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We've all been there running around a city looking for a bathroom but unable to find one. Hello, do you have a restroom we could use? A very simple free market solution is that we could just pay to use a bathroom, but we can't. On the Planet Money podcast, the story of how we once had thousands of pay toilets and why they got banned from Planet Money on NPR, wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly.

The White House says Israel has accepted a new U.S. ceasefire proposal for Gaza, but adds it's still waiting for a formal response from Hamas. Press Secretary Caroline Levitt says the latest proposal was submitted to both sides by President Trump and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. Amos has said it wants to study the details further. The State Department is advising students from China studying at colleges and universities in the U.S. that their visas could be reviewed and revoked. Officials say the administration is focusing on those studying in critical national

security fields. NPR's Michelle Kelleman says the action was announced this week by the Trump administration. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. will start, in his words, aggressively revoking visas of students who have ties to the Chinese Communist Party and who are studying in critical fields. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce would not give further details on how the U.S. will vet these students. The United States, I further can say here, will not tolerate the CCP's exploitation of U.S. universities or theft of U.S. research, intellectual property or technologies to grow its military power.

She wouldn't predict how many students or faculty might be affected by these moves, which China has denounced. Michelle Kelliman, NPR News, the State Department. A federal judge in Massachusetts is extending an order that blocks the Trump administration from barring Harvard University from enrolling international students. Judge Alison Burroughs issued the original order last week. She's now added a temporary restraining order following a court hearing in Boston. The Ivy League school sued after the Department of Homeland Security took the action, accusing Harvard of fostering

violence and anti-Semitism. The school held its spring commencement yesterday in Cambridge. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says he believes climate change is real, but the former oil and gas executive adds he's not convinced it's a crisis. As Sam Brash with Colorado Public Radio reports, scientists say they're concerned about Wright's policy positions. Chris Wright laid out his climate views at a Houston oil and gas conference in March. The Trump administration will treat climate change

for what it is, a global physical phenomenon that is a side effect of building the modern world. As Secretary of Energy, Wright has promised to maximize energy production and develop some climate-friendly alternatives like geothermal and nuclear. But some climate scientists say he's misinterpreted their work to downplay the risks of burning fossil fuels. Other clean energy advocates worry staff and funding cuts could limit critical research at the

Department of Energy. For NPR News, I'm Sam Brash in Denver. This is NPR News from Washington. More testimony is expected today in New York in the sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of hip-hop mogul Sean Diddy Combs. Yesterday jurors heard from a woman who accused Combs of having assaulted her physically and sexually. The woman went by the pseudonym Mia. She is the second witness at trial to accuse Combs of such abuse. NPR's Anastasia Tsiolkas has more in her report that includes

descriptions of violence and sexual assault. Mia worked closely with Combs for about eight years, beginning as his personal assistant in 2009. She testified that over that time, Combs physically and sexually assaulted her multiple times, including allegedly raping her, forcing her to perform oral sex on him, and repeatedly slamming a heavy door in her arm until she thought it was broken. She said she was convinced no one would believe her and that he was simply too powerful that, quote, I couldn't tell him no about a sandwich. I couldn't tell him no about a sandwich. I couldn't tell him no about anything. Mia also testified.

She heard abuse and saw many physical injuries that combs allegedly committed on a previous witness singer, Cassie Ventura. Mia will be returning to the stand to give additional testimony. Anastasia Tsilakis, NPR News, New York. This year's Stanley Cup final will be a rematch of last year's NHL Championship Series. The Edmonton Oilers won the Western Conference last night by beating the Dallas Stars 6-3. Edmonton will play the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup final. I'm Dave Mattingly, NPR News in Washington.

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