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Breaking Stories (US)

• China calls for end to Iran war and Hormuz to reopen during Araghchi visit

  Iran’s foreign minister meets his Chinese counterpart one week before President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing.

  Al Jazeera
• Route 1 accident: Mass. State Trooper killed in wrong-way crash

  Route 1 northbound is closed at Walnut Street in Saugus after a wrong-way driver hit a responding cruiser. Both the driver and trooper have died.

  NBC Boston
• Xbox announces leadership changes as it stops development of Gaming Copilot for console

  "As part of this shift, you'll see us begin to retire features that don’t align with where we're headed," says Asha Sharma

  GamesIndustry.biz
• Framber Valdez melts down as benches clear in Tigers vs. Red Sox game

  Framber Valdez's latest act of immaturity was so outrageous that not even his own manager would stand up for him.

  USA Today
• Live: Hantavirus infected cruise ship to dock in Tenerife as three passengers ‘evacuated’

  A cruise ship that has been stricken with a deadly outbreak of the hantavirus will dock in Tenerife, the Spanish government said on Wednesday. Three passengers believed to have contracted the virus were…

  France 24
• Asha Sharma admits "Xbox needs to move faster", as new CEO begins "winding down Copilot on mobile" and ceases its development on consoles

  Xbox's newly-appointed head Asha Sharma is sunsetting the company's Copilot initiative, which was once envisioned as an AI-driven "personal gaming sidekick".

  Eurogamer.net
• RFK hands major win to the indoor tanning industry, to dermatologists' dismay

  Indoor tanning is associated with a 75% increase in melanoma risk. A proposed FDA rule intended to protect children is now gone.

  Los Angeles Times
• Parents Increasingly Reject Vitamin K Shots for Newborns, Hospitals Report

  A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.

  ProPublica
• China calls for ‘comprehensive ceasefire’ in Iran war

  Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for a comprehensive ceasefire in the Iran war. The comments could inject new energy into stalled efforts to end the two-month conflict between the United States and Iran.

  AP News
• Ukraine accuses Russia of breaking unilateral ceasefire

  The Russian strikes came just hours before a unilaterally proposed Ukrainian ceasefire and days before Russia itself intends to observe a ceasefire. Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned "cynical, vile" attacks by Russia.

  DW.com