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These days, there's a lot of news. It can be hard to keep up with what it means for you, your family, and your community. Consider This from NPR is a podcast that helps you make sense of the news. Six days a week, we bring you a deep dive on a story and provide the context, backstory, and analysis you need to understand our rapidly changing world. Listen to the Consider This podcast from NPR. Listen to the Consider This podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Russia is responding to renewed U.S. calls to accept a month-long ceasefire in Ukraine. The Kremlin says any deal would require a halt to Western military support to Kiev.

NPR's Charles Maynes reports. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the comments in an interview with ABC this week's Martha Raditz. If we do a temporary ceasefire... You want the weapons stopped? Otherwise it will be advantage for Ukraine. Peskov said without a stoppage in weapons shipments to Ukraine, Kiev could use the pause to rearm and replenish troops. The spokesman insisted President Vladimir Putin continues to support a U.S.-backed peace

settlement but would also maintain military operations until such a deal was in place. Peskov's comments came as Kiev and Moscow each accused the other of violating a three-day Russian-declared ceasefire to mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Charles Mayne's NPR News, Moscow. Talks between the U.S. and China are expected to continue on Sunday. The talks are aimed at easing the pressure over President Trump's tariffs. Saturday night Trump said on social media that great progress is being made in the discussions

but he gave no details. Talks on Saturday lasted for 10 hours. No major breakthrough has been announced. The mayor of Newark, New Jersey was arrested for trespassing on Friday after he visited a new immigration detention center that was awarded an ICE contract earlier this year. But Ross Baraka says the charges against him are a lie. I didn't climb a fence. I didn't kick the door down.

I didn't bust a window like their friends did at the Capitol. I didn't hurt people. Baraka was held for several hours before being released. He says the arrest took place after he had already left the facility's grounds. He says the arrest is an attempt to distract from the Trump administration's mass deportations without due process. In prison, former tech executive Elizabeth Holmes

is advising her partner on a new blood testing company. Holmes is serving an 11-year federal sentence for defrauding investors. NPR's Bobby Allen has more. Elizabeth Holmes' partner Billy Evans has raised millions of dollars for a biotech company. It's called Hermanthus. It's the Greek phrase for blood flower. It hopes to use AI to detect diseases early. That's according to two sources familiar with the venture who are not authorized

to speak publicly since the company has not yet launched. The startup bears a striking resemblance to Theranos, Holmes' fraudulent blood testing company that led to her 11-year sentence. A source close to the effort told NPR, Holmes has been providing advice to Evans as he develops the company. As a result of a federal settlement, Holmes cannot be an officer of a publicly traded company for a decade, but it does not affect her ability to work with a new private startup, even from prison. Bobby Allen, NPR News.

India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday, but just hours later they accused each other of violating the deal. The ceasefire was agreed to during US-led talks. The deal was expected to bring to an end days of escalating clashes between the two nuclear powers. The initial fighting began after a mass shooting of tourists that India blames on Pakistan. You're listening to NPR News. You're listening to NPR News. Health officials in Gaza say Israeli airstrikes overnight have killed at least 23 Palestinians. The dead includes three children and their parents. Their tent was bombed in Gaza City. The bombardment came as an international warning continues to grow over Israel's plans to control

aid distribution in the region. Israel's blockade of food and medical shipments into Gaza meanwhile is now in its third month. A newly rediscovered pilot of Thomas and Franz is being made publicly available for the first time. As MPR's Chloe Velpin reports, the 1983 episode of the beloved children's cartoon series about anthropomorphic steam trains was released on YouTube Friday. The pilot has been restored and digitized in honor of the 80th anniversary of the first Thomas Book's appearance in 1945. Titled Down the Mine, it tells of Thomas's hubristic attempt to chuff past a danger sign. Fire and smoke, said Thomas, I'm sunk. A producer of the series, which ran from 1984 until 2021, told the BBC his team recently

stumbled across old film cans containing the footage, shot in 35mm film, in a storage unit. Chloe Valtman, NPR News. Jason Tatum at 22 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists as the Boston Celtics routed the New York Knicks 115-93. It was game three of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Knicks lead the series two games to one. The Celtics win 20 of 40 from three point range. In the other game, Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Golden State Warriors by the score of 102 to 97. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News. Does the idea of listening to political news freak you out? Well don't sweat it. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.