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a news conference about yesterday's attack on a synagogue in suburban Detroit.
A man armed with a rifle drove his vehicle into the building yesterday. He was stopped by armed security officers. After an exchange of gunfire, the attacker was killed. People inside, including children, were able to escape. A security guard and officers were injured.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says that she sees the attack as anti-Semitic.
“It is important for us to stand up, to stand against it, and to thank the people who”
showed up to support the community, but also call out where we see acts of anti-Semitism, where we see threats, where we see something, how important it is to say something. And to recognize that each of us has a responsibility. The Department of Homeland Security has identified the attacker as a naturalized U.S. citizen. It was originally from Lebanon, NPR has learned that the attacker had family members who
were killed, and injured last week in Lebanon, by Israeli air strikes. The FBI is also investigating a deadly shooting yesterday at Old Dominion University in southern Virginia, as terrorism. One person was killed, authorities say the gunman was overpowered and found dead. Israel continues to strike Lebanon, and its effort to bring down Iran's proxy militia
that's based there has been lost. This night Israel struck a central part of the Lebanese capital, Beirut. And Presidential Al-Shalci says the Israeli military told people within a 300 yard radius
“of a certain building to leave that area.”
While we know that the Israeli military says it is targeting and killing Hesbala operatives, we don't know what was being targeted in the building last night. But an official in the region not authorized to speak publicly and speaking on condition of anonymity told NPR, the Israeli strike in central Beirut was symbolic. To send a message that Israel will not tolerate Hesbala's fire much longer.
NPR's Hedil El-Shalci reporting. Stocks open higher this morning as the Commerce Department reported slower economic growth in the final months of last year. NPR Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones industrial average rose 250 points in early trading. Revised figures show the U.S. economy grew more slowly than October, November, and December
than initially reported GDP grew at an annual rate of just 7/10/1 percent in the fourth
quarter down from the original tally of 1.4 percent. The Markdown reflects weaker exports, consumers spending, and government spending during a period that included the six week government shutdown. For all of last year, the U.S. economy grew 2 percent. Gasoline prices continue to climb as the war with Iran has pushed oil prices well above
$90 a barrel, triple A's is the average price of gas nationwide rose to $363 a gallon. The average price of diesel fuel jumped to $489 a gallon. Scott Horsley, in Piano, is Washington. You're listening to NPR. The Senate is passed by partisan measure intended to help lower housing costs in the U.S.
It seeks to encourage more home building, the bill blocks investors from buying single-family homes if they already own more than 350 of them. The House will now get this bill, but some House Republicans would like to make additional changes to the measure. Officials in Foxboro, Massachusetts, say the town will not be paying the security cost for
seven men's World Cup soccer matches. They're scheduled to be played there this summer. For member station WBUR, Andrea Perdoma Hernandez reports. Estatement issued by the town, stadium owners, the craft group, and the organizing committee for the matches, Boston 26, says that agreement has been reached that would prevent the town
from incurring any financial burden associated with the World Cup. Massachusetts attorney governor Kim Driscoll has wanted this.
“I think the leaders at the craft stadium group and the town of Foxboro came together and realized”
there's an opportunity for us to host this amazing World Cup and everybody was committed
to making it happen. It's not a done deal yet, but the organizers and the owners say they, not the town, will cover the security costs. For NPR News, I'm Andrea Perdoma Hernandez, in Boston. The US, Canada, and Mexico are hosting this year's men's World Cup Soccer Tournament.
The National Weather Service is posted which are storm warnings for parts of the Pacific Northwest and the Northern Plains. Whether forecasters say that an atmospheric river is arriving, it's going to bring heavy snow and heavy rain to some areas. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News, in Washington, this week on the NPR Politics Podcast, the
war on Iran is rippling through the global economy and we're unpacking what that could mean for this November's midterms. Plus, detailed reporting on the tactics ISIS using to surveil American citizens. Listen this week on the NPR Politics Podcast, on the NPR app, or wherever you get your podcasts.
