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September 27: Iran’s Hormuz Proposal and the Athens Blast
Iran and Washington
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran no longer trusts talks with Washington. Shortly afterward, President Trump rejected an Iranian proposal concerning the Strait of Hormuz. The details of the proposal were not provided.
In Northern Ireland
The Court of Appeal has overturned a ban on the Drumcree parade. Portadown District Orange Lodge declined a judge’s request to postpone the march along Garvaghy Road.
In Greece
Six people, including four American tourists, were killed in a blast in Athens’ Plaka district. A gas leak is suspected. Two women were reportedly injured when a building collapsed.
In U.S. justice
Police in Jackson, Mississippi, testified that the death of a 29-year-old Black woman found hanging from a tree in a vacant lot was staged.
In Tennessee, lawyers for Christa Pike are seeking clemency. Pike killed a fellow student in 1995 and could become the first woman executed in the state in 200 years. Her lawyers argue she would not receive a death sentence if the crime happened today.
In U.S. policy
Trump says he has approved new fuel economy standards and ended what he calls the Biden administration’s electric vehicle mandate. The 2024 policy set fleet pollution standards designed to encourage automakers to shift toward electric vehicles.
Lawmakers are also criticizing Trump’s plan to cancel $810 million in funding, most of it for programs serving immigrants, people of color and LGBTQ+ people.
Across the northeastern U.S.
A powerful storm has brought flooding and power outages to the region. Authorities warn that conditions could pose risks to residents.
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Four people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting near the capital, Kingstown.
At the Kennedy Center
Former employees accuse the venue’s leadership of halting planned waterproofing repairs months before its closure. In a letter to Congress, their attorney shared internal documents he says challenge the board’s claim that leaks required an immediate shutdown.
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