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about seven countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open.
“It's been effectively shut down since the war against Iran started.”
Iran has fired on vessels there, but officials with Australia, Germany, and Japan, said they are not going to send ships to the Strait. Meanwhile, Israel is also continuing to attack Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. Israel say at least 800,000 people have fled and hundreds of people have been killed. And Pierre's Daniel Estrin reports, the Israeli military said today, it has begun limited
and targeted ground operations beyond the border area into new areas of southern Lebanon. A person briefed on the matter, not authorized to speak publicly, speaking on condition of anonymity, told me that Israel intends to gradually increase its ground incursion deeper into Lebanon, and at the same time, there are a lot of efforts behind the scenes for direct ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Lebanon."
NPR's Daniel Estrin reporting, gas prices continue to surge in the U.S. The motoring club AAA says they're now $3.72 a gallon. That's nearly 80 cents higher than a month ago, and it's due to the war in Iran. But NPR's Luke Garrett reports the Trump administration insists the spike in gas prices will be short-lived.
“During the war, Iran has largely closed the state of Hormuz, a key shipping lane for”
the world's oil and economy. But energy secretary Chris Wright told ABC News, "The war will quote certainly and soon." The conflict will come to the end in the next few weeks, and we'll see a rebound in supplies and pushing down a price after that.
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 Pironu's Washington A major winter storm is pummeling the Midwest in great plain states, from Member
Station WCMU Rick Brewer reports blizzard conditions have closed the only bridge connecting Michigan's upper and lower peninsula. Local officials are asking people to stay home and only travel if necessary. Large parts of Northern Michigan are also under an ice storm morning. The five-mile Macanau Bridge goes across the streets of Macanau, which connects Lake
Huron and Lake Michigan at the tip of the mid. The only other way to travel between the peninsula is through Wisconsin or Ontario, Canada. James Lake is a spokesperson for the Michigan Department of Transportation. Blowing winds and snow have made visibility so poor that it's not safe to cross the Macanau Bridge.
Most of Iowa and Wisconsin and portions of Illinois in Minnesota are also being hit with blizzard conditions, for NPR News, on Rick Brewer, in Midland, Michigan. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
The US is getting a $10 billion fee from investors who are purchasing part of the video
sharing app TikTok. The sales happening because of a new US law requiring TikTok to divest of most of its Chinese investment. The fee was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. There were a lot of contenders at last night's Academy Awards.
The big winner was the film "One Battle After Another," it captured best picture, best director, and best supporting actor for Sean Penn. The best actor trophy went to Michael B. Jordan, the star of the Jim Crow era horror film "Sinners," the best actress honor went to Jesse Buckley of the historical drama, Hamlet. Team USA is headed to the final of the World Baseball Classic, the best on-best international
tournament. The star studded line-up edged out the Dominican Republic to run to one, and PR's Becky Sullivan reports. The US and the Dominican Republic had both scored dozens of runs over the course of the classic, but it was the gloves that flashed Sunday night in the semi-final.
The only scores for either team were solo homers, first by junior commoner out to put
the DR up 1 to 0, then Gunnar Henderson and Roman Anthony answered in the fourth inning for the US. Both rosters were loaded with top players. There are 22 all-stars on the USA roster, including three-time MVP Aaron Judge, Saiyang Winner Paul schemes, and the Doodle Shorts.bubby with Junior.
The DR had 16 all-stars, including sluggers, Juan Soto, and Vlad Guerrero Jr. and the outfielder Julio Rodriguez. The other semi-final between Venezuela and surprise contender Italy, set from Monday night. The winner will face the U.S. in the final on Tuesday. Becky Sullivan and PR News.
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