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This message comes from Intuit TurboTax. With TurboTax expert full service, match with a dedicated expert who will do your taxes for you from start to finish getting you every dollar you deserve. It's that easy. Visit TurboTax.com to match with an expert today. Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump said Monday the Iran War could be over soon. We're achieving major strides toward completing our military objective, and some people could say they're pretty well complete. We wiped every single force in Iran out very completely. Speaking with reporters in Miami, Trump said the U.S. is ahead of its initial timeline, but he did not say when the war could end. And he left open the possibility of an escalation if Iran disrupts a flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz. On social media, he said the U.S. will hit Iran 20 times harder than it already has.

Oil prices are sharply lower in Asian trading after shooting up to $115 a barrel on Monday. Oil now trading below $90 a barrel and stock markets in Asia are rebounding. A seventh American soldier has died following an Iranian attack on another U.S. air base in the region. The additional death comes in the second week of coordinated attacks by the U.S. and Israel on Iran from Kentucky Public Radio Justin Hicks as more. Twenty-six-year-old Benjamin Pinington from Glendale, Kentucky was at an air base in Saudi Arabia on March 1st. When Iran retaliated for the initial strikes against the country by the U.S. and Israel, he died Sunday due to injuries from the attack. The Army says Pinington enlisted in the military in 2017 and was assigned to an Army space battalion last year. His unit's commanding officer said he was dedicated and led with strength, professionalism, and a sense of duty. In remarks to a firefighter association, Vice President J.D. Vance alluded to Pinington saying he would be, quote, coming home.

For NPR News, I'm Justin Hicks in Louisville. President of Ohio State University has resigned after acknowledging an inappropriate relationship that allowed access to school leadership, as NPR has a listen ad warning reports. The university's president Walter Ted Carter Jr. had been in the job for two years. While the university did not provide more details on whom the relationship was with or what access was granted, Carter recently disclosed he had a relationship with someone seeking public resources to support her personal business. The university in Columbus, Ohio, serves more than 60,000 students. There has been controversy and student protests on campus this semester. Many buildings are named for Les Wexler, a retail billionaire with strong ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Regarding new leadership, the university said it would share more information in the coming days. A listen ad warning and Pinington. On Capitol Hill, the narrow house majority got tighter on Monday, California, Congressman Kevin Kylie says he will still caucus with House Republicans, but he is dropping his

party affiliation to serve as an independent Kylie. A two-term Congressman is facing a tougher election battle after California redrew its congressional boundaries. This is NPR. A court complaint against two men who brought explosives to a protest outside New York City's mayoral mansion over the weekend says they were inspired by the Islamic State Extremist Group, a two-appeared in court Monday on charges that included attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization and using a weapon of mass destruction. The devices were homemade, but did not explode after they were hurled during a Saturday protest. The drug maker, Novo Nordisk, and the telehealth company Hems, have reached a deal to end their legal fight in P.R. Sydney, Lupkin, has more. Novo Nordisk will drop its lawsuit against Hems. In exchange, Hems will stop advertising its compounded version of Novo Nordisk's wagovi. Compounded drugs are made by a specialized pharmacy, not a drug company.

Hems will continue to offer compounded semacletide, the active ingredient in wagovi, but on a more limited scale, it says. It will also offer brand-name wagovi injections and pills on its telehealth platform starting later this month. Hems launched a compounded version of Novo Nordisk's brand new weight-loss pill in February. After Novo threatened to sue and federal regulators signaled a crackdown, Hems said it would drop its copycat pill. Novo Nordisk then sued Hems for patent infringement and now has withdrawn that suit. Sydney Lupkin and P.R. News. The NBA says it's called off the Atlanta Hawks Plan for a promotional event at a strip club the league says it's stepped in. After hearing concerns from many across the NBA, the Hawks announced a plan to celebrate Atlanta's Magic City Adult Entertainment Club last month. This is NPR News. This message comes from duck.ai. Looking for AI that protects your data? Go to duck.ai-nPR to chat privately with popular AIs.

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