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Egypt's president is calling on President Trump to end the war in Iran, warning that
“the price of oil could surpass $200 of barrel.”
This comes as Egypt and other African countries are working to contain a worsening energy crisis triggered by the war, and PR's Emmanuel Akhenwotu reports. President Abdul Fata al-C.C. directly appealed to Trump to end the war, telling him nobody can stop the war in our region, but you. This comments were doing a speech at the Egypt energy show in Cairo, and comes amid a worsening
energy crisis in Egypt triggered by the war. Last week, authorities ordered shops and restaurants across the country to close early and streetlights have been dimmed. Other African countries are also dealing with fuel shortages, and many have turned to Nigeria's downgretary refinery.
The refinery announced last week it sent 12 fuel cargos to 5 African countries, and is receiving more orders, but experts say that it may not be able to keep up with the soaring demand. Emmanuel Akhenwotu MP on use, Lagos.
“The U.S. is formally reopened at its embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, after the restoration”
of full diplomatic relations with the South American country. It comes after the Trump administration captured President Nicolas Maduro in January. The embassy had been closed for seven years, a small team of U.S. diplomats based in neighboring Colombia has been working in Caracas for more than a month, but the embassy itself had not yet been reopened.
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Wednesday that could narrow or end birthright cities in the United States, and Pierre's Genaki Mehta reports on how changing the interpretation of the constitution could change the lives of students with disabilities. Medicaid is best known for health insurance, but the program is also among the largest funding sources for K-12 schools, sending billions of dollars each year to help student learning
and development. That includes paying for things like occupational therapy and speech therapy for students with disabilities, but to qualify for Medicaid, a student must typically have legal status.
“If birthright citizenship is narrowed or ended altogether, hundreds of thousands of children”
each year may no longer qualify for Medicaid. Schools are still required to serve children with disabilities, though, so ending birthright citizenship could shift the financial burden of serving those students to schools, which are already stretched thin. Genaki Mehta and Pierre News.
The New York Times says the Pentagon is flouting a court order blocking its policy limiting news reporters' access to the Defense Department's headquarters. The Times claims Pentagon officials implemented a revised press policy that circumvents the ruling. The judge ruled the Pentagon's new credential policy violated journalist's constitutional
rights to free speech and due process. The newspaper is urging the court to force the government to comply with the order. The U.S. stocks fell again today. The S&P 500 fell more than a quarter of a percent closing more than nine percent below its record cent earlier this year.
This is NPR News. About 100 of the nation's most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to flooding and wildfires, threatening millions of people in the U.S.
The EPA says about 13 million people live within three miles of such superfund sites.
49 of them are in coastal areas that are at risk from sea level riser hurricanes, another 47 are in low-lying areas prone to inland flooding, and 31 are in areas at high-risk of wildfires. Thieves in Italy have stolen paintings by Renoir says on, in Matisse worth about nine million dollars, the theft occurred at a private museum near the city of Parma, in Pierre's
Anassassia Seulcus reports. Police said that the crime took place overnight on March 22nd to 23rd. They said robbers forced open the entry door, were in and out of the museum within three minutes, and then hopped offence with the loot. The Karabiniari also said they believed the theft was the work of an organized gang.
The three stone paintings were taken from the Maniani Raka Foundation. They are Augusta Ranoz fish, still life with cherries by Palsizan, and Odelis gone the terrace by Unheimatisse. This latest European museum robbery occurred months after the major theft at the Louvre
and Paris last October, in which these stole some $100 million dollars of jewelry.
Anassassia Seulcus and Pierre News, New York. Ted Martin Dale, owner of a cafe in British Columbia, celebrated his 80th birthday with a massive 17-foot by 17-foot carrot cake. The three ton cake includes nearly 1,800 pounds of carrots and 700 pounds of butter. This is NPR News.
