Who should win the Oscar for the best original song this year?
On the latest all songs considered from in-pear 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-pear music podcast on the NPR app or wherever you get podcasts. Live from NPR news in Washington. I'm Dave Maddinglay. The Trump administration says it will release 172 million barrels of oil from the US's strategic petroleum reserve. It's part of the International Energy Agency's larger move to try to stabilize energy prices worldwide, amid the ongoing US and Israeli attacks against Iran.
NPR's Camila Dominozki reports. The countries in the International Energy Agency have unanimously agreed to their largest ever release from emergency stockpiles. Here's IEA executive director Fatih Barrel. IEA countries will be making 400 million barrels of oil available.
“I repeat 400 million barrels of oil available. Nearly 40 percent of those barrels will come from the”
US reserve released gradually over the next four months. Experts say tapping into stockpiles can only partially address the disruption of oil trade caused by the war with Iran. Camila Dominozki and Pianoz. Higher oil prices have led to sharp jumps in the cost of gasoline. Triple A says regular gas is now averaging nearly $3.60 a gallon across the US. Iran is stepping up its attacks on ships and oil tankers in the Middle East.
Two tankers were struck in a rock's territorial waters yesterday. One Iraqi official says the tankers were hit in an area of the Bos report, leaving at least one person dead. More than 30 others were rescued. The oil tankers were flagged in the Marshall Islands and Malta, but shipping record show one was owned by a company in New Jersey. Iran has attacked at least six ships in the Middle East in the past couple of days,
and vows to continue blocking oil exports through the straight-of-war moves. President Trump continues to tout the success of the US military and attacking Iran. He did so again yesterday during a visit to Kentucky as Sylvia Goodman with Kentucky Public Radio reports. To a cheering crowd, Trump proclaimed the ongoing war in
Iran a success. He said the conflict was essentially decided in the first hour, but warned he
didn't want to leave too soon. As we end this threat to America and this threat to the world,
“we don't want to leave early, do we? Uh, we got to finish the job, right?”
According to a new NPRPBS marist poll, 36% approve of Trump's handling of the war, while more than half of the nearly 1,600 respondents opposed it. Trump also used the rally as a chance to rail against Republican congressman Thomas Massey, who has been a frequent thorn in the president's side. Massey sponsored a failed war powers resolution to end US military action in Iran. For MPR News, I'm Sylvia Goodman,
in Hebrew and Kentucky. Israeli forces continue attacking Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs. Hezbollah launched drones and rockets into northern Israel last night. This is NPR News.
Lawmakers in Washington state have approved attacks on those making more than a million dollars a year.
Sarah Miza's tan with member stations KUOW and KNKX says the tax is expected to affect about 30,000 households in the state. A bill that would love a 9.9% tax on all household incomes over a million dollars has passed its final legislative hurdle and is now on its way to the governor's desk. The taxes predicted to generate over $3 billion annually from the state's highest earners. Senate Majority Leader Jamie Peterson, who shepherded the tax through the legislature,
says the money is desperately needed to support programs like child care and education. We're on our way toward reforming a tax system that for 93 years has punished poor and working people and has not asked enough of our wealthiest and most successful. The new tax would go into effect in 2029, but court challenges and a potential ballot initiative to repeal it are expected in the coming months. For NPR News, I'm Sarah Miza's tan in Olympia.
On Tuesday, former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, posted on social media, he and his wife would be moving from Seattle to Florida after living in the city for more than 40 years. Schultz didn't cite the new tax, but said he hoped Washington State would remain a place for business and entrepreneurship to thrive. The National Weather Service says it was at least four tornadoes that were responsible for two deaths and widespread damage in northwest Indiana and northern
Illinois on Tuesday. The storms dumped large hail in western Michigan. I'm Dave Mattingle in Washington.
