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--:-- Rylan Barton: The Israeli cabinet has approved the first phase of a U.S.-brokered plan to end the war in Gaza. President Trump says he expects Israeli hostages to be freed Monday or Tuesday, and he may go to the region, as NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports.
--:-- Michelle Kellerman: At his cabinet meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was flanked by two key members of Trump's team, Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.
--:-- Michelle Kellerman: President Trump says he's likely to travel on Sunday to Egypt, and he's been invited to speak to the Israeli parliament. He says the hostages will likely be released early next week.
--:-- Michelle Kellerman: I think Monday is going to be a very big day, Monday, Tuesday, but it's going to be, depending on where you are, it's going to be a very big day. I think it's going to be a day of great celebration.
--:-- Michelle Kellerman: The ceasefire and hostage deal is just the first phase of his plan for Gaza. Other points still need to be negotiated.
--:-- Rylan Barton: Michelle Kellerman NPR News the State Department
--:-- Rylan Barton: A grand jury has indicted New York Democratic Attorney General Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud
--:-- Rylan Barton: It's the latest case brought by federal prosecutors after Trump called on the Department of Justice to target his perceived political enemies.
--:-- Letitia James: In a video statement released after the indictment, I deny charges as baseless. This is nothing more than a continuation of the president's desperate weaponization of our justice system.
--:-- Letitia James: He is forcing federal law enforcement agencies to do his bidding, all because I did my job as the New York State Attorney General.
--:-- Letitia James: James sued Trump and his company for inflating the value of some of its properties, winning more than $450 million in a civil fraud case.
--:-- Letitia James: At campaign rallies last year, Trump called for both James and the judge in that case to, quote, be arrested and punished accordingly.
--:-- Rylan Barton: One popular national park has fully reopened this week despite the federal government shutdown, which is now in its ninth day.
--:-- Rylan Barton: As Pierce Gentry with member station WUOT reports, local governments near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park came up with the money to keep it fully staffed.
--:-- Pierce Gentry: Seven local governments and one non-profit in the region have partnered to commit nearly $2 million to Great Smoky Mountains National Park to help keep staff paid and popular destinations such as Cades Cove open for visitors
--:-- Pierce Gentry: Sevier County is home to a significant portion of the park and fronted much of the money Here Vice Mayor Brian McCarter
--:-- Brian McCarter: If that place is not open, the perception amongst a lot of folks is, well, then Sevier County must be closed. And so we have to make sure that that opens to drive that economy.
--:-- Brian McCarter: The National Park Service estimates the park was responsible for nearly $3 billion of investment in surrounding communities during 2024.
--:-- Brian McCarter: McCarter says they can keep this up for about a month and hope to get their money back once the federal government reopens.
--:-- Rylan Barton: For NPR News, I'm Pierce Gentry.
--:-- Rylan Barton: The S&P 500 fell three-tenths of a percent today coming off its latest all-time high.
--:-- Rylan Barton: The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped five-tenths of a percent.
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--:-- Rylan Barton: Federal regulators have opened another investigation into Tesla's self-driving technology after dozens of incidents where the vehicles ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road.
--:-- Rylan Barton: The probe covers nearly three million vehicles, essentially all Tesla's equipped with the technology.
--:-- Rylan Barton: PepsiCo is shaking up its snacking business, adding protein and removing artificial ingredients.
--:-- Rylan Barton: The food giant makes many popular chip brands like Cheetos, Doritos and Lays.
--:-- Alina Seljuk: A large share of PepsiCo business is actually in snacking and food and those sales in North America are down in the latest quarter
--:-- Alina Seljuk: In fact Pepsi is facing new pressure from an activist investor to grow faster and more profitably
--:-- Alina Seljuk: Now the company is trying to catch up to shoppers demanding cleaner labels with fewer ingredients and generally healthier options.
--:-- Alina Seljuk: Pepsi says it will add protein to Doritos chips and test out Cheetos and Lays without artificial colors or flavors.
--:-- Alina Seljuk: The company will also use more of the healthier oils like avocado and olive.
--:-- Alina Seljuk: And the CEO says fiber will be the new protein, forecasting big demand for its snacks with extra fiber.
--:-- Rylan Barton: Dolly Parton says she, quote, ain't dead yet.
--:-- Rylan Barton: The songwriting icon released the statement after public speculation about her health.
--:-- Rylan Barton: Late last month, Parton postponed her first Las Vegas residency scheduled for December, citing health challenges.
--:-- Rylan Barton: Dolly Parton has clarified that her doctors say she's dealing with nothing major.
--:-- Rylan Barton: I'm Rylan Barton. This is NPR News from Washington.
