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fire broke out at a gas facility in the city of Abu Dhabi, and beer's A.A. betrroy reports. Abu Dhabi says fallen debris from an interception sparked a fire at its hapsion gas facility on Friday, forcing the suspension of operations at what is one of the world's largest gas processing plants. The UAE says Iran has launched more than 2,000 drones, and more than 470 missiles at its since the U.S. is really war on Iran began five weeks ago,
most have been intercepted. Meanwhile, the Gulf Arab State of Bahrain has proposed a resolution to the UN Security Council that would authorize countries to take, quote, "defensive measures to secure the passage of ships through the straight of her moves." But any measure that appears to authorize the use of force in the straight is likely to face vetoes, including by Russia and China. A fifth of the world's oil and gas flows through the straight, but
“Iran has effectively closed it in response to the war. A.A. betrroy and beer news do”
by. Meanwhile, Iran is saying it wants to charge a toll for crossing the straight. President Trump wrote online this morning that, quote, "With a little more time, we can easily open the Hormuz straight, take the oil, and make a fortune." This seems to conflict with the national address Trump gave Wednesday night. He said, "Then other nations need to handle the
straight." Not the U.S. The stock market is closed today for the good Friday holiday, and PR Scott Horsley reports that will give investors more time to digest a better than expected report on the job market. The Labor Department says U.S. employers added 178,000 jobs last month. That's a lot more than four casters had expected, especially given the economic jitters caused by the
“war with Iran. Construction companies, factories, and restaurants all added jobs in March,”
healthcare, once again saw the strongest hiring in the economy. Though some of that was the result of people going back to work after a February strike. The monthly jobs tally was conducted
in the first half of March, so may not fully reflect the fallout from the war with Iran,
despite sharply higher prices for crude oil and gasoline. The report shows no increase in employment among oil and gas drilling companies. Scott Horsley and PR News Washington. President Trump says former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is out of the job and moving to the private sector. It is not clear whom he'll nominate for the position, but North Carolina Republican Senator Tom Till is told CNN, he will not support any Trump nominee if they
approve of the actions of the January 6 rioters. The threshold for somebody following Pam Bondi ends the moment I hear they said one thing that excused the events of January the 6. I've been very clear on that, so I hope whoever they have in mind to follow general body was very clear eyed on my position on January 6. Till is says he has previously opposed to other nominees to federal positions for the same reason. You're listening to when PR.
The White House is asking Congress for one and a half trillion dollars in defense spending. It's the largest increase ever in modern history that's 40% more than what was requested last year.
President Trump is also asking lawmakers to cut $73 billion in domestic spending.
The White House released a budget summary today. In remarks to religious leaders earlier this week, Trump said that the country is fighting wars and, quote, "we can't take care of daycare." He says that should be up to the states. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, there is a kind of fish that can scale a 50-foot rock wall behind a waterfall. Researchers say it's the first time this behavior has been documented in Africa.
Reporter Ari Daniel tells us more. Pacifici-Welray-Mutambala, a PhD student at the University of Lubumbashi, spent a few rainy seasons at the waterfall where he saw thousands of these upwardly mobile
fish called Shell ears. "Ah, the first time I was very excited yesterday, it's very excited."
CT scans revealed their front fins have an array of single-celled hooks, which they used to grip the rock. The fish alternate between wriggling rapidly upwards and mostly resting. The entire ascent takes almost 10 hours. Mutambala says the findings have conservation implications because cutting off the water supply to this waterfall, to fill a dam or for irrigation, could harm the fish. For NPR News, I'm Ari Daniel.
Again, Wall Street is closed today in observance of Good Friday. This is NPR.
