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President Pezeshkian beat hardline coservative rival Saeed Jalili in a second round vote. The 71 year old heart surgeon wants constructive negotiations with western powers over a renewal of the faltering 2015 nuclear deal. We assess its prospects of happening. Also: Hamas says a strike on a UN-run school in Gaza has killed at least 16 people. Israel says it was used by Hamas operatives. A fifth Democratic member of Congress has urged Joe Biden to withdraw from the US presidential race. And there’s nervousness in France ahead of Sunday’s second round vote that could bring in a far right government.

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Robyn Cowen and John Brewin as England set up a semi-final with the Dutch in Dortmund

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On the podcast today: England beat Switzerland on penalties and are through to the semi-finals of Euro 2024. What a shootout it was, five brilliant penalties for England and redemption for Bukayo Saka, whose brilliant equaliser took the game to extra time.

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Guilford Technical Community College Professor Jeff Kinard taught a class about Civil War weaponry and shared artifacts such as muskets, carbines, and revolvers. He described technological advances, such as breech loading and rifled barrels, that allowed soldiers to fire faster and with more accuracy.

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Guilford Technical Community College Professor Jeff Kinard taught a class about Civil War weaponry and shared artifacts such as muskets, carbines, and revolvers. He described technological advances, such as breech loading and rifled barrels, that allowed soldiers to fire faster and with more accuracy.

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