Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson passed away on Tuesday at the age of 84, while the US military conducted strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats in the Pacific and Caribbean, resulting in 11 fatalities. Additionally, negotiations between the United States and Iran yielded an agreement on "guiding principles" regarding Tehran's nuclear capabilities, and CBS reportedly blocked Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with a Democratic representative.
Jesse Jackson, a prominent civil rights leader and close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., died peacefully, according to his family, though the specific cause of death was not disclosed (Al Jazeera). Jackson rose to prominence from the segregated South and remained politically active throughout his life (Al Jazeera).
In a separate development, US forces launched strikes on three alleged drug smuggling boats on Monday, as reported by Sky News. Two vessels were hit in the eastern Pacific Ocean, each carrying four people, while a third boat in the Caribbean Sea, carrying three people, was also struck. US Southern Command confirmed the operation, stating that intelligence indicated the vessels were involved in narco-trafficking operations (Sky News).
Meanwhile, Iran and the United States reached an understanding on "guiding principles" after fresh talks on Tehran's nuclear capabilities in Geneva (Sky News). Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that while an agreement might not be reached soon, the "path has started" (Sky News). Oman's foreign minister, Badr Albusaidi, described the talks as "constructive" and noted "good progress" (Sky News).
Adding to the week's events, Stephen Colbert revealed that CBS prevented him from airing an interview with Texas Democratic representative James Talarico (The Verge, Ars Technica). Colbert stated that the network's lawyers informed him that Talarico could not appear on the show, allegedly due to concerns about upsetting FCC chair Brendan Carr and potential enforcement of the equal-time rule (The Verge, Ars Technica). Colbert said, "I was told in no uncertain terms by our networks lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast" (Ars Technica).
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