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Iran’s Nuclear Program: Once Again, It’s Down to the Wire
President Obama wants to reduce the threat of Iran building an atomic bomb. Iran’s President Rouhani wants to free his economy from economic sanctions. Is that enough for a permanent deal after a yearlong temporary agreement that ends next Monday? Negotiations are resuming tomorrow.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenPresident Obama wants to reduce the threat of Iran building an atomic bomb. Iran’s President Rouhani wants to free his economy from economic sanctions. Is that enough for a permanent deal after a yearlong temporary agreement that ends next Monday? Negotiations are resuming tomorrow.
Also, a doctor treated for Ebola dies in Omaha, and a drug that’s been recognized by health agencies as greatly reducing the spread of AIDS. Is that counterproductive, by discouraging the use of condoms by gay and bisexual men?
Photo: Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawai greets US Secretary of State John Kerry in Muscat, Oman, on November 9, 2014 before negotiations about the future of Iran's nuclear program. (State Department)
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3 storiesDoctor Treated for Ebola Dies in Omaha
The tenth Ebola patient to be treated here in the US has died at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Dr. Martin Salia was flown there after a medical evacuation from Freetown Sierra Leone. Dr. Dan Johnson of the Nebraska Medical Center says that Salia was critically ill when he arrived, suffering from respiratory and kidney failure.
Read the story7 minIran’s Nuclear Program: Once Again, It’s Down to the Wire
A year ago, six nations forged a temporary agreement with Iran to limit its nuclear program in exchange for a partial lifting of economic sanctions. That led to ongoing negotiations, which are set to expire next Monday.
Read the story34 minThe Fight over the Pill to Prevent HIV
Truvada is a daily medication recognized by the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health agencies as greatly reducing the risk of contracting the HIV virus. But one AIDS organization warns of a “public health disaster in the making.”
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