. He said he will continue the work of Pope Francis, an attempt to make the Catholic Church more inclusive and to look out for what he called the least and reject it.

He said he's fully committed to the 1960s reforms of the Second Vatican Council. I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News in Washington.