Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Windsor, Johnston.
Searching rescue operations are in their fourth day after catastrophic flooding this week
along the Nepal China border.
“Calacopters are working to rescue people who are stranded in some of the hardest areas”
after poor weather temporarily grounded flights. The John Arraja and her husband are from northern California. They were on one of the buses at a border checkpoint in Nepal when the rushing water ice mud into breeze swept through the area. It just came like a roll. It sucked a bunch of buses. It's U.S. people. The base camp, everything crews are also digging through several feet
of mud at a hydro power project where people are believed trapped inside a tunnel. The death toll in Nepal stands in more than 600 with nearly 3,000 other still missing, including about 90 Americans. The State Department is taking steps to send some diplomats back to posts in the Middle East, but the Department is still encouraging Americans to avoid travel to countries that have been
“hit by Iranian missiles and drones and response to the U.S. is really war in Iran, and PR's”
Michelle Kellerman reports. In the early days of the war as Iran struck U.S. interests across the Persian Gulf region, the U.S. evacuated diplomats and their families leaving only enough staff for emergency services for Americans. Underordered and authorized departures as their known diplomats receive housing allowances to stay in the U.S. to work remotely, but that's only supposed to last 180 days. Now the Department is sending some
diplomats back. In Qatar, family members may join the U.S. government employees in Kuwait and Bahrain only family members 18 years and older can go. The U.S. is still discouraging American citizens from traveling to these countries amid uncertainty over the war. Michelle Kellerman and PR news the State Department. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh says inflation remains too high, but he's offering few clues about
where interests rates are heading. His comments at Jackson Hole Wyoming on Friday move financial markets. Economists Oscar Munio says those reactions can have the direct impact on household finances. In simple terms, this means higher mortgage rates for consumers or interest rates for credit cards or loans more generally. But if you're going abroad, the Greenback will buy you more goods and services done before, but this is a short term
“impact, right? Just looking at the data today. In reality, what matters is if this move has”
staying power. And I think the effect will be deciding on that over the next few months. Warsh says the Fed will be watching the economy closely in the months ahead while keeping its options open on interest rates. This is NPR News in Washington. Students head back to class the high cost of diesel is putting added pressure on school
districts, about 90 percent of the nation's school buses still run on diesel, making fuel prices
and major expense, and PRs will approve in reports. The war in Iran has driven up the cost of diesel. A lot. Currently, the average price of diesel is nearly $2 a gallon more than this time last year according to AAA. Jacob Cooper manages the school district budget in Yakima Washington. And going into this year, he realized these diesel prices would cost his district about $130,000 more. "But it's just under the equivalent of that one teacher." So Cooper consolidated bus routes,
got rid of others, cut back on runs along a route, had the district stagger bell times. "So then you save on the actual number of drivers you need." All of which can mean longer days for drivers or more to time for kids and transit. But Cooper says, "These measures save to district about $4,500. Will a Rubin and Pernus?" The Grand Ole Opry will honor Dolly Parton tonight with a special tribute,
celebrating her life in music. Most of the artists taking the stage will perform one of her songs. Parton first performed at the Opry when she was just 13 and became an official member in 1969. A portion of ticket sales from tonight's show will benefit Parton's imagination library,
which is provided more than $300 million free books to children.
Dolly Parton died this week at the age of 80. I'm Windsor-Johnston and PR News in Washington. Hey, you know that nagging voice in your head, the one telling you to put the phone down and stop doomsgrowing while it's time. Look up! Take a daily curiosity break with shorewave and pair a science podcast. Let your mind wander to the edges of outer space or wonder about
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