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President Trump says the U.S. has bombed military targets in an island off the coast of Iran.
“NPR's Arzu Resvani reports Trump is also warning that oil facilities there could be”
next.
Hark Island sits 15 miles off Iran's coast and is critical to Iran's oil infrastructure
and the country's economy, roughly 90 percent of Iran's export crude oil passes through the island. In a truth-social post on Friday, President Trump said that while the U.S. had hit military targets, he had "chosen not to wipe out the oil infrastructure." Trump added that he'd reconsider that decision if Iran continues interfering with ships
passing through the state of Hormuz. In response, Iran's military has threatened to turn oil and energy firms in the region that work with the U.S. into, quote, "a pile of ashes." Local prices have jumped more than 40 percent since the start of the war. Arzu Resvani and PR News Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
Stocks on Wall Street fell this week as the war in Iran continues to rattle energy markets.
“NPR's God-Horsely reports investors also received new readings on inflation.”
Crew to all traffic in the straight-of-four moves remains that a near-stand still, two weeks after the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran, that's pushed oil prices to around $100 a barrel retail gasoline prices have also jumped sharply. If pump prices remain high, shoppers may have to cut back elsewhere. The war times spike in energy prices was not reflected in February's cost to living
index, which came out on Wednesday. It showed prices up by a relatively modest 2.4 percent over the last year, given the jump in gas prices however, the March inflation rate is likely to look worse. For the week, the NASDAQ lost one and a quarter percent, the S&P 500 index fell 1.6 percent, and the Dow Jones industrial average dropped 2 percent.
Scott Horsley, MPR News, Washington. Vice President, JD Vance, rallied voters in North Carolina on Friday, during a campaign stop in Rocky Mount, Vance renewed the administration's call for voter ID requirements ahead
of this year's critical midterm elections.
We need to get all illegally and stop in from vote in our elections. It's very common since stuff. President Trump has been pushing lawmakers to pass legislation that would require voters to provide a proof of citizenship at the time of registration and photo ID at the polls. Critics argue that millions of eligible U.S. citizens don't have access to those documents.
Hawaii is under a state of emergency as heavy rain and strong winds battered the islands more than 100,000 customers have lost power. Many on the state's most populous island, Oahu. Forcasters say some areas could see up to a foot in a half of rain. They also warn that the system may generate severe thunderstorms that are capable of producing
small hail and tornadoes. This is NPR News in Washington. The Supreme Court in Texas is allowing state attorney general Ken Paxton to obtain records from a national LGBTQ advocacy group supporting access to gender affirming medical care for miners.
The Texas Newsrooms Lucio Vasquez reports it's part of the year's long state investigation into the group. The group known as PFLAG was previously involved in legal action against Texas's near total ban on gender affirming care for miners. In that past case, the group's executive director said families had contingency plans
to maintain care in the state. State investigators say those comments suggest the group might have information about doctors continuing to provide treatments banned under state law. The state then sought records and PFLAG sued to block the request. The Texas Supreme Court says Paxton can get those documents if he has a reason to believe
their relevant. However, the court says PFLAG can redact identifying information about families before turning over the records. For MPR News, I'm Lucio Vasquez and Houston. Cuba says it held recent talks with the United States.
Speaking Friday, President Miguel Diaz Canal confirmed for the first time there has been active
communication with the Trump administration, which has taken a hard-lying toward Cuba's communist government. He says the discussions focused on trying to address differences between the two countries. Cuba officials have also complained about the U.S. oil embargo on the island, which they blame for worsening the country's severe energy shortages.
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