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Economists warned the financial fallout from the Iran War is already spreading beyond
“the gas pump with disruptions to shipping, freight and oil markets driving up the cost”
of household products. Experts say those costs could keep rising even if tensions ease soon, as NPR's Windsor Johnson reports." Prices are going up because many everyday household products rely on plastics and petrochemicals. Mason Miller is a supply chain professor at Michigan State University.
"What we've seen as an example is plastic prices are going up. That's going to mean the plastic that is used to wrap it. Your food will be more expensive. That means that the paper board that snacks are coming in is going to be more expensive." Miller says products like paint, soap, and WD-40 could also cost more in the months ahead.
And he warns those price increases may not ease anytime soon.
The ships have already avoided the straight-up form moves for nearly 10 weeks, creating supply chain backlogs that could take months or longer to untangle. Windsor Johnson and PR News, Washington.
“A new NPR PBS news marist poll out today finds President Trump at the lowest point in his”
presidency, politically, as people across the U.S. deal with high gas prices linked to an unpopular war with Iran. And PR's Deminico-Motanaro has more. 810 of the more than 1,300 respondents say the recent rise in gas prices is putting a strain on their household budgets.
The war in Iran has led directly to those prices surging and most are blaming President Trump for the increase.
As a result, the poll found Trump with just a 37% approval rating and 59% disapproving
his worst score in the poll of either presidential term. His economic approval is down to 35% and on his handling of Iran, it's just 33%. Democrats appear to be benefiting when respondents were asked who they would vote for if congressional elections in their districts were held today. They sided with Democrats by 10 points, Domenico-Motanaro and PR News, Washington.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik appeared before a congressional committee today, investigating sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, lawmakers are seeking answers about Lutnik's contact with Epstein after Epstein's 2008 conviction for sexually abusing an underage girl in Florida. Republican House Oversight Chair James Comer says the public will judge whether Lutnik's credibility was damaged or not from statements he made about his contact with Epstein and
from information that's come out in the Epstein files.
“The only thing that I'd seen that Lutnik did wrong was whether it was a truthful on the”
brief visit to the island with his family. He corrected that in his opening statement and we'll see, we'll continue our investigation and if we find that there were any misstatements by Lutnik, it's a felony to a lot of Congress and he'll be held accountable. Lutnik says he's done nothing wrong.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Over 600 military personnel from multiple countries are searching for two U.S. soldiers who went missing in Morocco during U.S. African military exercises. The search is now in its fifth day and focuses on underwater caves on the Atlantic coast near the training area.
The soldiers are believed to have been on a recreational hike and may have fallen into the ocean. A new study finds taking an extra 1,000 steps per day is linked to a significant decrease in the risk of complications after surgery and Piers Allison Aubrey reports. Getting steps in after surgery can help preserve lung function, lower the risk of blood
plots and support overall recovery in this new study that includes health data from nearly 2,000 patients. Every 1,000 steps that a patient took was equivalent to about an 18% reduction in their chance of having a complication. Dr. Julie Silver of Wague Forest University School of Medicine says this shows how strong
the connection between movement and recovery can be. Getting people up and moving right away is so good for them and this is an actionable thing that can empower patients. The study is published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Alice and Aubrey and PR news.
Fox Sports is offering $50,000 for someone to watch all 104 men's World Cup soccer games in a glass cube in Times Square this summer. The Chief World Cup Watcher will be required to watch every minute of the matches on Fox One. The person will have to make social media posts and turn every game into a live watch
party for tourists and others passing by. You're listening to NPR news. On NPR's Wildcard podcast, Julio Torres says he doesn't need to prove himself to anyone. When someone makes me feel like I have to prove something to them, I just walk away. Really?
I'm like, "I'm like, "Sick help." Watch or listen to that Wildcard conversation on the NPR app or on YouTube at NPR Wildcard.
