Who should win the Oscar for the best original song this year?
On the latest all songs considered from in-peer music, we rank the nominees.
“I think Diane Warren should have won two Academy Awards.”
The problem is very often the lyrics are not much more insightful than you would find on the nearest throw pillow.
Here the in-peer music podcast on the NPR app or wherever you get podcasts. Live from NPR news, I'm Jial Snyder. Israel continues to hit what it says our regime targets in the Iranian capitals to Ron fires back into Israel. Multiple countries in the Persian Gulf say they've been intercepting missiles and drones as in Piers carry con reports. Erid Syrians sounded repeatedly Wednesday and central Israel as resident scrambled into shelters.
Defense Minister Israel caps of the war in Iran will quote, "continue without any time limit until we decisively win the campaign." In the UAE military officials say its air defense systems responded to incoming missiles and drones from Iran.
“Saudi Arabia Kuwait and Qatar also said their systems intercepted incoming missiles.”
According to a UK Maritime Organization, three ships in the Strait of Hormuz were hit by projectiles. Carry con and PR news, Tel Aviv. More than a dozen ships have been attacked in the Gulf since the beginning of the war, the latest beating two fuel tankers off the coast of Iraq near the port city of Bosphorus. The attacks have brought shipping to a virtual standstill and royal energy markets.
The Trump administration is planning to release 172 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve,
part of a wider release of a record 400 million barrels coordinated by the Paris-based International Energy Agency. And PR's Honor Beardsley reports. IEA General Director Fatih Beirull said the current conflict is having significant impact on global oil and gas markets.
“With major implications for energy security and energy for the ability.”
And the global economy, Beirull said that global energy supplies have decreased by 20% forcing the IEA to act. To launch the largest ever release of emergency oil stocks in our agency's history. Emergency stocks have only been released five times before during the first Gulf War, Hurricane Katrina, the Libyan Civil War, and twice since Russia invaded Ukraine. Beirull said a return to stability would only come with the resumption of transit through the Strait of Hormuz. Eleanor Beardsley and PR news, Paris.
Now to Norway were three brothers have been arrested in connection with an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Oslo earlier this week. Terry Schultz reports Norwegian authorities are calling it a terrorist bombing. The three detained men are Norwegian citizens of Iraqi origin in their 20s without prior criminal records according to law enforcement. Investigators say they still don't know the motive for the incident in which an explosive device was detonated at the U.S. Embassy early Sunday. In a press conference, a police prosecutor said they're exploring several hypotheses, including whether the attack was done on instructions from a foreign government.
Norway's security service warned last month that Iran may try to use local proxies to carry out attacks. For imperial news, I'm Terry Schultz in Norway. And you're listening to NPR news. President Trump's war with Iran is angering some swing state voters who want the administration focused on tackling mounting economic pressures facing most Americans. And PR observed to online focus groups Tuesday night with voters from Michigan and PR's Ashley Lopez reports.
These focus groups were held by marketing agency engages in research firms say go, each of the 12 voters who participated supported Joe Biden in 2020 and then Trump in 2024. None of the 12s that they disapprove of what the U.S. is doing in Iran, brand in a 37 year old independent voter is among them. Participants agreed to be part of the focus groups on condition they be identified by their first names. Brandon says he's concerned about the economic effects of the war. I feel like we're stretched to thin and the cost of gases gone 20 cents in my neighborhood.
I feel like we always have money for bombs, but no money for infrastructure.
Many of the participants said they would prefer American tax dollars be spent at home, Ashley Lopez and PR news. Trump administration is moving to try to replace the tariff struck down by the Supreme Court. The administration is kicking off a new process starting unfair trade practice investigations under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to try to charge new import taxes. U.S. trade representative James and career told reporters Wednesday the process could lead to new tariff imposed by the summer.
Oil prices briefly shot up more than 9 percent early today of me concern about Iranian attacks on shipping around the Strait of Horton Boos. Have since fallen back a bit but still elevated. I'm trial Snyder. This is NPR News.
