Live from NPR News in Washington, on Corv.
crossing after shutting it for a day. It was closed after a missile exchange between Israel
“and Iran, and P.S. Anna Spaba reports from Gaza.”
"Courim Shalom, crossing with Israel resumed operations Tuesday, allowing aid and commercial goods to enter Gaza once again. Israel says that crossing can handle hundreds of trucks a day and that this single entry point is sufficient to meet Gaza's needs. Gaza's border authorities dispute that, and you and figures show approximately 200 trucks into Gaza daily. Mondays shut down, halted the flow of goods into the territory even though Gaza was not
involved in the fighting between Israel and Iran. Israel authorities also announced plans to reopen the Rafa crossing on the Gaza-Egypt border for limited travel, but Rafa remained closed Tuesday, leaving patient students and other travelers still waiting to cross. Israel has repeatedly closed Gaza's crossing during periods of heightened regional tensions, and a small button during use goes on."
Stocks opened higher this morning as the National Association of Realtors reported a modest
“uptake in home sales last month. And B.R. Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones industrial”
average rose more than 400 points in early trading. Sales of existing homes rose 3.2 percent last month, the small sign of life in what has been a lackluster housing market, the average price of a home sold in May climb to just
over $429,000. 35 percent of homes sold in May went to first-time buyers. That's a modest
increase over April share. Housing affordability is still a challenge, though, with mortgage rates averaging just under 6.5 percent. The benchmark price of crude oil in the United States is back below $90 a barrel, retail gasoline prices dipped less than a penny overnight. Triple A says the average price of regular gas is hovering around $4.16 a gallon.
In stocks were mixed overnight. Scott Horsley and Piano is Washington. U.S. immigration officials have barred a popular Somali soccer referee from entering the
“U.S. for the World Cup. Somali says he had a valid visa to enter the U.S. despite”
the Trump administration's travel ban on Somali citizens, and Piers Jewelbright has more. Omar Atan was stopped at Miami International Airport by U.S. customs and border protection offices and repatriated to Turkey, from where he would return home today. U.S. customs and border protection put out the statements without directly mentioning Atan, saying a Somali national was deemed "indulmissible" due to vetting concerns. Atan
was named Africa's breast refreel last year and it was said to become the first Somali
refreel to officiate in the World Cup tournament. The President of Soccer's government body FIFA previously addressed concerns around U.S. travel ban by saying teams and officials need to access any World Cup host country. Otherwise, there would be no World Cup, Jewelbright and Piano's legas. You're listening to NPR news.
There are primary elections in four states today, Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, and South Carolina. They're holding contests for governor as well as local and national seats. Alaska's primary election isn't until August 18, but Alaska's lieutenant governor says the state is investigating a retired teacher named Dan Sullivan. He recently filed to run for the U.S. Senate as a Republican. He's competing against Alaska's Republican incumbent
senator, who was also named Dan Sullivan. Alaska Public Media's Liz Ruskin reports the state's lieutenant governor and the incumbent senator claim the challenger is acting in bad faith. Senator Dan Sullivan says Democrats are trying to cheat to win control of the Senate. But challenger Dan Sullivan says he's not colluding with any candidate or party. He says
he's running because the incumbent doesn't represent ordinary Alaskans. And he says the fact that Senator Sullivan shares his name adds insult to injury. The lieutenant governor's letter asks him to answer under penalty of perjury. Seven questions including about his party affiliation. Alaska's open primary means both Dan Sullivan's could advance to the November ballot, along with Democrat Mary Peltola. Alaska's ranked
choice system lessons the possibility that any candidate can act as a spoiler. For NPR news, I'm Liz Ruskin and Anchorage. Now, so we'll reveal the next crew of astronauts for the Artemis three mission. This follows the Artemis two team that flew around the moon and back this year. This is NPR. Every episode of it's been a minute NPR is what's happening in culture podcast. Starts
by asking three questions. Who? How? Why now? If the culture's asking it, we're talking about it. At NPR, we stand for your right to be curious and indulge your cultural curiosity. Follow it's been a minute wherever you get your podcasts and we'll break down the zeitgeist
