"Live from NPR News and Washington, non-Coreva Coleman, a two-week ceasefire ...
U.S. and Iran is set to expire soon.
“It's unclear when peace talks in Pakistan might resume.”
President Trump says he is ready to send U.S. negotiators Iran is not indicated whether it will participate. This comes as Iran says more than 3300 Iranians have been killed in U.S. and Israeli air strikes. Reporter Dury Baskarian spoke with Iranians in Turkey, near the Iranian border, who have
mixed feelings about peace talks. The train from Tehran takes about 24 hours. When people arrive in Turkey, they're disoriented and relieved. "The heat of the name is..." A woman named Ava, who has to not be identified, due to the risk of arrest in Iran, said
"It's just going to get worse for Iranians.
If an agreement is reached with U.S., we cannot give him the blood of 40,000 people
to go back to that life," she says, referring to the protesters who were killed during street demonstrations in January. The Iranian government says only 3000 were killed.
“But another man, who participated in the protests but supports the government now, says”
he wants the war to end, so protesters can push for reforms within the current system. For MPR News, I'm Dury Baskarian, and Vaughn, Turkey. Stocks opened higher this morning as the Commerce Department reported a bigger than expected jump in retail sales last month. Spear Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones industrial average jumped about 270 points in early
trading. Retail sales jumped 1.7% in March with much of that increase fueled by higher gas-alene prices, spending at gas stations jumped more than 15% as the war in Iran caused a spike in prices, but shoppers don't appear to be cutting back elsewhere, spending on furniture, electronics and groceries was also up in March, spending at restaurants rose only slightly.
President Trump's pick to be the next leader of the Federal Reserve appears before a Senate committee today, Trump wants Kevin Wars to lower interest rates. But that may have to wait for lower inflation. Worse's confirmation may also have to wait, as GOP Senator has promised to block the vote until the Justice Department drops his pro of the current Fed Chairman, Dury Baskarian.
Scott Horsley, and Pianu is Washington. Poles are open in Virginia for a special election. Voters are deciding whether to redraw the state's congressional districts in a way that would favor Democrats from member station VPM John Kalil has more. Democrats started the push to get this on the ballot in October.
The campaigns for and against redistricting Virginia have received tens of millions of dollars from opaque political nonprofits, and have employed campaign tactics that have confused voters. There's no clear outcome. The only pulling out there is very close, and Virginia is relatively purple. Virginia could be one of the last states to take aside in the national redistricting contest
before the midterms. Florida lawmakers are scheduled to take up redistricting in a special session next week. Friend Pianu's, I'm Chad Kalil, and Richmond, Virginia. This is MPR. Businesses are officially able to request refunds for tariffs they've paid, but don't expect
consumers to get their tariff dollars back, and Piers Steven Besaha reports the government refunds are only for importers. Companies can try to pass refunds along to consumers, but it's nearly impossible to determine how much individual consumers paid. Terence Lowe is the dean at Syracuse University's College of Law.
He says companies raised prices because of tariffs, but often did not pass on the full cost.
“So how much of that price increased to your attribute to tariffs?”
Companies can't even answer that question. That leaves some consumers like Edwin Martinez, feeling ambivalent and annoyed. Like I paid this extra tax man, can I just have my money back? FedEx says it will give refunds. Costco says it will try using them to lower prices.
Both are facing class action lawsuits over refunds. Steven Besaha and PR news. Federal officials have released a new plan to boost water levels in the country's second largest reservoir, Lake Powell. The lake strattles the border between Arizona and Utah.
It's supplied by water from the Colorado River. Adding water levels are threatening the infrastructure of the dam. The plan is to funnel more water to the lake from Wyoming and Utah. The water experts say the government should instead find ways for people to cut back their water use.
The National Weather Service has posted winter storm warnings for the mountains of eastern California forcasters expect heavy snow and hurricane strength winds at the tops of the mountains. I'm Corva Coleman and PR news. Before every day and up first, NPR's Golden Globe nominated morning news podcast, we bring
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