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The U.S. and Israeli war with Iran continues to escalate.
“Two U.S. combat planes were shot down today, two crew members have been rescued.”
The search for a "continues" for a third. President Trump delivered a prime time speech on Wednesday, saying the Iran War could be over in two to three weeks. But as NPR's Greg Myri points out, he hasn't said how he plans to do that. The U.S. and Iran have been having some diplomatic contacts.
Pakistan has tried to play the broker here, but there's really no sign of a breakthrough
right now. And given this short timeline that Trump is talking about, a U.S. ground operation now seems quite unlikely, though, more troops are still moving into the region. But by far, the biggest problem is this ongoing closure of the state of Hormuz, it will be very difficult for Trump to just walk away from the war if this hasn't been resolved.
NPR's Greg Myri reporting, "Hi, housing costs are pricing people out of not only buying, but also renting alone, and Piers of Jennifer Ludden reports that has led to
“an uptick in seniors seeking roommates."”
The share of people's 65-a-dolder looking for a roommate has tripled in the past decade, says Matt Hutchinson with the listing site "Spare Room." "They're not the biggest group of roommates, but that by far the fastest growing." David West is one of them.
He never imagined living with a stranger at age 72, but divorce and job loss burned through
his savings, his roommate in Fresno covers utilities, and West shares his cost-co membership. "And it's that given take thing, it's a training to help each other out as much as possible." Darla D'Sattel is 74, and enjoys the shared company when she gets along well with a room. And that's pretty special when that works out.
She's also proud she's learned to live with less. Jennifer Ludden in Piers News. UPS says it will continue offering driver's thousands of dollars to resign across much of the country.
“This comes after the delivery giant pulled the program offer in 13 central states, including”
Michigan, Illinois and Kentucky, from Member Station W.A.B.E. Marlin Hyde reports. UPS says it's latest bioprogram where eligible drivers can accept $150,000 to resign, was well received by some employees. Over 13 teams to local unions in its central region filed grievances against the Atlanta Base Company, claiming to offer violates their contract.
In a statement, UPS denies these claims, and continues to engage with the local unions in the central region. In February, a federal judge rejected the team series request to block the workforce reduction program. UPS says it will continue to offer biops to drivers in the remaining states as it moves
to slash 30,000 positions this year. Fran Pior news of Marlin Hyde in Atlanta. South Carolina beat UConn, 62 to 48 tonight, ending the Huskies 54 game winning streak and advancing to the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship on Sunday. The game cox will face the winner of Texas and UCLA.
It's NPR. Franche president Emmanuel Macron and his South Korean counterpart, E.J. Myeong, say they have agreed to work together to help reopen the straight-of-form moves during a joint briefing today. The leaders did not elaborate on how they would help reopen the straight.
They met in Seoul after President Trump slammed allies for not supporting the war in Iran. The Swedish Coast Guard has detained a ship. It says is sailing under a false flag and is leaked oil in the Nordic countries' economic zone. Terry Schultz reports the government believes the ship is part of a fleet Russia uses to circumvent
sanctions on its oil exports. Swedish authorities say the flora won, sailing under the flag of Cameroon, is suspected of committing an environmental crime by spilling oil off the coast of the island of Gotland. The civil defense minister, Karl Oscar Bollene, says this oil spill is not significant, but a more extensive one could have had devastating consequences for marine ecosystems
and Swedish coasts. He says the incident is still being viewed with great concern because the ship is believed to be part of Moscow's shadow fleet. Made up of often unsewered the older vessels that have questionable insurance and registration. These ships he adds pose a significant security and environmental threat.
The flora won is the third suspicious vessel Sweden has detained in the past month.
For MPR News, I'm Terry Schultz. New Jersey Democratic Governor Mikey Cheryl and her family will move into "drum-thwacket," the state's official governor's mansion. She'll be the first governor to live in "drum-thwacket full-time" in more than 20 years. For those curious, "drum-thwacket" is a Scott Gaelic phrase meaning "witted hill."
I'm Rylan Barton, your listening to NPR News from Washington.
