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The U.S. military has launched an operation to end Iran's blockade of the state of
“Hormuz and reopened the waterway to global shipping traffic.”
Iran took shots at American military vessels as U.S. forces helped two commercial ships to safely pass through the state today. Meanwhile, officials said Iran also attacked the United Arab Emirates, a Gulf ally of
the U.S. for the first time since the ceasefire began last month.
And PR's Jackie Northam has more. It's hard to say exactly why Iran launched these attacks. But the timing, of course, suggests it has to do with the U.S. decision to launch this project freedom. You know, to try and open up the state of Hormuz.
And as Greg says, the U.S. shooting down of some Iranian drones and missiles and attacking some smaller Iranians ships today, the U.A. is an ally of the U.S. and supports it in the war against Iran. And these attacks on the U.A. could be Iran's way of retaliating. And PR's Jackie Northam reporting.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded today to Russia's announcement of a ceasefire later this week to mark the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. And PR's Hanapalimarenko reports Ukraine proposed starting the ceasefire a few days earlier. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced a ceasefire for the upcoming victory day celebrations from May 8th to 9th.
Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that Ukraine had not received any official request regarding the cessation of hostilities.
“He wrote, quote, "That human life is incomparably more valuable than celebrating any”
anniversary and announced a ceasefire at midnight on May 6th. Zelensky added that Ukraine will respond in kind to Russia's concrete steps towards ceasefire starting from that moment. Hanapalimarenko and PR's news to you." The Supreme Court has temporarily restored nationwide access to a drug used for most medication
abortions in the U.S. as NPR's Maria Godoy reports the high court put a one-week hold on a lower court's ruling that threatened to disrupt how most abortions are provided across the country. Miffopristone is part of a two-drug regimen used for medication abortions, which now account for nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S.
Last Friday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the drug could only be prescribed in person. Climate doctors could no longer prescribe the pills via telehealth or send them in the mail.
“These telehealth prescriptions have become critical for access to abortion since Roe v. Wade”
was overturned in 2022. The Supreme Court's order restoring mail access will remain in effect for one week, and the parties have been asked to file more briefs. Maria Godoy and PR news US stocks largely fell today, but shares of eBay's sword after
a game stop announced and it's time to take over the company for about $56 billion
seeing it as a vehicle to compete with online retail giant Amazon. This is NPR. A group of landlords are hoping to settle with the federal government over what they say are billions of dollars in losses due to the federal eviction moratorium in place for nearly a year during the pandemic, more than 1,500 landlords are part of the federal lawsuit.
They argue the eviction policy violated the Fifth Amendment by unlawfully using their property without compensation. The 2026 Pulitzer Prizes have been announced and appears on associate Silcus reports. The fiction prize went to author Daniel Krauss for his novel Angel Down, a story of World War One Soldiers who find a fallen angel among the dead, a tale that Krauss tells entirely
within one sentence. Other winners include historian Jill LaPore for her engaging book, We The People, a History of the U.S. Constitution. The audio journalism winner was the staff of the podcast Pablo Taurrey finds out, which investigated how the Los Angeles Clippers seemingly ducks the NBA salary cap rule by funneling extra
money to their star forward, Kauai Leonard, via an endorsement deal. The board also gave a special citation to Miami-Herald journalist Julie K. Brown for her work in 2017 and 2018 investigating Jeffrey Epstein, whose crimes are still very much part of today's discourse, and assess its focus and peer news, New York.
Third graders in Big Bear Valley, California have named the recently hatched Eglitz born
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