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Iran continues to launch missile and drone strikes across the Gulf region.
The attacks are part of the growing conflict led by the United States and Israel. The BBC's Electoron Naismith reports the Palestinian group, Hamas, is calling on its ally Iran to stop attacking neighboring countries." This statement is a rare review from Hamas of its main ally and sponsor, while the firm Iran's right to respond to attacks, it called on Tehran to stop targeting its neighbours.
It's a significant development in the highlights Hamas' tricky position. Tehran provides significant financial and military support to the group, which is in turn
“a key part of Iran's network of regional proxies.”
But Tehran is also a major backer, as his catar, both have come under a rainy and attack. Hamas said Israel was trying to so-discooled among its Islamic neighbours. That's the BBC's Electoron Naismith reporting, Iran is mourning residents to leave areas near the airports and Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The White House is investigating the possibility of imposing tariffs on goods from 60 economies.
This is the second set of investigations.
The administration has announced this week under a statute meant to combat unfair trading practices. NPR's Danielle Kurt Slaven reports. The 60 economies will be investigated specifically related to forced labor, not necessarily the practice itself, but to what degree those foreign governments import goods produced with forced labor.
Major trading partners, including China, the EU, and Mexico, are on the investigation list. Earlier this week, the administration announced investigations into those countries and
“others in relation to other trading practices.”
The White House is exploring these new tariffs after the Supreme Court last month found many of Trump's tariffs to be unconstitutional. The investigations can take months to complete. The U.S. Trade Representative will hold hearings on these new investigations in a month and a half.
Danielle Kurt Slaven and PR News. Immigration and Customs Enforcement continues by and warehouses across the country for new detention centers. May see Lipkin from Member Station, KUER reports on a new ice facility coming to Salt Lake City.
Ice paid $145 million this week for a warehouse near Salt Lake City in our national airport.
The agency confirmed that this is part of its detention expansion. Local Democratic leaders oppose the center. And some communities around the country have successfully blocked the projects. But in 2024, Republican Governor Spencer Cox said he would like the state to have one. Ice says their sites undergo community impact studies to make sure there's no hardship
on local infrastructure. But Salt Lake City Mayor Aaron Mendenhall says a detention center would be, quote, "Holy outside the scope of our available resources and zoning allowances." For NPR News, I'm Macy Lipkin in Ogden, Utah. This is NPR News.
The Republican-controlled Florida legislature has passed a sweeping elections bill requiring new proof of citizenship checks modeled after the Federal Save America Act champion by President Trump. The measure now heads to the governor who's expected to sign it into law. Trump has been urging Congress to pass the legislation, calling it the number one priority
ahead of the midterm elections. Though under the Constitution, states hold primary authority over how elections are run. The Florida law would not take effect until after the midterms. The U.S. is headed to the semi-finals of the world baseball classic with a five to three win over Canada, and the Dominican Republic beats South Korea by Mercy Rule, with a final
score of 10 nothing, NPR's Becky Sullivan reports. The U.S. worked five runs out of eight hits in Friday's quarterfinal matchup against Canada. The Americans are heavyweights in the once every few years tournament. This year they've got some of the best players in baseball on the roster, like Aaron Judge, Bobby Wit Jr. and Paul Schenz, who's expected to pitch Sunday's semi-finals against
the Dominican Republic. The DR might be the favorite of the whole tournament, with MLB all stars like Juan Soto, Julio Rodriguez, and Fernanda Tatees Jr. on the other side of the bracket are Samurai Japan, and the superstars show Theo Tani who on the mound clinched the 2023 title for Japan.
In the late game, Japan faces Venezuela who aren't pushovers, earlier Puerto Rico will take on the fan favorite underdog Italy, Becky Sullivan and PR News. I'm Winterjonsten and PR News in Washington. It's tax season, and you might be tempted to use a tax hack that you see on social media, but not so fast.
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