Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton, Iranian and U.
reached a preliminary agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, setting the stage
“to end the war, hardliners and Iran have accused negotiators of betraying the late Supreme”
leader who was killed by U.S. Israeli air strikes on the first day of the war, critics of
Iran's government feel betrayed by the U.S. Deribu Scarean reports. In a voice note, Twin PR, a web developer who asked to remain anonymous for his safety, said that he has no reaction. He can only give swears and curses. "I really sorry, but I cannot be polite anymore," he said. The American administration clearly doesn't give a penny to Iranian public opinion.
After months of air strikes and the killings of dozens of top officials, Iran's leadership remains strikingly similar, and perhaps more hard-line than their predecessors. In a press conference, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Asmaillo Bagai, said the preliminary agreement is a "product of the legendary resilience and resistance of the Iranian people against the aggressions of two villainous actors equipped with all material means."
For interviews, I'm Deribu Scarean, an Istanbul. U.S. stocks rose today on hopes that a deal between the U.S. and Iran will soon allow oil
“to flow through the Strait of Hormuz and PR's Scott Horsley reports.”
Stocks are up and crude oil prices are down on news of the diplomatic deal to reopen the Strait, which is expected to be finalized later this week. Triple A says retail gasoline prices dipped to an average of $4.6 a gallon overnight. That's down about a dime from a week ago, but still about a $8 more than before the war began.
PR's Scott Horsley reporting "started homes in a record number of cities now cost a million
dollars or more," and PR's agenda for a lot of reports. It's part of a surge in home prices since 2020. New data from the Real Estate website Zillow finds 242 cities have million dollar entry-level homes. That's three times as many as before the pandemic housing boom.
Most places are in California, but the fastest growth is in New York and New Jersey. Million dollar starters have also spread to interior states like Texas, Wyoming, and Illinois.
“They're defined here as the lowest third of the market in a region.”
Despite that, Zillow finds that nationwide, the typical starter home is still a lot less just under $200,000. Thousands shortages priced out many first-time buyers, but Zillow finds the tough market easing a bit, with more inventory and prices growing more slowly. Jennifer Lutton and Pierre News, Washington.
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratof fortress crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force base today. The B-52 is a long-range bomber that first-centered service in 1955 and has been used in the Iran War. Its current version typically carries a crew of five and can carry as much as 70,000 pounds
of bombs and other munitions. Officials say emergency crews immediately respond to the scene and that the situation is ongoing. This is NPR News. Health officials are raising awareness about Alpha Gow syndrome, a meat allergy triggered by tick bites.
Symptoms include hives, diarrhea, and itchiness after eating meat or dairy. The allergy doesn't impact consumption of seafood or poultry. The expanding range of the lone star tick is contributing to cases, regulators recently approved the first drug for the condition. The FIFA World Cup has brought the top 48 soccer teams in the world to North America,
but how much of an economic boom will it actually materialize in the 11 U.S. cities hosting the games? Dylan Duke with number-station KERA has more.
FIFA projects the U.S. economy will see a $17 billion boost in GDP and the creation of 185,000
jobs. But economists in PR spoke with our skeptical. Yeah, I guess they have something of a little boom and sales tax revenue to last for a few weeks. And it just goes back to where it was before, so in the grand scheme it doesn't really matter
that much. Kolm Clark is a professor of economics at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He said FIFA's projections are likely exaggerated. For NPR News, I'm Dylan Duke. Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine hosted his 50th and final ice cream social over the weekend,
according to Cleveland.com, friend DeWine came up with the idea when her then 29-year-old husband was running for Green County Prosecutor in 1976. The event featured ice cream in thousands of slices of the first ladies pie at their home in Cedarville, Ohio. 79-year-old DeWine is term-limited and will leave public office at the end of the year.
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