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 Live from NPR in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. Iranian and U.S. officials say they've reached a preliminary [初步的] agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz [霍尔木兹海峡], setting the stage [做好准备] to end the war. Hardliners [鹰派] in Iran have accused [指控] negotiators [谈判人员] of betraying [背叛] the late [已故的] supreme leader [最高领袖] who was killed by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on the first day of the war. Critics [批评者] of Iran's government feel betrayed by the U.S. Duri Bouskarin reports. In a voice note to NPR, a web developer who asked to remain anonymous [匿名的] for his safety said he has no reaction. He can only give swears [咒骂] and curses [诅咒]. I am really sorry, but I cannot be polite anymore, he said. The American administration clearly doesn't give a penny [此处指不在乎] to Iranian public opinion. After months of airstrikes and the killings of dozens of top officials, Iran's leadership remains strikingly similar and perhaps more hardline than their predecessors [前任]. In a press conference, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman, Ismail Bagai, said the preliminary agreement is a, quote, product of the legendary resilience [传奇的韧性] and resistance of the Iranian people against the aggressions [欺压] of two villainous [恶棍一般的] actors equipped with all material means [物质手段]. 

U.S. stocks rose today on hopes that a deal between the U.S. and Iran will soon allow oil to flow through the Strait of Hormuz. NPR's Scott Horsley reports. Stocks are up and crude oil [原油] prices are down on news of the diplomatic [外交的] deal to reopen the Strait, which is expected to be finalized later this week. AAA says retail gasoline [零售汽油] prices dip [下跌] to an average of $4.06 a gallon overnight. That's down about a dime from a week ago, but still about $1.08 more than before the war began. NPR's Scott Horsley reporting. 

Starter homes [首套房] in a record number of cities now cost a million dollars or more. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports it's part of a surge [骤升] in home prices since 2020. New data from the real estate [房地产] website Zillow finds 242 cities have million-dollar entry-level homes. That's three times as many as before the pandemic [疫情的] housing boom [房地产暴涨]. Most places are in California, but the fastest growth is in New York and New Jersey. Million-dollar starters have also spread to interior [内陆的] states like Texas, Wyoming, and Illinois. They're defined here as the lowest third of the market in a region. Despite that, Zillow finds that nationwide, the typical starter home is still a lot less, just under $200,000. A housing shortage has priced out [使...买不起] many first-time buyers, but Zillow finds the tough market easing a bit with more inventory [库存] and prices growing more slowly. Jennifer Ludden, Washington. 

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress [同温层堡垒] crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base today. The B-52 is a long-range bomber [轰炸机] that first entered service in 1955 and has been used in the Iran War. Its current version typically carries a crew [乘员] of five and can carry as much as 70,000 pounds of bombs and other munitions [军火]. Officials say emergency crews [应急人员] immediately responded to the scene [（事故）现场] and that the situation is ongoing. 

Health officials are raising awareness [提高意识] about Alpha-Gal Syndrome [症状], a meat allergy [肉类过敏] triggered by tick bites [蜱虫叮咬]. Symptoms [症状] include hives [寻麻疹], diarrhea [腹泻], and itchiness [瘙痒] after eating meat or dairy [奶制品]. The allergy doesn't impact consumption of seafood or poultry [禽类]. The expanding range of the Lone Star [孤星州，指的是得克萨斯] tick is contributing to cases. Regulators [监管者] recently approved the first drug for the condition. 

The FIFA World Cup has brought the top 48 soccer teams in the world to North America, but how much of an economic boom [此处指经济刺激] will it actually materialize [实现] in the 11 U.S. cities hosting the games? Dylan Duke with member station KERA has more. FIFA projects [预计] the U.S. economy will see a $17 billion boost [增长] in GDP and the creation of 185,000 jobs. But economists NPR spoke with are skeptical [怀疑的]. Yeah, I guess they'd have something of a little boomlet [小增长] in sales tax revenue [营业税收入] that lasts for a few weeks, and it just goes back to where it was before. So in the grand scheme [总体而言], it doesn't really matter that much. Colm Clark is a professor of economics at Southern Methodist [卫理公会] University in Dallas, Texas. He said FIFA's projections are likely exaggerated [夸大的]. 

Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine hosted his 50th and final ice cream social [冰淇淋社交活动] over the weekend. According to Cleveland.com, Fran DeWine came up with the idea when her then [当时的] 29-year-old husband was running for Greene County prosecutor [县/郡检察长] in 1976. The event featured ice cream and thousands of slices of the First Lady's pie at their home in Cedarville, Ohio. 79-year-old DeWine is term-limited [任期限制] and will leave public office [公职] at the end of the year.