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More than two weeks after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, the Trump administration
is offering assurances that "spiking gas prices will be short-lived," and so will the war. The price of the pump is up about 78 cents a gallon compared to a month ago, says Tripoli, and appears Luke Garrett reports. During the war, Iran has largely closed the straight of Hormuz, a key shipping lane for the world's oil and economy.
And energy secretary Chris Wright told ABC News, "The war will quote certainly end soon." The conflict will come to the end in the next few weeks, and we'll see a rebound in supplies and a pushing down a price after that. On Saturday, President Trump said other countries would help to reopen the straight.
“Right, did not say which countries would assist the U.S. or when?”
The energy secretary then argued the war will ultimately make gas cheaper.
This is short-term pain to get through to a much better place, where the Middle East can no longer be held hostage by the one rogue nation in Iran. But Wright also said, quote, "There's no guarantees in wars. Luke Garrett and Pyrenees," Washington. The Pentagon has identified the six American service members who died last week when their
refueling plane crashed in a rock, and P.R.'s Joe Hernandez reports. Three airmen who died were part of the 99th air refueling squadron at McDill Air Force Base in Tampa, 33-year-old John Clinter, 31-year-old Ariana Savino, and 34-year-old Ashley Pruehn. The three others who had been assigned to the Rick and Backer Air National Guard Base in
Columbus, Ohio were 38-year-old Seth Kovall, 30-year-old Curtis Angst, and 28-year-old Tyler Simmons.
“The Defense Department says it was neither hostile nor friendly fire, and that the incident”
is under investigation in Iranian proxy group has claimed responsibility. Of the 13 U.S. service members who've died during the war with Iran, seven have been killed by enemy fire. Eight others have been severely injured. Joe Hernandez and P.R. News.
A large late winter storm system is hitting the central U.S. today, and as NPR's Matt Bloom reports, it's bringing Blizzard conditions. The National Weather Service says heavy and blowing snow and freezing cold will disrupt travel for millions across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region through late Monday. Gusti Wins are bringing elevated fire risk to the southern plains, and farther southeast
harsh winds and severe weather could extend through the Ohio and Tennessee valleys and deep south.
“The storm is the latest part of a busy mid-march weather pattern for the U.S. and unusually”
early heat wave is settling over the southwest, bringing highs 10-20 degrees above normal through the week, and in Hawaii tens of thousands of residents remain without power after torrential rainfall hit the island chain. Matt Bloom and P.R. News. This is NPR News.
A federal judge is ordering the Kennedy Center to allow a Democratic Congresswoman to participate in a board meeting Monday to discuss the planned closure of the Washington D.C. venue for two years of renovations, and P.R. has Chloe Veltman reports. Bruce B.T. says she takes the responsibility to serve on the board seriously, and that she intends to make it clear in the meeting that, quote, "no president has the authority
to unilaterally rename or demolish the Kennedy Center." A Kennedy Center representative says they are abide by the courts ruling, and that B.T. was invited to the meeting despite her claims in court. Federal judge Christopher Cooper ruled on Saturday that the Kennedy Center allow B.T. to share her views opposing the temporary closure of the Center at Monday's meeting.
But doing so does not necessarily allow her to vote on the final decision. Chloe Veltman MP on news. Three weeks after the U.S. men's team beat Canada and the Olympic hockey finals, the Americans have done it once again, winning "parallelmpic gold in Italy."
The U.S. beat Canada's 62 becoming the first nation to sweep the hockey tournaments at the
Olympics and the Parallelmpics. Under 10 days the closing ceremony is getting underway in the Italian Alps. Tonight is Holly Woods's biggest night in film, the 98th Academy Awards, Conan O'Brien is hosting the Oscars for the second year in a row, sinners leads with the most nominations ever, 16.
One battle after another follows with 13, organizers have titan security in LA, a move they say is precautionary, with no known credible threat. This is NPR News.
