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Britain says Iran launched an unsuccessful missile attack at a joint British and American
base in the Indian Ocean, and here's Ruth Sherlock has more. In a statement to NPR, the British Ministry of Defense accused Iran of lashing out across the region after it said Iran had made a failed attempt to strike at Diego Garcia military base. It's unclear how close the missiles came to the base, located on the Chego Islands in the
Indian Ocean, some 2,500 miles away from Iran.
“The base has long been strategically important for the US, which has used it in military”
operations from the Vietnam War to the invasion of Iraq and in other more recent conflicts. The British government has said US bombers can use some British bases, including Diego Garcia, operations to prevent Iran attacking ships in the strategic straight of hermos, waterway, Ruth Sherlock, and Pianis. The Senate's holding a rare weekend session, debating the Republican Save America Act,
which has new requirements for voter registration and requires photo IDs at the polls. But Democrats say federal law already blocks non-citizens from voting. They're also debating ending the DHS shutdown, Democrats have blocked efforts to fund the whole agency without reforms to ICE, but they say they want TSA workers paid. Travelers are facing long security lines at some US airports as the partial government
shutdown drags on, and if you're Shannon Bond, he's more. A shortage of TSA screening staff who are working without pay means long-weight times that airports and cities like Houston and Atlanta and New York. Officials say that could get worse if a funding deal isn't reached soon. Clinton Tanderson is a travel expert at the website The Points Guide.
He recommends checking your airports website for estimated security wait times before leaving home.
“Knowledge is power, you should know what's going on at your local airport.”
And he says no matter what the estimated weight is, you should budget some extra time at the airport, and write down your airline's customer service number, in case you need to rebook. Shannon Bond and Pianis. Hawaii is getting hit with its worst flash flooding in more than 20 years.
As officials tell people and flooded areas to evacuate. Muddy floodwaters from heavy rains that fell on soil already saturated from downpours from a winter storm a week ago, inundated streets pushed homes of their foundations and swallowed vehicles. Governor Josh Green.
This is the largest flood that we've had in Hawaii in 20 years. The largest flood since the flood manoa back when we had the enormous rains back in
“the early 2000s, more than 230 people have been rescued on a wahoo, 120 year old dam”
is in danger of failing though officials say water levels there have been receding. The danger though comes if more rain falls.
Green says the flooding could result in around $1 billion in damages.
You're listening to NPR news from Washington. A new study finds that humans and animals have shared acoustic tastes, and here's Nate Brought has more. Animals make a lot of sounds to attract mates, and scientists know that some are more effective than others.
Take the Pacific Field Cricket. That call is less appealing to other crickets than this one. It turns out, according to the new study published in the journal Science, it's more appealing to people too. Scientists had more than 4,000 volunteers listened to pairs of calls from 16 different species
in pick which ones they preferred. Do you prefer this song Sparrow or this one? And they found that overall humans agreed with the animal's preferences. Suggesting, we share a sense of beauty with the natural world. Nate Brought and PR News
The NCAA is suing draft kings for trademark infringement. It's seeking an emergency restraining order against the sports betting company to stop the use of registered trademarks that are associated with its basketball tournaments. That includes March Madness, Final Four, and Sweet 16. It wants to avoid any appearance of being part of gambling.
Draft Kings says its use is not a trademark violation, but it's protected under the First
Amendment. The NCAA says it avoids any appearance of affiliation with gambling companies and has declined sports sports sponsorships and sports betting by athletes and staff and publicly opposed prop bets and micro bets. You're listening to NPR News.
