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President Trump is planning to deliver an address to the nation tonight.
“The White House says he'll give an update on the Iran War.”
Trump's address comes as a straight-up or moves remains largely shut down Sunday-goil and gas prices sharply higher and pierced even saw how it reports. Nationally, a gallon of regular gas at the pump now costs un-average more than $4. Not really all that much higher when Americans are paying a week ago just a few cents more, but if you compare it to a month ago before the war the Iran began, we are paying
more than a dollar per gallon extra. And this does have a huge psychological effect. I mean, think about that big sign in front of gas stations to one that you pass every day with that big four at the front. Plus, it really has been a while since gas was north of $4 a gallon.
That was more than three years ago and it was due to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The base of a barrel of bread crude has ease, but remains above $100 a barrel.
“A Russian tanker has docked in Cuba, bringing 730,000 barrels of oil.”
It's the first time in three months and oil tankers reach the island.
Cubans have been hit by widespread black-outs since the U.S. Institute of Fuel Blockade in January as Katie Silver reports. Fishman watched under the early morning sun as the ship docked at the metans' port. Across the country, Cubans cheered. Its energy minister posting on social media to think Russia, for sending a much-needed energy
lifeline. It was not certain that the Trump administration would allow the tanker to proceed, given the blockade, but Trump said delivery was "no problem" and that they have to survive. Cuba has faced a series of long-power blackouts and severe shortages of food and medicine. Analysts estimate the Russian shipment could make enough diesel to power the Caribbean island
for nine or ten days. It's unclear what happens after that. For NPR, I'm Katie Silver in Mexico City. NASA, preparing to launch the Artemis-2 moon mission.
The crew made up of four people, including the first woman and black man on a lunar mission.
But in Pierce, Katie, a riddle reports that NASA has not been talking much about these first lately. When the crew was first announced a few years ago, NASA officials were proud to highlight these achievements. That was before President Trump returned to office in signed executive actions targeting
diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts across federal agencies. Since then, NASA has removed language from their website, celebrating the crew's diversity. AJ Link is from the group Black in Astro.
“I think it's really important to explicitly highlight the inclusion of not just Black folks,”
but other marginalized folks that have been left out of the industry and to back away from that or to erase that, I think it's wrong. After this mission, NASA is planning for another, possibly returning to the moon surface, Katie Riddle and Pair News. This is NPR News.
Officials in Iraq say an American journalist has been kidnapped in Baghdad. The journalist has been identified by one of the outlets she worked for as freelancers Shelley Kittleson, a US officials blaming in Iran-backed Iraqi militia. Being in palaces King Charles's state visit to the U.S. will go ahead and let April the king will be hosted by President Trump, as NPR has had about a customer, if I don't
know, a customer reports. The statement from the palace says the king's visit will celebrate the historic connections and the modern bilateral relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States. In a post on social media, President Trump says the visit will include a beautiful banquet dinner at the White House.
King Charles will also address Congress. Opposition lawmakers in the U.K. have called for the trip to be cancelled, as Trump continues to criticise the U.K. over the Iran war. There's also the difficult topic of the king's disgraced brother, Andrew, who was arrested over his friendship with convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, who died in 2019.
Democratic congressman Rokana has asked King Charles to meet with Epstein survivors during his trip. Fatma Alkazab, MP on East London. Prince Harry's privacy invasion lawsuit against British tabloids is now in the hands of a high court judge, testimony of the suit brought by Harry and also a music legend, Elton
John, and five other high profile figures against the Daily Mail's publisher, ended Tuesday after more than 10 weeks. A judge in the case says he will rule later the publisher tonight's wrongdoing. This is MP R news.
