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"Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended for three weeks."  Views expressed in this World and US news update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 24 April 2026, 1157 UTC. Content and Source:  "NPR-up first." https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQgLXpfLKtctcSjsKTTrgLdDvCS URL--https://www.npr.org. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). View this email online April 24, 2026 Brittney Melton up first  newsletter writer Good morning. Mentalist Oz Pearlman will headline the  White House Correspondents’ Dinner tomorrow , bucking from the decades-old tradition of featuring a comedian. Here’s the news we’re following today: Today’s top stories Mohammed Zaatari/AP President Trump has ordered the Navy to “shoot and kill any boat”  trying to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Shipping through the Strait has nearly stopped ...

"Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz after Trump extends cease fire." Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 22 April 2026, 1213 UTC. Content and Source:  "NPR-up first."  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQgLXmMQKMRHNdFFBQtcffdpDNz URL--https://www.npr.org. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). View this email online April 22, 2026 Brittney Melton up first  newsletter writer Good morning. On Earth Day today, NPR's Word of the Week traces the  origins of the term "tree-hugger,"  from a 1700s legend to modern-day environmentalism in 2026. Here’s the news we’re following: Today’s top stories  Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images Two ships came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday morning , hours after President Trump announced that he is ext...