For now, links to reports from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down from IRAN 6-11-26.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 11  Trump calls off latest threats to strike Iran, cites breakthrough in talks to end war, by Jon Gambrell and Aamer Madhani | AP  DUBAI  — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he had called off new military strikes on Iran, claiming a breakthrough in negotiations to end the war just hours after the American leader threatened to escalate the conflict by seizing control of Iran’s oil industry. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.  Click HERE for report from NPR.

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FROM JUNE 11  Iran says no final decision made on deal that Trump hopes could be signed soon. From Reuters. President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States and Iran could sign a peace deal as soon as this weekend that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, but Iran countered that . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 11  How ‘algorithm’ got its name from a 9th-century Persian mathematician, by Scott Neuman | NPR  It’s a simple word that has developed a sinister connotation: algorithm. For many of us, algorithms help determine what we watch, read and listen to — in the process, confirming our tastes and biases, and creating ideological echo chambers. READ MORE . . .

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