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The Iranian Parliament is reviewing an agreement between Iran and Oman to be re-opened
the Strait of Hormuz.
“Oman sits on the southern side of the critical waterway that's been blockaded by Iran”
since the U.S. and Israel began their war in February. It appears to deal all shaltchy has more. Iranian state media said that the agreement between Iran and Oman bans any U.S. or Israeli ships from moving through the Strait of Hormuz and that Iran will charge a fee of up to 7% of the value of a ship's cargo and impose a fine of up to 20% of that value if these
conditions are broken. It said that ships will enter the Strait of Hormuz through the northern corridor of the Strait near the Iranian coast and they will exit through the southern corridor near the Omani coast. The U.S. has been strongly opposed to any fees imposed on ships moving through the Strait,
the White House is yet to officially comment on the agreement. Hedil Al-Shalchi and PR News Istanbul. President Trump's plans for the U.S. Navy to build new nuclear-powered battleships
“will take longer and cost a lot more than initially thought.”
That's the finding of a new report from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office as in beer's cat lawn store for reports. Trump announced the plan for the Navy to build its largest battleships since World War two back in December, saying they would be "the fastest, the biggest, and by far, 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built.
They've been dubbed "Trump Class Battleships."
The first was initially said to cost around $15 billion, but the estimate by the CBO
found it will likely cost more than $23 billion. 14 additional ships are also estimated at substantially more than originally thought, with a total price tag of $275 billion for the whole fleet. U.S. shipyards also may not have the capacity to build such ships the report found, saying the first might take eight years or longer to build.
Trump had originally said at least two would be finished by the end of his term. Cat lawnsdorf and Pyrenees, Washington.
“The food and drug administration has approved the first flu vaccine that uses the same”
"M-R-N-A" technology as COVID-19 vaccines, and here's Rob Stein has more. The vaccine is called "M-Flu-Siva." It was developed by Moderna, the same company that produced one of the two M-R-N-A COVID shots. Research indicates M-Flu-Siva may be more protective than traditional flu shots. It can also be updated to adapt to new strains and produced much more quickly.
The fate of the M-R-N-A flu shot had been endowed because of the Trump administration's hostility towards M-R-N-A vaccines in the wake of the pandemic. In fact, the FDA initially refused to even consider the vaccine. Virginia says the new shot can now be available for the upcoming flu season. Rob Stein and Pyrenees.
Wall Street lower by the closing bell, you're listening to NPR News from Washington. Republican Senator Mitch McConnell says in a statement that he's been discharged from a rehab hospital and will continue his recovery from a fall in June at home. The 84-year-old didn't provide a timeline on when he would return to the Senate, but some question is fitness to remain in office after McConnell hasn't been seen since
the accident. That prompted calls for transparency from many, including Kentucky's Democratic Governor and eat Bashir. New study in Ethiopia looked at whether a combination of cash transfers and mental health counseling could help people in poverty build longer lasting stability.
Economists are looking for ways to break what they call the poverty mental health vicious cycle. That's when poor mental health can impair a person's decision-making and productivity, and the stresses of poverty pile on. In 2022, researchers tested an intervention in ultra-poor villages in Ethiopia.
Some households received group therapy.
Researchers received cash in the amount of $279, a third group received both the cash and
the therapy. Years later, researchers found that the therapy alone had virtually no impact. The cash had helped people grow income and the combination of cash and therapy had a slight edge on income growth. The program was funded by USAID, which has since been dismantled by the Trump administration,
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