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April 12 (Reuters) - Workers at JBS ratified a tentative two-year agreement with the world's largest meat company, covering nearly 3,800 ‌workers at the JBS flagship beef processing plant in Greeley, ‌Colorado, according to statements from both the union and the company on Sunday.

The agreement ​with the workers, represented by United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 (UCFW Local 7) and JBS, came as the two returned nL1N40O004 for a round of talks on April 9-10 after a month nL1N4040UJ of strikes ‌to press for wages that ⁠reflect inflation and a halt to company charges for replacing protective equipment.

The new agreement, which JBS says is ⁠unchanged from its last offer, secures an almost 33% wage increase over the next 2 years, protects workers from having to pay for personal protective equipment, ​and safeguards ​them against increases in healthcare costs, ​according to Local 7.

While the ‌meatpacker said it was pleased with the agreement reached, it "expressed disappointment that UFCW Local 7 leadership chose to eliminate the historic pension benefit that was part of the national agreement negotiated last year in partnership with UFCW International", according to the company's statement.

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As part of the ‌agreement, the union is also withdrawing seven ​alleged unfair labor practice (ULP) charges against JBS, ​the company said.

Beef prices ​set records this year after the nation's cattle supply ‌dropped to a 75-year low nL1N3YV176, ​leading meatpackers such ​as JBS to buy cattle to slaughter, even as they benefited from the rising prices.

The strike at JBS dealt a blow ​to U.S. processing capacity, ‌after Tyson Foods closed a beef plant in Nebraska this year ​and reduced operations at a Texas facility.

(Reporting by Chandni Shah ​in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)

THE RUNDOWN

• Katy Perry shared photos from her trip to Coachella.

• She was joined by her boyfriend, Justin Trudeau.

• The couple has been linked since July 2025.

On April 12, pop starKaty Perryposted a carousel of photos from her trip toCoachella, the annual music festival held in Indio, California. In the collection of pictures and videos, her boyfriend,Justin Trudeau, had a featured role.

In one photo, the couple is walking through the crowd of festival-goers while holding hands. Trudeau is in jeans and a white T-shirt with a backwards baseball cap. Perry has on a matching white shirt with a more form-fitting cut and shorts. She accessorized with a tiny black backpack, a black cardigan, and a pair of black boots over tall white socks.

In another photo, they’re sitting side-by-side for a snack and a sip from red Solo cups, seemingly surprised by the camera flash.

She also shared a few videos where the former Canadian Prime Minister can be seen, most notably one where he’s standing behind her as they listen to music.

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The other man that Perry dedicated the carousel to was headlinerJustin Bieber.Perry was as close as she could get for the set from the “Yukon” singer. She even shared an old photo from a meet-and-greet with the musician, proving her longtime fandom.

Earlier in March, a source toldPeoplethat Perry and Trudeau are doing their best to spend time together while still being there for their families.

“The priority for both of them is stability for the kids. Katy and Justin have had to be flexible to make the relationship work,” the insider said. “They travel whenever they can to spend time together. The long-distance dynamic was never a surprise to them.”

The source continued, “They really wanted to see where things could go, and have been determined to make it work.”

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ActorFrankie Muniz— star of the TV sitcom “Malcolm in the Middle” — crashed his truck in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday, April 11.

Muniz, 40, did not sustain any significant or notable injuries as a result of the crash, according to multiple reports, though he was unable to finish the race.

“I actually thought we were running pretty good. I felt pretty quick,” he told Fox Sports’Bob Pockrassafter Friday’s race. “We were in the lucky dog position, so I was just trying to do some good lap times. I think there was like 10 to go on the stage.”

Muniz’s new show, “Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair,” premiered the very same day. The show, a spinoff of the iconic early 2000s sitcom, features Muniz reprising his classic role.Bryan CranstonandJane Kaczmarekalso return to their roles in the four-episode miniseries.

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Muniz — racing in a “Malcolm in the Middle”-themed F-150 truck — crashed withTyler ReifandTimmy Hillon Turn 3 of the track.

“I think [Reif] maybe got impatient, I don’t know,” Muniz said. “He was yelling at me in there, saying I’m a lapper, like I shouldn’t be racing. I’m in the lucky dog position. I’m fighting. I belong on that racetrack just as much as he does, just as much as the leaders do.”

He continued, “I’m not going to back down on that. I haven’t seen a replay, but based on what I felt, I went to the middle of the track. I didn’t track all the way out to show that I was going to go back to the bottom.”

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As the two drivers went into the turn, Reif seemingly clipped Muniz’s truck while trying to pass him, and both trucks crashed into the wall. Hill was right behind Reif and ended up in the crosshairs of the crash.

Muniz has been passionate about racing since he was a kid, and is famously one of the last people whospoke with the late NASCAR legend,Dale Earnhardt, before his fatal 2001 crash.

“He was extremely friendly to me,” Muniz recalled of the legendary driver in the February 2026 FS1 documentaryWe’ve Lost Dale Earnhardt: 25 Years Later. “And I remember he said, ‘I have to say thank you to you … because your show has brought me and my daughter closer together.’ He’s like, ‘It’s something that we turn on Sunday nights and we watch together.’”

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"Malcolm in the Middle" was at the peak of its popularity at that time.

Muniz broke into racing in 2004 after stepping away from the Hollywood spotlight, making his professional racing debut in 2006.

In 2024, Munizannounced that he would be racing fulltimeduring the 2025 NASCAR season.

“This is something that I’ve been working [toward] for literally 20 years when I did my first race,” Muniz said of racing at the time. “That feeling of crossing the finish line first in that pro-celebrity race, was an incredible, incredible feeling and I’ve been chasing that.”

Sean Hepburn Ferrer recently revealed why he thinks Marilyn Monroe turned down the role of Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's, which eventually went to his mom, Audrey Hepburn

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• Nevertheless, his mother's take on the character surprised audiences and became an enduring icon of style and film

• Now, Lily Collins is set to bring Hepburn's legendary performance to the big screen in a new biopic

Audrey Hepburnremains closely associated withBreakfast at Tiffany's, but the film's lead role was first offered toMarilyn Monroe.

Now, Hepburn's oldest son, Sean Hepburn Ferrer, 65, is offering insight into why he thinks Monroe ultimately turned it down.

Speaking toWoman's World, Ferrer said he understands the decision, pointing to how closely the character of Holly Golightly mirrored Monroe. Truman Capote, who wrote the original novella, had drawn inspiration from the blonde bombshell— something Ferrer believes may have made the role less appealing.

“I can understand why Marilyn said no, because she probably felt like she was going to be playing herself,” Ferrer told the outlet. “It's not very interesting, but if you take someone like Audrey Hepburn, which is the last thing you expect her to do, it's going to create something completely new. And I think it worked.”

Directed by Blake Edwards,Breakfast at Tiffany'swent on to become one of the defining films of the early 1960s, blending romance, humor and a stylized vision of New York City life. Hepburn's portrayal of Golightly helped shape the film's lasting appeal and continues to influence fashion and film decades later.

Hepburn, who died in 1993 at age 63, starred inBreakfast at Tiffany'salongside George Peppard, Patricia Neal and Mickey Rooney. She shared Ferrer with her first husband, Mel Ferrer, and later welcomed hersecond son, Luca Dotti, with Andrea Dotti.

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Ferrer also reacted to thenewly announced biopicabout his mother, which isset to star actress Lily Collins.

“I have to be honest, I'm very excited, because I like Lily very much,” he toldWoman's World, adding that he has watched her seriesEmily in Paris“as much as I could have.”

On Feb. 23, 2026, Collins confirmed that she will portray Hepburn in a film written and produced by Alena Smith, based on Sam Wasson's nonfiction bookFifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's and the Dawn of the Modern Woman.

“It's with almost 10 years of development and a lifetime of admiration and adoration for Audrey that I'm finally able to share this,” Collins captioned herInstagram post. “Honored and ecstatic don't begin to express how I feel…”

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ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States and Iran began historic face-to-face negotiations Saturday in Pakistan, days after a fragile, two-week ceasefire was announced, asthe warthat has killed thousands of people and shaken global marketsentered its seventh week.

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The White House confirmed the direct nature of the talks, a rare instance of high-level engagement, and said they were ongoing as of 10 p.m. local time. Later, there was no sign of talks having ended as midnight passed.

Meanwhile, the U.S. military said two destroyers transited the Iran-grippedStrait of Hormuzahead of mine-clearing work, a first since the war began. Iran’s state media, however, said the joint military command denied that.

The U.S. delegation led byVice President JD Vanceand the Iranian one led by Parliament SpeakerMohammad Bagher Qalibafdiscussed with Pakistan how to advance the ceasefire already threatened by deep disagreements and Israel's continued attacks against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, whose health ministry said the death toll has surpassed 2,000.

Since the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979, the most direct U.S. contact had been in 2013 when President Barack Obama called newly elected President Hassan Rouhani to discuss Iran’s nuclear program. The most recent highest-level meetings were between Secretary of State John Kerry and counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif during negotiations over the program.

Now talks feature Vance, areluctant defenderof the war who has little diplomatic experience and warned Iran not to “try and play us,” and Qalibaf, a former commander with Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard who has issued some of Iran's most fiery statements since fighting began.

Iran sets ‘red lines’ including compensation for strikes

Iran’s state-run news agency said the three-party talks began after Iranian preconditions, including a reduction in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, were met.

Iran's delegation told state television it had presented “red lines” in meetings with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, including compensation for damage caused by U.S.-Israeli strikes that launched the war on Feb. 28 and releasing Iran’s frozen assets.

The war has killed at least 3,000 people in Iran, 2,020 in Lebanon, 23 in Israel and more than a dozen in Gulf Arab states, and caused lasting damage to infrastructure in half a dozen Middle Eastern countries. Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz has largely cut off the Persian Gulf and its oil and gas exports from the global economy,sending energy prices soaring.

Reflecting the high stakes, officials from the region said Chinese, Egyptian, Saudi and Qatari officials were in Islamabad to indirectly facilitate talks. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter.

In Tehran, residents told The Associated Press they were skeptical yet hopeful after weeks of airstrikes left destruction across their country of some 93 million people.

“Peace alone is not enough for our country because we’ve been hit very hard, there have been huge costs,” 62-year-old Amir Razzai Far said.

In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” fueling the war.

US sending forces to help mine-clearing on the strait

Ahead of the talks, President Donald Trump accused Iran of using the Strait of Hormuz for extortion, and told reporters Friday it would be opened “with or without them.”

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Iran’s closure of the strait has proved its biggest strategic advantage in the war. Around a fifth of the world’s traded oil had typically passed through on over 100 ships a day. Only 12 have been recorded transiting since the ceasefire.

On Saturday, Trump said on social media that the U.S. had begun “clearing out” the strait.

“Today, we began the process of establishing a new passage and we will share this safe pathway with the maritime industry soon,” U.S. Central Command commander Adm. Brad Cooper later said. The U.S. statement about the destroyers added: "Additional U.S. forces, including underwater drones, will join the clearance effort in the coming days.”

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had said Tehran was entering negotiations with “deep distrust” afterstrikeson Iran during previous talks. Araghchi, part of Iran’s delegation in Pakistan, said Saturday that his country was prepared to retaliate if attacked again.

Iran’s 10-point proposal ahead of the talks called for a guaranteed end to the war and sought control over the Strait of Hormuz. It included ending fighting against Iran’s “regional allies," explicitly calling for a halt to Israeli strikes on Hezbollah.

The United States’ 15-point proposal includes restricting Iran’s nuclear program and reopening the strait.

Israel and Lebanon will have direct negotiations

Meanwhile, Israel pressed ahead with strikes in Lebanon aftersaying there is no ceasefire there. Iran and Pakistan have disagreed. The Lebanese state-run news agency reported at least three people killed.

Negotiations between Israel and Lebanon are expected to begin Tuesday in Washington, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s office said Friday, after Israel'ssurprise announcement authorizing talksdespite the countries lack of official relations.

But as thousands in Lebanon protested the planned negotiations, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said he had postponed a planned trip to Washington “in light of the current internal circumstances.” It was not immediately clear what that meant for talks.

Israel wants Lebanon's government to assume responsibility for disarming Hezbollah, much like was envisaged in aNovember 2024 ceasefire. But it is unclear whether Lebanon's army can confiscate weapons from the militant group, which has survived efforts to curb its strength for decades.

Hezbollah joined the war in support of Iran in the opening days. Israel followed with airstrikes and aground invasion.

The day the Iran ceasefire deal was announced, Israelpounded Beirut with airstrikes, killing more than 300 people in the deadliest day in Lebanon since the war began, according to the country's Health Ministry.

Castillo reported from Beijing, Magdy from Cairo and Anna from Lowville, New York. Associated Press writer Josh Boak contributed.