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from Florida, he told reporters he had "demanded" that about seven nations that are heavily
“reliant on Middle East oil joined the coalition to protect the critical straight-of-form”
moves, which about 20% of the world's oil flows through. Trump did not say what nations the administration is spoken with, but he said they should come in and protect their own territory. As he returned to Washington on Air Force One, he discussed the military situation in the straight. "It only takes a couple of people to screw up the straight, a couple of Terran. You don't need their militaries to beat it, but all you need is to give people
dropping lines here and there and you allow them to die." Iran over the weekend threatened to strengthen the oil infrastructure of its neighbor, the United
Arab Emirates saying the UAE's cooperation with the US makes it a legitimate target.
Nordic Prime Ministers have joined with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney to reiterate their solidarity against any threats to their security. Terry Schultz reports, "The Prime Ministers
“of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, gathered in Oslo to discuss mutual concerns”
with Mark Carney. In a joint news are the leaders who were asked their positions on the U.S. Israeli strikes against Iran. Nordic Prime Minister Jonas Garstura expressed concern on behalf of all six, calling for all involved parties to de-escalate. "It is not our war. It seems to us that the plan for how it will develop is pretty unclear, and that's the danger with initiating wars that they really follow a script."
In a joint statement, they addressed another war, Russia's continuing assault on Ukraine, pledging unwavering support for Ukraine's independent sovereignty and territorial integrity,
underscoring that Ukraine's security is essential for their own. For MPR News, I'm Terry Schultz.
"Time is running out to register to vote in this year's primary elections in some states, NPR's Hansi Loweng reports Ellen Ooy will hold the primary this week." "Loswell voters in Illinois can still register in person at election offices through the last day of voting for the statewide primary on March 17th. And in Indiana and Ohio, April six is the last day to register in person or online. And it's also the postmark deadline
for anyone registering by mail. The U.S. Postal Service recommends mailing voter registration applications at least a week before your state's deadline, make sure it arrives on time.
“And if you want to make sure it gets a postmark, U.S.P.S. recommends stopping by a post office”
to ask for one. If you've already registered to vote, you may want to check your status before your state's deadline. Ellswell voters can sometimes fall off of lists, especially if they move, change their name, or haven't voted in a while." On Zilong, NPR News. The 98th Academy Awards saw one battle after another when six bigger awards centers followed with four awards including Best Actor for Leading Man,
Michael B. Jordan. And you're listening to NPR News from Washington. President Trump now says he made delay his plan trip to China, which is scheduled for the end of the month because of the U.S. is really war against Iran. In an interview Sunday with the financial times, he also called on China to help reopen the straight-of-horn moves because China receives a significant amount of oil from Iran. Meanwhile, economic and trade talks
between Washington and Beijing began Sunday in Paris. The negotiations are expected to be a table setting event for the summit between Trump and China's leader, Xi Jinping. A record-breaking blizzard is blanketing Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota. The decodes as well as parts of Michigan, from member station WUWM, Mayan Silver reports. In a large part of the central planes through the upper Great Lakes region, there's heavy snowfall, dangerously high winds,
and wide-out conditions. Meteorologists Taylor Patterson with the National Weather Services, it's not often you see such a large area experiencing a blizzard. For Wisconsin in particular, there's portions of the area that have forecasted 12 to 16 inches of snow or more, and then with that, the really strong winds. Meteorologists are expecting dangerous windchills across parts of northern Wisconsin and Minnesota, and power outages due to sleet and freezing rain
in the overnight hours. For NPR News, I'm Mayan Silver and Milwaukee. Juri deliberations are expected to resume later today in Los Angeles, and the landmark trial against two social media companies, meta and Google-owned YouTube facing civil charges. I'm Dan Ronan NPR News, support free. The film centers has gotten a lot of attention during this award season, but why? If centers winds, the Oscar for Best Picture,
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