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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump says he has warned his ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, against taking actions that would undermine U.S. nuclear talks with Iran. I told him this would be inappropriate to do right now because we're very close to a solution. Now, that could change at any moment. It could change with a phone call. But right now, I think they want to make a deal.

And if we can make a deal, save a lot of lives. Taking reporters' questions today, President Trump also said he will know soon if Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to end the war with Ukraine. Trump warned he may change his response to the Russian leader unless there's progress. Speaking at a ceremonial swearing in for the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Jen Imperial, Trump said Russia, quote, seems to want to do something, but until the document is signed, I can't tell you, end quote. Many doctors across the U.S. who specialize in women's health say they're really feeling

the absence of a team of researchers that put out guidelines on birth control and Piers Katie Riddle reports a group was among the hundreds of staff let go from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Eight people were on the CDC team Their job was to stay up-to-date on research around contraception and keep clinicians in America up-to-date on it as well Doctors say without this team. They're at a disadvantage Andrea Braden is an obstetrician in Atlanta, Georgia. It was such a great resource and they put so much time into it. And I don't know where the motivation is coming from.

I don't know who decided that that was not necessary anymore, but it deeply affected all OB-GYNs. NPR reached out to the Department of Health and Human Services for an explanation about the cuts and did not receive a response. Katie Ariddle, NPR reached out to the Department of Health and Human Services for an explanation about the cuts and did not receive a response. Katie Ariddle, NPR News. Home insurance companies in Texas are using aerial photos and artificial intelligence to decide if they want to keep insuring homes. That's vexing more and more homeowners.

For Member Station KUT, Audrey McClinchy has that story. Since 2023, the state of Texas has investigated at least a dozen complaints over the use of aerial photos. One resident, Elena Callahan, got a letter saying the insurance policy on her home near Houston would not be renewed unless she got a new roof. But Callahan says her roof is five years old and in good condition. Callahan worries her insurer was looking at the wrong house. She asked, but never got copies of the aerial images. Where's the images? What images are they using? The use of aerial photos is one tool that insurers are using as more companies are choosing not to renew policies amid worsening storms. Federal data show that between 2020 and 2023,

the non-renewal rate in Texas nearly doubled. For NPR News, I'm Audra McGlinchey in Austin. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 119 points at 42,224. From Washington, this is NPR News. British prosecutors are confirming for the first time that they have charged the mega social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate with sex crimes. Local authorities say the brothers who hold dual citizenship in the UK and the US are accused of a raft of criminal offenses including rape and human trafficking in connection with at least three

women. The Tate brothers deny the allegations. They were arrested more than two years ago in Romania where the courts have issued an order to extradite the pair to the UK once their court case in Romania concludes. The first Broadway revival of the musical chess will open in the fall. That according to producers today. Reporter Jeff Lennon says a show with a score by ABBA's songwriters and Tim Rice will feature some well-known stars. The Cold War story about American and Soviet chess grandmasters who fall in love with the same woman will star Tony winner Aaron

Tveit, Emmy nominee Lea Michele, and Broadway vet Nicholas Christopher. While the original production was a hit in London, it flopped on Broadway in 1988. Still, the 1984 concept album, with songs by Bjorn Olweus, Benny Anderson and Tim Rice, is filled with popular hits. The Broadway revival will be directed by Michael Mayer, who previously worked with Lea Michele on Spring Awakening and Funny Girl. No theater or dates were announced. For NPR News, I'm Jeff Lunden in New York.

I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News in Washington.