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a naval blockade on the straight-of-war moves starting on Monday, but Iran says it won't
bow down to any of his threats, and PR's Marliason has our reports. Trump told Fox News it wouldn't take long to clean out the straight. Just hours after talks between the U.S. and Iran failed to reach an agreement to end the war, President Trump posted that affected immediately. The U.S. Navy will begin the process of blockading any and all ships trying to enter or leave the straight-of-war moves. That means Iran could not
export its oil through the straight or collect tolls from other country ships. But since it would also prevent any oil from coming through the straight, it's not clear how the
blockade will help bring down the price of gas. Those high prices were caused by closing off one
“of the most important choke points for the global oil and gas market. The President also posted”
that any Iranian who fires at the U.S. or any other peaceful vessels will be quote "blown to hell." Marliason and PR News lawmakers have returned back to Washington this week after a two-week eastern break. At the top of their agenda is the war in Iran and PR's Eric McDaniel has more. Democrats are incensed over President Trump's threat to end Iranian civilization ahead of
last week's ceasefire announcement. More than three dozen called for him to be removed from office. After this weekend's talks led by Vice President Vance failed, Democrats will force votes on the war in an attempt to curb the President's powers. The Constitution gives Congress the authority to declare war, though it's been sometimes since they asserted.
“The show votes are expected to fail, but ahead of the eventual consideration of the President's”
$1.5 trillion Pentagon funding request. They'll put Republicans on the record about a military campaign that remains extremely unpopular among the American public. Eric McDaniel and PR News Washington. Oil prices are heading up once again in early market trading. After President Trump said the U.S. would begin that blockade on Iranian ports. After the market opened, the price of U.S. crude rose eight percent, a slightly more than one hundred four dollars
of barrel, Brent crude, which is considered to be the international standard, rose seven percent to one hundred two dollars. California Congressman Eric Swallwell is handed his campaign for governor, the move follows allegations of sexual misconduct by several former female staff members from KQED and San Francisco Scott Schaeffer has a report.
“In a post on ex Sunday, Swallwell said he was suspending a campaign that has been imploding”
since multiple women alleged that the San Francisco Bay Area Democrat had sexually forced himself on them. In his post, Swallwell said he was deeply sorry for what he called his mistakes in judgment, but he denies the allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior, Swallwell's sudden departure adds even more turmoil to a campaign with no clear leader. The election is June 2nd. That's Scott Schaeffer of KQED reporting from San Francisco and you're listening to NPR News.
Prueh's national election is being extended for some voters, official salegistic issues have caused the problem. Voting has now been extended to Monday for more than 63,000 residents of Lima because of the issues. Voting is also extended for Peruvian's living in Orlando, Florida and Patterson, New Jersey, voting his mandatory in that country. One of the giants of the Indian movie and music industries has died.
Sanger Asha Bushley was 92 years old. His NPR is Anastasia Slucas reports, Boisley gave voice to hundreds of movie characters as a bodywood singer. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Asha Boisley was the most recorded singer of all time. Over a career that lasted nearly eight decades, she recorded more than 12,000 songs, mostly for movie actresses to lip sync on screen. And for much of her career, her main
competition was her older sister, Latta Mangeshkar. Their father was a classical Indian singer, but he died young. So the sisters made their way to Mumbai and started singing for films to
help support the family. Boisley made her first recording when she was just 10 years old. Anastasia
Silcus and Piano News, New York. Anagiri Naire for a strike Sunday that was targeting Jihadi rebels instead hit a local market in the northeastern part of that country. More than 100 civilians were killed in the attack, including a number of children. Many other people were injured in that attack. The target was said to be a Boko Haram stronghold in that area. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News.
