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Fear is of a global energy crisis are growing, as the U.S. has really worn Iran continues.
“Since the war started more than two weeks ago, Tehran has effectively stopped shipping”
traffic in the state of Hormuz, and that has dramatically increased the price of oil. President Trump says he's asked roughly a half dozen other countries to send warships to reopen the state to oil traffic, so if our non-have committed and others say it's not their war, but despite his repeated request today, he says the U.S. doesn't need them.
We don't need anybody. We're the strongest nation in the world. We have the strongest military by far in the world. We don't need them, but it's interesting. I'm almost doing it.
In some cases, not because we need them, but because I want to find out how they react.
Iran's foreign minister says the straight is open to all ships, except U.S. and Israeli vessels.
Gas prices continue to rise across the country with the national average now up nearly 80 cents a gallon from a month ago.
“If you're familiar with Dominozki reports, we could see gas prices rise even more.”
Crewed oil prices have been volatile over the last couple of weeks, rising and falling, but prices at the pump have only gone in one direction. Up. prices are up even more sharply, rising well over a dollar from before the Iran War began. Higher prices put pressure on households directly when they buy gasoline and indirectly
as higher diesel costs push-up costs for farming, construction, trucking, and all forms of shipping. Meanwhile, the switch to summer gasoline, which cuts down on pollution and warm weather, could also help push prices higher in the coming weeks. Camila Dominozki and PR news.
The Pentagon says the number of U.S. service members who've been injured in the war has risen to around 200 with at least 13 deaths. Iran's UN representative told the Security Council last week that at least 1300 civilians have been killed.
“And as the war and Iran continues, millions of dollars in bats on military strikes are being”
placed on the site "poly market." As empire's Bobby Allen reports, some traders are now threatening a reporter covering the conflict in an effort to influence coverage to maximize profits. Times of Israel military correspondent, Mani Fabian, recently reported on an Iranian missile strike that hit Israel.
Gambleers on poly-market were wavering millions on weather, it would be a drone or missile attack. Poly-market traders contacted Fabian, pressuring him to change a detail in a story so they could win their bet. Some even made death threats.
One wrote, quote, "You will pay the full price for your irresponsible act," which Fabian reported to Israeli police.
As prediction markets boom and Trump's second term, poly-market has welcomed bets on
war and military strikes. Much markets are illegal under federal law, but poly-market's biggest site operates overseas, accessible on the U.S., only by virtual private networks, Bobby Allen and PR News. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The federal judge in Massachusetts has temporarily blocked parts of health secretary Robert
F. Kennedy Jr.'s sweeping and controversial vaccine policy changes for children. Judge Brian Murphy says Kennedy "unlawfully altered the vaccine policy and improperly changed the vaccine advisory panel." Kennedy cut the number of immunization shots recommended for children, including for flu, hepatitis A, and wrote a virus among others.
He also dismissed all 17 advisory panel members from the CDC last year, installing new ones, many of whom are vaccine skeptics. The board of the Kennedy Center officially voted today to close the center for two years for renovations. The Washington D.C. arts complex will shut down after a July 4th celebration.
And here's Anastasia Sulucus has more. The voting board members were all picked by President Trump, who now serves as the chairman of the Kennedy Center. The two matters they approved were already publicly announced by the president, as Trump said in comments to the press before the meeting.
"July late for the board, because of already announced it." As of July 4th, the Kennedy Center will be closed for two years of renovations. The board also approved a new head, Matt Floka. He's currently the center's vice-president of operations and has no experience in arts administration.
Essentially, he's been tasked with running a construction site. Floka is replacing Richard Grinnell, who is departing the Kennedy Center. Anastasia Sulucus and beer news, New York. And I'm Jeanine Herbst, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington. "I want to understand the reason and the meanings of the narratives that let us hear and maybe
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