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On-again, off-again war is off
President Trump says he will order American forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end the 5-month old war. A number of times Trump has said the war is ending and he stopped bombing campaigns. Then, within a
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day or two, he would begin the bombing anew. This time, the emerging deal “would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT, and an end to Iran’s nuclear threat,” Trump wrote in a Saturday evening social media post.
“Based on this request, I have agreed, for the future benefit of the WORLD and, likewise, the survival of a successful and prosperous Iran, to cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL,” Trump said. However, Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said yester-
day that the Strait of Hormuz “will in no way return to the status it was before February 28th,” the day the war started. On a call with Iranian state TV, he added that Iran is discussing shipping through the strait with Oman, on the other side of Hormuz, but that there’s [See WAR, page 18]
They’re too smart for school High schools may ban smart glasses BY ELAINE GOODMAN
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MASS SHOOTING AT IN-N-OUT: Police say the suspected gunman who killed four and wounded seven at an In-N-Out in Twin Falls, Idaho, committed suicide afterward. An eyewitness told reporters that a man in the drive-thru line pulled out a handgun and stopped the shooter from killing more people. RFK SAYS VACCINATE: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a leading skeptic about vaccines, said yesterday parents should get their kids vaccinated against measles, as the surge in infections has reached numbers not seen in 35 years. WILDFIRES IN WASHINGTON STATE: Authorities say about 5,000 homes have been evacuated and about 600 homes and businesses have been destroyed by wildfires that remained uncontained yesterday in eastern Washington state. The fires burned more than 8.2 square miles around Spokane. KYIV ATTACK: Russia launched a major missile and drone attack on Kyiv, killing 10 people. Ukraine is [See THE UPDATE, page 4] Home with Endless Potential Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea
SMART GLASSES bring the internet to the eyes of those who wear them. But officials in the Mountain View-Los Altos school district worry the eyewear will enable cheating or privacy violations. AI illustration.
The Mountain View-Los Altos High School District is eyeing a ban on glasses equipped with cameras and artificial intelligence, as concerns increase nationally that the eyewear makes it easier to cheat on tests and violate people’s privacy. The district’s board will discuss the potential ban tonight. The policy the board will consider states: “Students shall not wear, activate or use artificial intelligence-enabled eyewear, including ‘smart glasses,’ on any school campus at any time during the school day.” That policy is stricter than the [See SMART, page 18]
Schools have no plan for windfall
have a plan by March 30, according to an agreement with the city, but the The Palo Alto Unified School Dis- work stalled during a leadership transitrict doesn’t have a plan for spending tion, Superintendent Jason Glass said $65.5 million from selling seven acres in an email on Friday. “I wasn’t here when the date passed, at the Cubberley Community Center to but I’m here now, and moving this forthe city of Palo Alto. The school district was supposed to ward is my responsibility,” Glass said BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
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in an email. Glass is the district’s fourth superintendent in the last six months. The board paid longtime Superintendent Don Austin $596,802 to resign on Feb. 20, and then paid acting Superintendent Trent Bahadursingh $346,673 to resign on March 17. HR Director [See WINDFALL, page 19]
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