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U.S. officials say the military destroyed several small Iranian boats in the state of
Formus. And Iranians attacked U.S. ships protecting oil tankers and an oil port in the United Arab Emirates. And PR's Quil Lawrence reports on the attacks amid President Trump's latest effort to reopen the straight.
Admiral Brad Cooper said that U.S. forces are working to create a safe passage for stranded oil tankers through the straight, and that this is a defensive mission on behalf of the international community affected by Iran's blockade. Speaking to reporters by phone, he said U.S. warships and tankers took no damage. "I can confirm there's been no U.S. military ships hit, and I wouldn't go into detail
of whether the sea's fire is over or not."
“The ceasefire question is key to the debate over whether the war with Iran has passed”
the 60-day mark and would require congressional approval under the war power's resolution. Last week President Trump said in a letter to Congress that the ceasefire meant the war was "terminated before the 60-day mark, despite ongoing naval blockades which are acts of war." Quil Lawrence and PR news U.S. Supreme Court has at least temporarily restored access
to the abortion pill, Miffapriston. The court put a one-week hold on a federal court ruling last week that ban Miffapriston from being prescribed through telemedicine and dispense through the mail, empiricine of Simmons Duffin. Two drug makers appealed to the Supreme Court right away to put a hold on this ruling.
They argued that it unleashed regulatory chaos, but there were two days of limbo, where we heard nothing from the Supreme Court. Doctors and pharmacists and patients who were expecting to use telemedicine Miffapriston over the weekend were left scrambling. When it comes to pregnancies, of course, days and hours matter.
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voting rights act, Alabama, the first of several Republican-controlled southern states moving
to change their congressional maps, impures Debbie Elliott reports a civil rights activist turned up at the state house on the first day of a special session of the state legislature." Patricia Jeter says she came from Tuskegee to fight back, "Because they're interested in rezoning and I'm interested in both because I don't believe that the president of the United States, or anybody else, has a right to take away my God, give him right."
So I'm here. Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter says there's an opportunity for Republicans to win all seven of Alabama's congressional seats. "The people voted to have the Supreme Court as way it is today, and so this is the voice of the people."
The Supreme Court effectively removed race as a consideration for drawing congressional districts. Debbie Elliott and P.R. News, Montgomery. "This is MPR News.
“Police in Oklahoma are searching for suspects and assuding over the weekend that sent”
at least 18 people to hospitals. Please say the violence erupted at an unsanctioned party jammed with young people at a public partner, Arcadia Lake, just north of Oklahoma City. No arrest had been made. The number of 100 year olds expected to quadruple over the next two decades impures
House and Opera reports on a new tool that can help people think through how to plan for a long life span." When it comes to navigating a long life, Joe Conflin of the MIT age lab says there's more to the equation than your retirement savings. He and his collaborators developed the longevity preparedness index that helps explore
all the factors that can help people thrive in the decades ahead. "Why are you going to live? What community did you pick? How do you provide care? How will you receive care, essentially your social connection?"
The quiz was developed in tandem with John Hancock, a life insurance company that has launched a longevity initiative. A score is determined by answers across eight domains, including life transitions, community, care, and home life, and can help reveal both the potential challenges and opportunities of the decades ahead.
Allison Aubrey and PR News. Passion had its biggest nightmare, Monday, ALIS, stars, and cultural leaders took to the steps of New York's metropolitan museum for the annual Met Gala. There have been calls to protest the event over Amazon Jeff Founder, Jeff Bezos, a sponsor, shipping, and his wife were named honorary chairs.
New York City mayors are among Donnie turned down to an invitation saying his focus is on making New York City affordable. This is MPR.
This week on up first, gas prices just jumped 30 cents per gallon in a single week, with
the straight-of-war moves still closed, the global energy shock is only getting deeper. Listen, for overnight developments on Iran, plus, primaries in Ohio and Indiana, as mid-term election season heats up. We'll have the very latest every morning. On up first, listen on the NPR app, or wherever you get your podcasts.
