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recess, the Senate left without passing President Trump's top priority, funding an immigration enforcement bill.
“The Trump has fresh demands, including a billion dollars for his ballroom.”
The other issue is a nearly $2 billion fund, announced this week.
And Pierce Barbara Sprint says, "It is supposed to give money to people who say they were targeted by the Justice Department." That could include funding the people who ransacked the Capitol and attacked police on January 6. There were a number of Republican senators who right out of the gates that they were blind
cited by this, of course, this is money that hasn't been appropriated by Congress. And enough Senate Republicans were alarmed over the plan and wanted to address it before they passed this immigration funding." And Pierce Barbara Sprint reporting. The House has left too, but House Republicans called off a vote last night on a measured
limiting, Trump's war powers and Iran. JUP House leaders did not have enough votes to defeat that measure. Under U.S. pressure, the Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations has withdrawn his bid
“for Vice President of the General Assembly, and Pierce Daniel Esteran reports from”
Tel Aviv. Palestinian UN Ambassador Riad Monsor dropped out of the race for General Assembly President in February under U.S. pressure. Now he's dropped out of the race for General Assembly Vice President, too. A State Department cable said Monsor accuses Israel of genocide and Gaza, and a leadership
role would give him a quote "bully pulpit." The U.S. also threatened to revoke Palestinian diplomats visas if he didn't withdraw. The UN says Lebanon will run for the position instead. A person familiar with a matter not authorized to speak publicly tells NPR the Palestinians now pledged not to run for the position for two more years.
That might be a reference to waiting out President Trump's term in office. Daniel Esteran NPR News, Tel Aviv. Retailer Walmart says it will likely put its tariff refunds toward lowering store prices. Shoppers continue to face rising costs due to the war with Iran. And Pierce Elena Saleek reports the price of gas has jumped more than 50 cents a gallon
in the past month. The Supreme Court forced the U.S. government to refund most of President Trump's tariffs from last year, and those payments began trickling out last week. And Walmart is now the largest company to say it might spend that money on lowering prices.
Executive say, right now, that might bring the best return on investment. While higher income shoppers are still spending confidently, according to big retail chains, including Home Depot, everyone is looking for deals, which is often what brings them to Walmart. The lower income folks are strained. Walmart executive say, in recent weeks, at their gas stations, the number of gallons that
people fill up dipped below 10 for the first time in four years, which they see as an indication
of stress. Elena Saleek and Beer News. This is NPR. The state of Tennessee attempted to conduct an execution yesterday and failed. Authorities were attempting to put convicted murderer Tony Carothers to death by lethal
injection, but executioners were unable to establish an IV line after an hour of trying. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee says the state won't attempt the execution again for at least a year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its hurricane forecast. Noah is predicting a below average number of storms for this Atlantic hurricane season.
From Houston, public media, Kyle McLeanagan reports. The hurricane season officially begins June 1st, and Noah is predicting eight to 14 named storms in the Atlantic this season. Of those, Noah is forecasting three to six hurricanes and one to three major hurricanes. Meaning above category three storms with winds at or above 111 miles per hour.
No administrator Neil Jacobs says a below average prediction does not guarantee a hurricane free season.
“It's very important to understand that it only takes one.”
We have had category five make landfall in the past during below average seasons. Noah is predicting one to 22 named storms in the eastern Pacific, and 15 to 13 tropical storms in the central Pacific. For NPR news, I'm Kyle McLeanagan in Houston. The San Francisco Symphony has selected its next music director, Elon Chan, will become the
first woman to lead the orchestra at succeeding Especa Salinen.
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