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By Jamie Ross and Hannah Jewell

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Good morning. It’s Wednesday, April 8, and mentally we are taking a relaxing stroll through one of these seven U.S. cities that are perfect for a walkable vacation. Now let’s get to the news.

President Donald Trump announced a deal with Iran shortly before his deadline.

• The latest: Trump agreed to a two-week ceasefire and said talks will continue based on a 10-point proposal from Iran. The halt in military strikes seemed to be holding this morning.
• But Trump faces a backlash: His threat yesterday to wipe out “a whole civilization” drew widespread outrage and fueled open debate about his credibility, morality and sanity.

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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, left, and Gen. Randy George, until recently the Army’s chief of staff, at a Senate hearing last year. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images)

• Inside the Pentagon: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has repeatedly disagreed with the defense secretary. Yesterday, he told The Post he has no plans to resign or otherwise depart.
• Hegseth keeps making boastful claims about the war: Some Trump administration officials fear Hegseth’s messaging risks misinforming both the public and the president.

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A Trump-backed Republican won the race to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene.

• In Georgia: District attorney Clay Fuller defeated Democrat Shawn Harris in a runoff to fill Greene’s former U.S. House seat. The result widens the slim Republican majority.
• In Wisconsin: Voters expanded the liberal majority on the state’s Supreme Court, curtailing Republican power in a state that is home to some of the nation’s closest elections.
• In California: A GOP candidate who seized a half-million ballots said he may do it again.

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The Artemis II crew captured this view as the Earth sets behind the moon during a lunar flyby. (NASA/AP)

• What they show: Close-up views of craters and other features, the moon fully eclipsing the sun, and the Earth setting behind the moon. See NASA’s full photo gallery here.
• The mission has evoked memories of the Apollo era: Columnist Philip Kennicott says that watching Artemis II’s voyage has felt like an echo of a world that has passed.

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A U.S. journalist kidnapped in Iraq was freed in a prisoner swap.

• Last week: Shelly Kittleson, a freelancer who has reported for several U.S. outlets, was seized in Baghdad by a Shiite militia armed and controlled by Iran’s supreme leader.
• Yesterday: She was released in a prisoner swap with Iraq, following U.S. efforts. A militia official said she was freed on the condition that she leave the country immediately.

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We asked experts when prices for gas, air travel and food could come down.

• Don’t expect prices to drop soon: Gas prices could take months to fall significantly and berries, milk and meat could still get more expensive. Find our full breakdown here.
• Something else to be aware of: A proposed Labor Department rule could give Wall Street firms more access to your 401(k). Our columnist says it’s a massive greed grab.

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The statue of Magawa was unveiled on April 3, on the eve of the International Day for Mine Awareness. (Antony Holvoet/Apopo)

• Meet Magawa: During his five-year career in Cambodia, he cleared land mines from an area about the size of 26 football fields. He was rewarded with peanuts and bananas.
• He died in 2022, but his legacy lives on: A seven-foot statue of Magawa was unveiled last week. His handlers said he was one of the best to ever do it.

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