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Live from NPR News and Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. During a news conference today, President Trump said the war against Iran is pretty much complete though others in the administration have recently made contradictory statements. Trump is trying to have it both ways as NPR's Franco or Donia explains.

He says basically their military has all been wiped out. He talked about 90% of 90% and 80% of the

ballistic missiles and the nuclear sites and the different types of missiles that are out. All of the many ships that have been knocked out, all the capability of the military is basically gone in his words. But again, let's just back to the both ways part his own secretary of defense is talking about this just beginning. Then PPR's Franco or Donia's reporting.

“President Trump is again expressing hopes that the U.S. will have a "friendly takeover of Cuba"”

and his NPR's Michelle Kalman reports he's put Secretary of State Marco Rubio in charge of making a deal. President Trump says Cuba used to live off help from Venezuela, but the U.S. cut that off after a military operation earlier this year that ousted Venezuela and leader Nicholas Maduro.

Now Trump thinks Cuba needs to make a deal with them. They're down to, as they say,

fumes. They have no energy. They have no money. They're deep trouble on a humanitarian basis. Trump says Rubio, whose parents were born in Cuba, is trusted and speaks the language, and Trump says he believes this could be a friendly takeover. Michelle Kalman and PR news, the state department. Stock markets recovered from earlier losses today with the Dow gaining 240 points,

“and PPR's Raphael Nam reports investors are still hopeful the war with Iran will end soon”

after oil prices rose above a hundred dollars a barrel over the weekend. Wall Street investors are certainly nervous this day, but there's no panic.

At one point the Dow fell nearly 900 points, but recovered later in the day with all three

indexes ending the day higher. The more measure the approach by investors reflect hope that the war with Iran will be shorter, and that the straight of her moves will reopen to commercial traffic. So there's still some hope that the spike in oil prices will prove temporary, meaning for now investors will remain in a wait and see mode. Rafael Nam in PR news. Uber is launching a feature that will allow female riders and drivers across the US to be matched

with other women. It's an expansion of a pilot program aimed at addressing concerns about the safety of its ride-hailing platform. The announcement comes despite a class action lawsuit in California filed by Uber drivers who argue that it's is discriminatory against men. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Iraq's men's soccer coach is urging FIFA to postpone his team's intercontinental world cup

qualifier later this month because of disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East. He says many players and staff can't leave the country because Iraq has closed its airspace until April 1st. Iraq has due to play a winner takes all playoff on March 31st in Mexico against either Surinam or Bolivia. In Michigan state officials are asking whether more could have been done to track and prepare for tornadoes that killed at least four people last week.

Michigan Public Radio's Rick Pluta reports. Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer has asked for a federal inquiry into whether budget cuts to the national weather service affected its ability to see troubled coming and why no tornado watch was issued for some communities in the path of the deadly storm. Democratic state senator Sean Macan says that's a fair question. It's certainly an open and valid question to wonder whether or not they are able to deliver

all of the services that they have in the past and going forward effectively. Macan shares the state senate energy and environment committee and says this latest weather disaster in southwest Michigan will require a review of emergency warning systems. For NPR News, I'm Rick Pluta in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Both the bloodhound has joined the North Dakota Highway Patrol. He joins a band of dogs that helps solve difficult cases around the Midwest

and have now become something of a social media sensation. The patrol now has four bloodhounds and they've been called to Montana South Dakota and Utah to help in searches. This is NPR News. This message comes from wise. The app for international people using money around the globe.

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