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At least two commercial vessels flying under the flags of India and United Kingdom came
“under fire today, after Iran's military re-imposed its restrictions on the Strait of”
Hormuz. No fires or casualties were reported. Dury Baskaran has more. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operation Center said one oil tanker was approached by two
gunboats, belonging to Iran's revolutionary guard corps, which
fired on the ship. In a statement released to Iranian state media, the country's national security council said that Iran is, quote, "determined to exercise supervision and control over traffic through the Strait of Hormuz," until the war is definitively ended and lasting peace is achieved in the region.
Regional countries are still pushing for the U.S. and Iran to extend a shaky ceasefire to make time for renewed peace negotiations. In remarks to reporters, U.S. President Trump said that, quote, "very good conversations. We're going on between the U.S. and Iran, and that they got a little cute." Friend-parent news, I'm Dury Baskaran, in Vaughn, Turkey.
The Treasury Department says is extending a one-month pause on sanctions against Russian oil to tamp down global energy prices amid the war with Iran. That reverses an announcement earlier this week by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ruling out such a move. In Pierre's Charles Mains reports.
The Trump administration first introduced the sanctions waiver in March, part of an attempt to level out global energy prices amid the war in Iran. The policy's extension, effectively, allows countries to legally purchase previously sanction Russian oil for the second month in a row. The Kremlin's U.S. envoy, Creole Demetrius, said the move amounted to an acknowledgement
“of the crucial role of Russian energy in maintaining the stability of the global economy.”
Demetrius predicted more than 100 million additional barrels of Russian oil would soon reach
global markets, critics of the U.S. sanctions waiver say it provides the Kremlin with a windfall for its worn Ukraine at a moment when the Russian economy, at otherwise, been struggling. Charles Mains and Pierre News, Moscow. "Powerful winds and reported tornadoes hit the upper Midwest yesterday, causing lots of
damage but no reported deaths. Several states were affected with lots of hail and strong winds. In Wisconsin, people are cleaning up after heavy rains and flooding left rivers overflowing against some intersections flooded, leaving drivers stranded. Today there is a threat of more storms.
Mark Chinard is a meteorologist with a national weather service." "So there is a threat of some severe weather today. Greatest chance is farther east. So of course, in USA, West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, most of that risk today. But it's not expected to be as widespread or as significant as what we saw."
Engine winds, hail, and flash flooding are possible as the cold front heads east, so also bringing a dramatic drop in temperatures on the east coast. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Going on GLP-1 treatments for diabetes or obesity, it's very common. It's also common to quit the drugs and restart them again.
And here's Yuki Naguchi, has more. Medicines like OZEMPIC and ZEPBound are intended as lifelong treatments. But a study shows about 3/4 of people stop using them within a year. While other research shows, those who quit intent a later resume taking the drugs. In other words, people appear to be cycling on and off the drugs.
And indeed, many ads encourage their use as diet aids. The GLP-1's cause "lead muscle loss," too, says Texas Tech, "medicinal chemist," "ma moods alarm a med." "We might find some "read problems" if we are not monitoring the body compositions, especially for the elderly patients."
"Muscle loss can impair metabolism and balance and lead to fractures. You can do Guchi and PR news." Authoritans strike by Dorman in New York City has been averted. The union representing thousands of Dorman, borders, and superintendents across the city says it reached a tentative agreement with the group that represents building owners.
Members had threatened to walk off the job Tuesday over wages and health care and what would
have been the first strike since 1991.
The exact terms of the agreement, though, have not been made public. Stocksword on Wall Street yesterday and for the week, the dial was up more than 3% the S&P-500 jumped four and a half percent, the NASDAQ was up 6.8%. This is NPR News. What happens when our political party becomes the prism through which we see every other
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