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President Trump has expected to discuss the Iran war during his state visit to China.
“He left this afternoon and is now on his way to Beijing, and PR is a Dominican Martin”
or a report on what Americans think of the US-China relationship in a survey done by NPR and can junction with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Ipsos. In two polls over the last few months, there were some notable findings.
First, Americans see China on the rise and I'm a dominant role in the world, 78 percent
say they believe China wants to be a dominant world leader, particularly economically. But respondents also say they want to keep a strong trading relationship with China and they want tariffs lowered to keep cost down for US consumers. Most also say the Iran war has been bad for both countries and their economies, but more Americans say the war is boosting China's geopolitical position than say it's helping US
national security, dominical months and era of NPR News, Washington. Defense Secretary Pete Higgs-Seth faced tough questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration's endgame for the Iran war. It's cost and impact on diminishing U.S. weapons stockpiles. Jules Hurst is performing the duties of the Defense Department's Comptroller.
He says the cost of the war has risen.
“At the time of testimony from the ask, it was $25 billion.”
But the joint staff team and the Comptroller team are constantly looking at that estimate. So now we think it's closer to $29. That's because of updated repair and replacement of equipment costs and also general operational costs keep people in theater.
That's $29 billion Higgs-Seth got pushed back from members of his own Republican Party
about munitions and President Trump's criticism of traditional allies for not taking part in the conflict. Higgs-Seth insisted that the military has plenty of missile defense systems and other weapons. The national average for a gallon of regular gas is now $4.50 a gallon. It's down slightly from yesterday, as Empire's Camilla Dominozki reports.
The app gas buddy shows drops in states like Michigan and Ohio helped bring the national average down slightly. Diesel prices mean while are at $5.64 up from yesterday thanks in part to ongoing refinery issues.
“Diesel prices drive up inflation across the entire economy.”
President Trump has endorsed the idea of a federal gas tax holiday that would require an act of Congress. It would save consumers a little more than $0.18 per gallon on gasoline, which Trump acknowledged was a small percentage of the consumer gasoline burden. Camilla Dominozki and PR news.
The Missouri Supreme Court today upheld new congressional districts that could help Republicans win an extra seat. It's the latest redistricting victory for President Trump after he urged Republican-led states to draw new maps to boost the party's chances of keeping control of the house during this year's elections.
Although the Dow added a tenth of a percent today, a sudden halt for technology stocks put the brakes on Wall Street's record setting run. You're listening to NPR news from Washington. A doctor says a French woman infected with haunt of iris on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung.
The World Health Organization says the outbreak is now reached 11 total reported cases worldwide, 9 of which have been confirmed, the overall Italian includes three people from the cruise ship who died.
Nearly 7 million children in the US live in a home with at least one firearm kept unlocked
and loaded. That's according to a new study in JAMA network open as NPR's reto-chattergy reports firearms, the leading cause of pediatric deaths in America. Researchers surveyed nearly 900 gun-owning parents with kids younger than 18 years in the home, and asked them how they store their guns.
Saudi author Dr. Matthew Miller is a public health researcher at North Eastern University. He says nearly one in five respondents had at least one firearm stored in the least safe way possible, unlocked and loaded. So you pick it up and you can fire it. You don't have to unlock it, it's ready to go.
When they analyze their results by age of the kids, they found that more parents chose to leave their firearms unlocked and loaded when their kids were in their teens compared to parents of younger children. But Miller says teenagers are already at a higher risk of suicide and easy access to firearms increases that risk, reto-chattergy and PR news.
The Eurovision Song Contest is starting in Vienna with tensions simmering over Israel's participation, five countries are boycotting in protest over Israel's involvement, Propalistinian demonstrations are planned and security is tight with police from Austria and Germany. You're listening to NPR News from Washington When Survivor premiered, it helped usher in a new era of reality TV.
The show has evolved over its 50 seasons and fans have debated changes to the game for years. So what's the best Survivor season of all time? We'll get into it on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour. Listen via the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
