"Live from MPR News in Washington, I'm Nor-Rom.
President Trump threatened today that a whole civilization will die tonight, never
to be brought back again.
“He was referring to his ultimatum that Iran given to his demands by 8 p.m.”
Eastern time, or the U.S. will attack Iran's bridges and power plants. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is stepping up its attacks against Iran ahead of the deadline, and Fior's carry-con reports. Netanyahu says Israel has hit Iran's railways and bridges that he says are used to transport weapons and military equipment, as well as Iranian regime operatives.
Netanyahu says the strikes weren't aimed against civilians, but to quote "crush the government," and he says Israel has changed the balance of power in the Middle East, targeting civilian infrastructures considered a war crime. Disable Iranian state media sites have posted videos and photos of flag-waving Iranians lined
up around power facilities and in public squares.
Iran says at least three people were killed in a bridge strike, more than 1600 civilians, including more than 200 children, have been killed in Iran, according to a leading human rights group. Carry-con and pair news, Tel Aviv. An Iraqi militia backed by Iran, says it's releasing an American journalist, Shelley Killison
was kidnapped from a street in Baghdad last week. The benchmark price of crude oil in the U.S. has climbed to its highest level in nearly four years. Jamie Diamond, CEO, J.P. Morgan Chase, says the war may be needed to make the world safer, but it will affect the economy, perhaps even leading to a recession.
“So I think the morality may be more important than free and safe world may be more important”
and that's hard to understand. But economically, there's tons of uncertainty, and I've listed tons of them out there, not just these wars, but obviously they can cause some form of recession. But I'm saying it's going to happen. I just think it increased the odds of bad economic outcomes, and we just be clear
right about that. Diamond was interviewed on NPR, a special runoff election is being held today in Georgia. Voters are filling the house seat, vacated by Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green from Georgia Public Broadcasting Sarah Colis has more in the story. Public and Clay Fuller and Democrat Sean Harris are both hoping to represent Northwest
Georgia for the remainder of Green's term. The two candidates finished a special election in March with the most votes. Fuller has President Trump's endorsement in the heavily Republican 14th district.
“We need an America First Fighter to stand strong for Northwest Georgia.”
National Democrats like former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg have campaigned for Harris ahead of the runoff. I am your candidate that's going to fight directly for you, period. Whoever wins this race will have to run again next month for the regular primary for a term that starts in January, 2027.
For NPR News, I'm Sarah Callist in Atlanta. This is NPR News in Washington. Police and Indianapolis are investigating an incident at the home of a council in yesterday. Ron Gibson said someone fired 13 shots at his friend door and left behind a note that read no data centers, no one was hurt.
Gibson had supported a rezoning petition for a data center developer in his district. The Trump administration will allow oil companies to flare more natural gas at drilling sites. NPR's Jeff Brady reports is a reversal of Biden area policies. When drilling equipment breaks, companies often need to burn off natural gas that comes out
of a well. Burning is preferred to venting because natural gas is mostly methane of potent greenhouse gas. Biden administration rules limited flaring to one day, but drillers said that wasn't enough time to make repairs.
Now the Trump administration's EPA is extending that to three days or even longer if there are problems such as bad weather that limits access to a site.
The EPA says this will save drillers over $200 million a year.
The environmental defense fund counters that burning off natural gas is a waste, especially when Americans are concerned about rising utility bills. The British government is banning the rapper YAY from entering the country to headline a music festival in July, saying his presence would not be conducive to the public good. Formerly known as Kanye West, YAY had released a song called "Hile" in there and sold
a swastika t-shirt. He later apologized and said his behavior was the result of bipolar disorder. Several major sponsors had withdrawn support from a music festival, which has now been cancelled. I'm Noraram, and Pior News in Washington.
