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Democratic lawmakers are calling for an investigation into conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
“The aircraft carrier has spent more than 200 straight days at sea during its extended”
deployment in the Middle East. Military families have reported food and supply shortages, broken plumbing, and worsening mental health among the crew. Some sailors have reportedly tried to jump overboard, prompting calls for an official inspection.
NPR has not independently confirmed the story, which was first reported by Navy Times Stars and Stripes. The Navy disputes report of an increase in suicide attempts, and says mental health support is available aboard the ship. Stokes on Wall Street opened higher this morning as the Labor Department reported more modest
inflation at the wholesale level. NPR Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones industrial average rose about 190 points in early trading. Prices at the wholesale level are climbing more slowly now, much like prices at the retail level.
A new report from the Labor Department shows wholesale prices in July were up 4.7% from a year ago. That's a smaller annual increase than the 5.5% jump for the 12 months ending in June. wholesale prices were flat between June and July, the news is likely to be welcomed by inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve, although prices are still climbing faster than the central
bank would like. Investors are betting the Fed will feel less pressure to raise interest rates when policy makers meet next month, still, bond markets are signaling that other interest rates on things like mortgages make a higher. Scott Horsley, in Pair News, Washington.
The U.S. Treasury Department says it refunded another 30 billion dollars in tariffs last month,
bringing the total to 115 billion. MPR's Emily Fang reports the refunds follow with Supreme Court rolling against the Trump administration's method of collecting the duties.
“tariffs are a key part of President Trump's economic toolkit, but by the end of last month,”
the U.S. had refunded a good chunk of them. $15 billion, out of the approximately $166 billion in tariffs, wrongfully collected under an interpretation of trade law, the Supreme Court struck down this February. The Trump administration then rolled out a new round of tariffs on about 60 countries last month, which it alleged were exporting some goods made with forced labor.
But earlier this month, the coalition of 25 U.S. states sued the administration over those new tariffs, arguing they are an attempt to simply replace the customs duties already struck down. Emily Fang and Pair News, Washington.
Rescue crews in Western Columbia are searching for survivors after Monday's powerful
earthquake, at least 265 people are dead. This is NPR News. Parts of the Northwestern U.S. are preparing for a storm system that could bring thunderstorms and high winds, and PR's Kirk Sigler reports the weather could make the wildfires burning their spread more quickly.
This forecast is a good news bad news situation. The storm could bring lightning and high winds to fan more fires, but possible rain and those winds could help blow out dense smoke that's been trapped in valleys here for weeks. It is what it is. I don't know.
My daughter come out in it, but dog sauce to get exercise on the way. She's pain. So, here we are. In Idaho, Casey Mooney is taking her dog for a morning hike in the foothills above downtown Boise.
A recent wildfire here was a close call for the city, but ended up just blackening the sagebrush and grasses in the popular trail system. It's been hit and miss better worse, so we get out as early as we can, and get home and get inside. Into the AC, before it hits 100 degrees again, Kirk Sigler and PR News, Boise.
Emergency crews are nearing full containment of the three major wildfires near Spokane, Washington. The blazes have burned nearly 10,000 acres, and damaged or destroyed more than 800 structures. All evacuation orders have been lifted, allowing residents to return to their neighborhoods.
The authorities have charged a man with setting one of the fires, the causes of the other two are under investigation.
A powerball ticket sold in Illinois hit last night's jackpot worth just over a billion dollars.
It's the largest powerball prize this year, and the eighth largest in the game's history. I'm Mr. Johnston and PR News in Washington. Attention, a PSA from Shorewave and PR Science Podcast.
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