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The sheriff of Oakland County, Michigan, says a man drove a truck into a Jewish synagogue
in West Bloomfield today.
“Security officers, quote, "engaged with the suspect and began firing at him," according”
to Sheriff Mike Bushard. The vehicle breached the building through the doors and drove down a hallway of the large facility and stopped inside where security confronted him. A member of the synagogue's security personnel was injured. Bushard says a body was found inside the truck, but it is unclear still how the man
died. As the sheriff describes it, something ignited in the vehicle, thick black smoke could be seen, billowing from the building. Bushard says security in the area remains elevated.
"All Jewish facilities in the area are going to have a lot of extra presence around
it until we figure this out." Now to the Middle East where Iran backed militias in Iraq have come under a little heaviest attack since the U.S.-Israel War against Iran started, and Piers Jenerav has to tales. These are Iranian-backed paramilitaries that are part of Iraqi armed forces, but not entirely
under their control. A spokesperson for the group said the bases were targeted by American air strikes. The U.S. has not commented on the attacks. The Iranian-backed militias have been attacking U.S. bases and other targets in Iraq since the war started.
One of the armed groups is affiliated with the political party of former Prime Minister
Nuri El Malaki, who is backed by Iran.
The U.S. is warned of repercussions if Malaki is re-appointed Prime Minister. Jenerav and Piers News are bill in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. This fuel-cost spike in the U.S. war in Iran, the White House, is considering waving the central shipping law in an effort to ease prices. And Piers Daniel Kurtz-Labin reports doing so with loosen rules on which ships can transport
oil and other commodities to the U.S. The administration may wave the Jones Act, part of the Merchett Marine Act of 1920. The Jones Act requires ships moving between U.S. ports to be made and operated by the U.S. In a statement, Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said the administration is considering waving
the Act, "for a limited period of time to ensure vital energy products and agricultural necessities are flowing freely to U.S. ports." The Act has been waived before after natural disasters and during international conflicts. In 2011, amid conflict in Libya, President Obama waived the Jones Act to allow foreign ships to transport oil from the U.S. strategic petroleum reserve.
Daniel Kurtz-Labin and PR news the White House. President Trump is advising Iran's soccer team to skip the 2026 world cup being held in the U.S. Mexico and Canada this summer. He says it is "for their safety." The Dow is down 682 points now, you're listening to NPR News. By partisan legislation designed to bring down the price of homes in the U.S., easily
passed the Senate, but may not make it through the House as is. It calls for restrictions on how many single family homes large investors can own, otherwise fewer regulations and an expansion on how housing dollars can be used to build rentals and affordable homes. The House of Representatives pass its own bipartisan legislation to address affordability
“concerns a key voter issue this midterm election year.”
China has passed a new ethnic unity law. Critics say the push for assimilation will further erode the identity of the country's 55 ethnic minority groups and PR's Jennifer Pack has this from Beijing. China says the landmark law is needed to foster a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation.
As expected, it was rubber stamped by China's annual parliamentary session. The law states that Mandarin is the main language of instruction in school. It also prioritizes the cultural norms of the Han majority, who make up about 90% of the population. China's government already restricts religious practices and education for ethnic minorities
and Tibet and Xinjiang. Critics say dissent towards assimilation could be labeled as separatism, which is punishable by law. Jennifer Pack and PR News Beijing. The major market indices are down roughly 1.3% the Dow is fallen 670 points at 46,747.
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