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Against the backdrop of an energy crisis from the Iran War, the United Arab Emirates says,
“"It is dropping out of the OPEC cartel and plans to gradually increase its production of crude oil."”
And Pierre Scott Horsley reports he announcement, has had little effect on oil prices which are hovering around $100 a barrel. The UAE's desire to increase oil production has been a source of friction within OPEC. The cartel often limits how much its members can pump in an effort to maintain a floor under crude oil prices.
Those prices have spiked as a result of the U.S. war with Iran, which has stalled tanker traffic through the straight-of-war moves. Triple A says the average price of regular gasoline, now tops $4.17 a gallon. That's up 15 cents in the last week, and more than a dollar higher than this time last year.
Rising gas prices are tough on consumers, but good for energy companies, B.P. says it's
first quarter profits, or more than double what it earned in the same period last year.
Scott Horsley, in Piano, is Washington. President Trump, welcome King Charles III, and Queen Camilla to the White House for the first state visit by British monarchs since 2007.
“And Pierre Franco Ordoni has reports a key goal of the visit as to ease tensions between”
the two governments. The White House rolled out the red carpet for the King and Queen who are here for a four-day visit to at least officially help celebrate America's 250th anniversary. We first had a culture, a character, and agreed before we ever proclaimed our independence, Americans carried within us the rarest of gifts, moral courage, and it came from a small,
but mighty kingdom from across the sea. But the timing of the visit is also significant. The mid-rising tensions, as the president, has repeatedly attacked Prime Minister Kier Starmer of our his governments refusal to take part in a US war against Iran. Franco Ordoni has, in Piano's, the White House.
Late night, host, Jimmy Kimmel's pushing back against First Lady Melania Trump's appealed
ABC to fire him. For making a joke, she says was hateful and violent. Last night, Kimmel said he agreed with dialing back hateful rhetoric, and said Mrs. Trump's conversation about it should start with her husband. CNN Media correspondent Brian Selcher talks about the fallout from Kimmel's quote, "the
glow of an expectant widow," during a parody of the White House correspondent center two days before there was a shooting at that event. I'm told later today, the FCC is planning to file paperwork that would challenge ABC's licenses. ABC owns stations in eight markets that are licensed by the federal government.
Those license aren't supposed to be renewed for a couple more years, but the FCC does have the ability to issue an early renewal order. Let's tell her, speaking with NPRs, here and now, this hour U.S. talks her mix with the dial up nearly 50 points. From Washington, you're listening to NPR News.
Consumer confidence appears stronger than it was last month despite the Iran Wars impact on energy prices and a hit to people's wallets. The nonprofit business membership organization, the conference board released a new reading, showing an uptick and consumer confidence.
A California healthcare workers union has submitted more than one and a half million
signatures to place a question about taxing billionaires on the state's November ballot.
“Remember, station KQED is the Bloom reports.”
If election officials certify the signatures, California voters will decide whether to impose a one-time 5% tax on the assets of the state's billionaires. Most of the revenue would help backfill federal healthcare cuts signed by the Trump administration. Susanne Jimenez is chief of staff for the union pushing the measure. At the end of this, this is really about solving a problem that is making sure hospitals,
clinics and ER stay open. Opponents are funding a rival measure backed by Silicon Valley billionaires, including Google co-founder Sergei Bryn that would nullify the billionaire tax. If both measures pass, the one with more yes votes will take effect. For NPR News, I'm Izzy Bloom in San Francisco.
Taylor Swift has filed a trademark her voice and likeness to the age of AI in the threat of misuse. As a Grammy winning star takes legal action to protect her brand, she's also on the defense in another case at the end of March. Las Vegas performer, Marin Wade, sued Swift, alleging copyright infringement, would argue
the title of Swift's album "The Life of a Showgirl" is too similar to her own work or Confessions of a Showgirl. It's NPR News. Every day NPR reports stories that keep you informed without fear or favor. That's the promise of a free press in a democracy.
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