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seven other countries help the U.S. reopen the Strait of Hormuz. It's been effectively
closed by Iran since the war started. Little oil is being shipped through the narrow Strait, and that is triggering an oil shock worldwide. Trump insisted that U.S. allies help reopen the Strait. "Whether we get support or not, but I can say this and I said
“it to them. We will remember." But officials from the governments of Australia and Japan”
say they aren't sending any ships. Officials with the European Union are meeting today, but it's not clear if any European vessels will help safeguard the region. Currently oil prices are at $105 a barrel for Brent Crude considered the benchmark. Gas prices in the U.S. are now $3.72 a gallon on average, according to the Modering Club AAA.
Their lines are starting to add fuel surcharges to ticket prices. It's a sign of how
the war against Iran is spreading. And beer's bill-challel reports average jet-fuel prices are up nearly 75% compared to last year's average price. The 75% job is a huge spike in one of air carriers' biggest expenses, and their customers will eventually absorb some of that increase, says Sean Kutahee of the points-guy website. The consumers purchasing tickets for the summer will likely feel it, you know, it's just a matter
of when and how significant.
“He recommends locking it in airfare now and making sure you can change the ticket.”
"You can also set, you know, alert so you get an alert every time the price changes."
But Kutahee adds for international travel, with thousands of flights canceled since the war
started, it can be tough to avoid airline hubs in the Middle East, which are some of the busiest in the world. Bill Chappell in Pyrenees. There's a major winter storm buffeting the upper Midwest and Great Lakes blizzard warnings from Iowa to the tip of Michigan. Winter storm warnings extend south to Missouri, and the whole chain is pushing to the east. The section of stormy weather will reach the mid-Atlantic
later today. That same line of severe storms is triggering different weather farther to the southeast. Thunderstorms with high winds are bursting through Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The member station WPLN, Camilla Burris reports Nashville, is preparing for power outages. Heavy rain and wind gusts as high as 75 miles per hour are sweeping through much of middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky. Media rologists are categorizing the severe storms as
a level 3 out of 5 risk, and are expecting the most impact to hit in the early morning hours. A cold front will follow with temperatures dropping down to the low 30s. This may include light snow and a hard freeze my evening. A recent ice storm left thousands of Tennessee ends without power for days, but city officials say they are prepared for potential power outages caused by high winds and broken trees. For NPR news, I'm Camilla Burris
and Nashville. This is NPR. Multiple wildfires are burning into brasscom, including one of the state's biggest fires ever. They burn more than 1100 square miles. The largest is the moral fire and none of that is under control. Nebraska Governor Jim Pilling says at least one person has been killed. The film won battle after another was the big winner at the 98th annual Academy Awards last night, but it was hardly the only winner NPR's Bob Mondello has
details. Paul Thomas Anderson's satirical thriller with a conscience won battle after another. One six authors, including Best Picture, Best Director and Adapted Screenplay both for Anderson, Best Supporting Actor for Sean Penn, plus Best Editing and the new Best Casting Oscar. But the motion picture Academy spread the love with six of the ten Best Picture nominees taking home at least one award, writer director Ryan Cougler saw his blues-inflicted thriller
centers take four for Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor Michael B. Jordan, original score, and cinematography. "You keep dancing with the devil one day he's going to follow you home." Frankenstein won three technical Oscars, Norway's sentimental value, one Best International feature, and the historical drama Hemanette won Best Actress for Jesse Buckley, Bob Mondello and PR News. The board of directors of the Kennedy Center in Washington DC is expected
to meet today, a federal judge has ordered them to allow a Democratic lawmaker to participate, Ohio Democratic Congresswoman Joyce Bady is an ex-efficio member of the Kennedy Center board. She had sued demanding access. I'm Core of a Coleman, NPR News.
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