Good evening. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
Iran is considering a U.S. peace proposalIran’s government said today that it was reviewing an American plan to end the war. Hours later, President Trump said that the two sides had engaged in “very good talks” and indicated again that he was not in a rush to restart an active military conflict. “Never a deadline,” Trump told reporters. Both sides have offered contradictory messages, and the optimism for a deal has yet to yield public results. But oil prices — which have been inflated thanks in large part to a shipping crisis in the Strait of Hormuz — fell significantly. Still, experts expect energy prices more broadly to remain elevated. In the U.S., gasoline prices jumped again to a national average of $4.54 a gallon. (Here’s a map showing gas prices around the country.) The burden of the surging prices is falling hardest on lower-income Americans, who, in March, spent much more on fuel despite reducing their consumption. In related news:
The Trump administration sues Colorado over a gun lawThe Justice Department filed a lawsuit today accusing Colorado of violating the Second Amendment right to bear arms by outlawing high-capacity ammunition magazines. The state law, which was passed after the 2012 mass shooting in Aurora, Colo., bans magazines that hold more than 15 rounds. Officials in the blue state accused the Trump administration of federal overreach. Yesterday, the Justice Department sued the state’s capital, Denver, over a 1989 law banning assault weapons. In other Trump administration news:
The media mogul Ted Turner dies at 87Ted Turner, who altered the landscape of American media by creating CNN and revolutionizing the 24-hour news cycle, died today at 87. Turner often took astounding business risks, sometimes teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, only to roar back and multiply his fortune. He oversaw a vast empire of cable channels, captained the winning yacht in the 1977 America’s Cup race, purchased the Atlanta Braves and, after marrying the actress and activist Jane Fonda, preached environmentalism. Read his obituary.
A new A.L.S. treatment helps some patients improveThree years ago, the F.D.A. conditionally approved the first therapy for a rare genetic form of A.L.S., even though its efficacy was uncertain. Now, some evidence is in, and it suggests that the drug, known as tofersen, is helping some A.L.S. patients get better and preventing others from getting worse. Such outcomes are remarkable for a disease that almost always causes continual decline and death. “It tells us that A.L.S. is treatable,” said a doctor conducting a trial of the drug. More top news
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A new ballet that goes bigFor 22 years, Tiler Peck has dazzled audiences as a dancer with New York City Ballet. Now, in her emerging second career as a choreographer, she is pushing the company to go bigger, in the style of City Ballet’s founder, George Balanchine. “Fill the stage!” Tiler said. She does that by using a cast of 40, the largest for a new classical work in her tenure with the company, for a dance that culminates with a heart-stopping finale. The performance, “Symphonie Espagnole,” will premiere tomorrow night.
World Cup or bust for Argentina’s die-hard fansPassion for soccer flows through the blood of many Argentines, who have always flocked to World Cups by the tens of thousands. Now, as this year’s tournament in the U.S., Mexico and Canada approaches, they are finding it difficult to afford tickets. Prices for premier games are way up. And some Argentine fans told my colleagues that they were selling their cars or going into debt in order to attend the games. “We are a poor country, we are a failed country, but we are the best fans,” an Argentine sociologist said.
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