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The Pentagon now confirms that in addition to the 7 U.S. service members who've died
“in combat, the Iran war has also left an estimated 140 troops wounded, eight severely.”
NPR's Quiloren supports defense secretary Pete Hexeth and chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Kain, updated the public earlier today on the war." Kain said that 50 Iranian ships have been destroyed in an effort to protect navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, a key transit point for worldwide oil exports. In the past day, President Trump has said both that the war is mostly complete and also
that it could go on for some time. U.S. officials have been consistent that there will be no protracted nation-building effort like the U.S. tried for decades in Iraq and Afghanistan. Hexeth said Iranian missile and drone capabilities were severely diminished.
But even as he spoke, air-raid sirens were heard in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, sending
people running to shelters. Quiloren sent PR News. The Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most vital transit points for oil, is closed. The head of the Saudi company, Aramko, one of the globe's top exporters, warns of catastrophic consequences if disruptions persist.
“And Pierre Stovius Smith reports on the hit to U.S. gas prices?”
At gas stations around Boston prices at the pumps have been climbing about 10 cents a day since Friday, leaving motorists like Kate Meyer, concerned. The national average for regular is about $3.54, according to Triple A, gas is going for over $5.00 in California. But gas prices are likely to shift rapidly, following crude oil prices, which whip-sawed yesterday
from nearly $120 a barrel to end the day down at around $90.00. President Trump posted on social media that a short-term hike in oil prices is a quote "very small price to pay for USA and world safety and peace," Tovius Smith and Pierre News. A closely-watched special election is underway in Georgia's 14th congressional district to
succeed former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Pierre Steven Fowler has an update.
“Green resigned in January after a lengthy fallout with Trump over what, quote, "America”
First Conservatism actually means that riff continues in the special election."
Trump endorsed Clayfuller, a district attorney who calls himself a "maga warrior," but another high-profile Republican on the ballot is "more one of the most conservative lawmakers in the state." Some voters in the district say he is more like Trump. More than a dozen candidates, Democrats, Republicans, and independent and libertarian are
on the ballot. If nobody earns a majority, the top two, regardless of party, head to an April runoff, Steven Fowler, and Pierre News, Atlanta. U.S. stocks have ended the day, mostly lower the Dow is down 34 points. This is NPR News.
The FBI says agents investigating Saturday's attack near the residents of New York City's mayor have found explosive residue in a Pennsylvania storage unit, authorities have charged two Pennsylvania men with attempting to provide material assistance to ISIS. They say 18-year-old and Mayor Ballet and 19-year-old Ibrahim Khayyumi admitted to being inspired by the terrorist group.
Investigators say the men hurled explosive devices during protests outside Gracie Manchin. The devices did not detonate. As groundwater resources, Dwindle, another water supply strategy is gaining momentum. Molly Durig with Central Florida Public Media in Orlando reports on the rise of recycled water, meaning recycled, treated wastewater, for drinking.
In Arizona, Florida, California, and Colorado state regulations allow for recycled wastewater to be treated and distributed for drinking. The official term is direct, potable reuse. Bruno Pigut heads the Water Reuse Association, a trade group that lobbies for what it calls recycled water.
They say some municipalities and other states are also interested in using it to drink. It's easy for me to say I'm excited about it, but I've got to make sure that the public is understanding it, that it's pure and safe and understands the complex nature of water and that every drop of water then used before. Critics call it toilet to tap.
In reality, recycled wastewater goes through many steps of treatment. For NPR News, I'm Molly Durig in Orlando. The Dow closed down 34 points as some P was off 14 the NASDAQ was up slightly. You're listening to NPR News.
