"Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton, with hundreds of vessel...
stuck in the Persian Gulf and costs piling up, shipping companies are feeling whip-saud
“with uncertainty over how and when the straight-of-hormous might reopen more than two months”
into the Iran War, President Trump initially announced an effort in which the U.S. military would guide ships through the straight, then paused that to allow time for a deal to end the war." This was so abrupt that a person briefed on the matter not authorized to speak to the media told NPR that even Israel did not know about Trump's intention to end project freedom and had actually been preparing for an escalation. So what Trump says is
he paused the operation because of what he calls great progress in reaching a final deal with Iran, and there were calls from countries in the region to Trump as well, and he posed on X Pakistan's Prime Minister who's mediating between the U.S. and Iran, "thank Trump for pausing this operation," and he said that he and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Settlement had asked Trump to do just that and move toward
reconciliation.
“NPR's Ambitrali reporting millions of people with medicare will soon be able to get”
a popular weight loss drug for $50 a month, Jackie Forty-A with our partner KFF health news reports. Starting July 1, GOP won medications like Wugovian Zepound will be available to some
medicare enrollees for weight loss for the first time. The program will cap the monthly
cost of the popular drugs at $50. Without insurance, these drugs currently cost hundreds of dollars. To qualify, people need a doctor's note and medicare part D. They also need to be clinically overweight, plus have a condition like heart disease or pre-diabetes. But there are catches. The $50 copay won't count toward the annual out-of-pocket limit. The pilot also expires in December 2027, with no guarantee that the drugs will be covered
under traditional medicare after it ends. That's Jackie Forty-A reporting. The Musk vs. Altman trial in Oakland took a personal turn today as the mother of four of Elon Musk's children took the witness stand for member station KQED Rachel Myro reports. Shavanzila served as Musk's eyes and ears on open-air eyes board and as a go-between after
Musk left. But she contradicted his testimony. Revealing he kept the extent of his pursuit
“of AI at Tesla's secret as he poached top talent from open AI.”
Later testimony shed unflattering light on Sam Altman too. A former board member explained Altman's five-day ouster in 2023 stem from concerns that he wasn't being straight with the board about which AI products had cleared safety review. Altman has yet to testify. That's set for next week. For NPR News, I'm Rachel Myro. Republicans are rapidly pursuing redistricting efforts across the south following a U.S. Supreme
Court ruling that affects some majority black congressional districts. South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, and Louisiana are all considering changes this week. This is NPR News.
The FDA has announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored e-sigarettes, the decisions
a major shift that comes after months of appeals to the Trump White House from the vaping industry. Health groups have argued against it and have long said flavors drive underage vaping in the U.S. as a presidential candidate Trump promised to save the vaping industry. A luxury passenger train derailed in Western Colorado today, damaging rail lines and stopping passenger rail service and freight trains across the state. Colorado Public Radio's
Estinacy reports. A luxury sightseeing train called the Canyon Spirit struck a semi-tanker truck, ripping it apart. Colorado State Patrol estimates 6,000 gallons of road-oil spilled, requiring a massive cleanup effort. The tanker driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. No other injuries have been reported. A Canadian company owns the luxury train, but it
uses many of the same train tracks as Amtrak. Amtrak had to temporarily suspend some of its popular California's Zefer route, putting passengers on buses. Rimp here news. I'm Steena Sieg, in Grand Junction, Colorado. Kentucky Derby winner Golden tempo will not run in Maryland's pre-kness stakes next weekend. That means there'll be no chance of a triple crown winner this year where a horse wins
the Derby, pre-kness and New York's Belmont stakes. American Farrow in 2015 and justify in 2018 are the only horses to sweep all three races over the past four decades. Oil prices sank and stock markets rallied worldwide today. This is NPR News from Washington. On consider this NPR's afternoon news podcast, we cover everything from politics to the economy to the world, but every story starts with a question.
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