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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. Iran and Israel say they are halting attacks on each other after trading fire. President Trump called for a ceasefire and says final talks are proceeding on a deal. Separately, Israel says it's shutting down the single crossing for aid and goods into Gaza, citing security concerns. NPR's Anas Baba reports. Israel closed the Karim Shalom crossing, citing what it calls necessary security measures following Iranian missile attacks. This halts the entry. of all aid and commercial goods into Gaza, as well as the entry and exit of aid workers and volunteer doctors.

Additionally, Israel has closed cheekpoints throughout the occupied West Bank, further restricting movement between Palestinian cities there. Israel similarly sealed Gaza's crossings in the early days of the U.S. Israeli war on Iran, but reopened them after U.S. pressure. Meanwhile, Israel continues striking Lebanon and Gaza. Gaza officials say nearly 30 Palestinians have been killed in air strikes since Saturday. day, including at least six on Monday. And as Bobo, NPR News, Gaza City. Disgraced cryptocurrency executive Sam Bankman-Fried is asking President Trump for a pardon.

As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, Bankman Freed is serving a 25-year sentence for fraud and money laundering. After months of praising Trump, Bankman Fried has formally asked for a presidential pardon. A jury convicted the one-time crypto star in 2023, after prosecutors alleged he used money from his customers at the crypto exchange FTX to prop up another business and to pay for his luxury Penthouse in the Bahamas. Bankman Fried was a Democratic mega donor before he was sent to federal prison, but he has since changed his tune, taking jailhouse interviews with Fox News and celebrating President Trump. Trump has issued more than 1,600 pardons in clemencies in his second term, most of those tied to the January 6 Capitol rioters. Bobby Allen and PR News.

New York City mayors Aram Dani says a new watch party has been scheduled for fans during tonight's NBA finals game between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs. This comes after the U.S. Secret Service and New York City Police canceled a planned gathering outside Madison Square Garden. NPR's Brian Mann reports. Momdani and President Trump will both be at game three of the NBA finals tonight. According to city officials, law enforcement determined a watch party for fans outside the garden wouldn't work because of heightened security surrounding Trump's visit. The last watch party at the venue Friday night turned chaotic with more than two dozen arrests.

The newly scheduled gathering will be held for 5,000 fans in Bryant Park, also in Midtown Manhattan. Attendance is free, but registration is required. In a statement, Mamdani said these watch parties have become a celebration of New York City itself. The next play at home tonight holding a two-nothing lead in the series. Brian Mann, NPR News, New York. A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the Southern Philippines, triggering landslides, causing buildings to collapse and killing at least 35 people. The Pacific tsunami warning Center lifted its alert hours after the quake. This is NPR News. A new Treasury Inspector General report raises concerns about ICE's ability to safeguard taxpayer information.

ICE and the IRS agreed last year to share taxpayer data for immigration investigations. The report documents security concerns surrounding the arrangement, which has faced lawsuits and controversy. In February, a federal judge found the IRS unlawfully disclosed taxpayer information to ICE. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says future doctors will now need stronger knowledge of nutrition. based medicine before they can obtain a license to practice. NPR's Maria Godoy reports the change as part of Kennedy's push to get medical schools to teach more about nutrition. Kennedy announced the change at a press conference Monday. He said nutrition will now account for about 15% of the content on the three-step medical licensing exams that medical students are required to take in the

U.S. That means nutrition will no longer sit at the margins of medical education. It will shape what students learn what physicians master, what licensing boards assess, and ultimately how patients receive care. The groups that agreed to the plan include the National Board of Medical Examiners and the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners. Maria Godoy and PR News. An amateur historian has lost prized artifacts tied to Abraham Lincoln after he left a folder on the roof of his car and drove off from Connecticut College. According to Connecticut Insider, the documents included an invitation to an 1864 inaugural ball and a letter discussing Lincoln's assassination from General William Sherman. He thinks someone likely picked up the folder and hopes it'll be returned.

This is NPR News from Washington.