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President Donald Trump said his administration expects to determine within days whether there is any connection between a series of deaths and disappearances involving 10 scientists over the past three years.

Speculation surrounding the cases has circulated widely online, though officials have not identified any concrete evidence linking the incidents to one another.

“Well, I hope it’s random, but we’re going to know in the next week and a half,” Trump told reporters on the South Lawn before jetting off to Las Vegas, noting he was just in a meeting on that subject. “Pretty serious stuff … hopefully a coincidence, or whatever you want to call it.”

He added that several of the individuals involved were highly significant figures and said the administration would be reviewing the matter closely in the near term. “Some of them were very important people, and we’re going to look at it over the next short period,” he went on.

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Federal investigators are turning to newly enhanced DNA analysis techniques as they continue searching for answers in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old woman who vanished from her Tucson, Arizona home.

According to a report, a Florida-based laboratory that works with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department forwarded previously collected DNA evidence to the FBI. The bureau is now applying updated technology to reexamine the sample, even though it is not newly obtained, ABC News reported.

Authorities have indicated that the genetic material recovered from Guthrie’s residence does not belong to a single individual. The PCSD has said the DNA recovered from Guthrie’s home came from more than one person, according to the outlet.

The sheriff added that several additional laboratories across the country—up to five—are also contributing to the investigation, though it remains unclear whether any new DNA evidence is currently under review.

Roughly two dozen investigators from both the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI are still actively working the case, but meaningful breakthroughs have been slow since Guthrie, the mother of NBC News co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, disappeared on February 1.

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President Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran appears to be nearing acceptance of key U.S. demands, pointing to what he described as significant progress in ongoing discussions.

He praised the current blockade on Iran, calling it “amazing,” and said it “is holding up very strong, and I think we’re making a lot of progress.”

Trump indicated he does not see a need to prolong the ceasefire, adding: “Iran wants to make a deal and we’re dealing very nicely with them. They’re willing to do things today that they weren’t willing to do two months ago.”

He added that another round of talks between the sides is likely to take place over the weekend.

Addressing reports that any agreement might limit Iran’s uranium enrichment for a defined period, Trump said no such arrangement has been finalized. “What we have is a statement that goes beyond 20 years, that they will not have nuclear weapons. There’s no 20-year limit.”

At the same time, he cautioned that if negotiations collapse, hostilities could restart.

Trump also asserted that Iran has agreed to transfer its enriched uranium, saying: “They agreed to hand over the nuclear dust. It’s way underground because of the attack with the B-2 bombers. We have a lot of agreement with Iran, and I think that something very positive is going to happen.”

Turning to the ceasefire he recently announced between Israel and Lebanon, Trump said he expects Hezbollah to comply. “It’s quite exciting, we’re going to meet with Bibi Netanyahu and the President of Lebanon. I had a great talk with both of them today. They’re going to have a ceasefire, and that will include Hezbollah.”

Responding to criticism from Pope Leo XIV regarding the conflict with Iran, Trump said: “It’s important that the Pope understands that Iran killed 42,000 people who were totally unarmed. They were protesters. Iran can not have a nuclear weapon. If they did, every country, including Italy, where he’s stationed, would be in trouble. So we’re doing very well in respect to that.”

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