US-Iran Diplomatic Efforts, CO Firebomber Sentenced, Sun Lounger Lawsuit and more

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🗓️ 7 May 2026

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Iran is expected to reply to mediators today on the United States’ proposed deal to end the war. A man accused of firebombing a crowd of demonstrators in Colorado last year has been sentenced. A federal appeals court seems poised to reject the defense secretary’s bid to punish a Democratic senator. We’ll tell you which state became the first to pass a new congressional map since the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling. Plus, a tourist cashes in on a family vacation mishap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, from CNN. I'm AfomaDK with the five things you need to know for Thursday, May 7th.
0:07.0	The U.S. is waiting for Iran's response to its latest proposal to end the war.
0:12.0	Here's CNN's Jeremy Diamond on where things stand.
0:15.0	The Tasneem News Agency in Iran is reporting that Iran has not yet reached a final conclusion and no response
0:21.9	has been given to the American side, that they are still reviewing the messages that have
0:27.7	been transmitted from the United States by the Pakistani mediators.
0:31.9	That's the latest reporting from inside Iran.
0:35.0	Our understanding of this situation in the last 24 hours has been that both sides
0:39.5	seem to be moving towards an agreement. And one of the reasons for the delay that we know
0:44.3	exists is because Mostabakhaminay, the Supreme Leader of Iran, has been in hiding, basically
0:51.3	since the moment that he became the Supreme Leader.
0:54.6	And it's taking time for messages to get to him in this underground bunker where he appears
1:00.2	to be hiding.
1:01.7	According to local media, Iran's president said he met with Iran's Supreme Leader for
1:05.8	two and a half hours without specifying when it took place.
1:09.4	Meanwhile, Israel said it killed a top Hezbollah commander in the southern suburbs of Beirut
1:13.6	in the first strike in the Lebanese capital since the ceasefire in Lebanon took effect.
1:17.6	The Iran-backed militant group has yet to confirm the alleged killing.
1:21.6	It comes as a U.S. State Department official and an Israeli source say a third round of talks between Israel and Lebanon is set for next week.
1:28.3	More news coming up, including a man sentenced in connection to a fire bombing attack last year.
1:38.3	The man charged in a deadly firebombing attack in Boulder, Colorado last year, has been sentenced to life in prison without
1:44.5	the possibility of parole.
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