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Live from MPR News, I'm Jail Snyder, with oil prices rising again, following U.

on Iranian rocket launcher positions in the straight-of-war moves.

President Trump insisted Monday that Iran is a failed nation.

They've got 350 percent inflation, they have no currency, they're not paying their soldiers,

then leaders are largely dead, their navy is gone, their efforts is gone, their surveillance equipment is almost entirely gone. That doesn't mean we won't smack them. Trump spoke at the White House, Brent Crew, the International Standard, is above $91.00 barrel.

He was Supreme Court allowing the White House to continue work on President Trump's Ballroom Project, the justices intervened Monday, allowing the project to go forward while a lawsuit plays out, lower court's found construction must stop because the project does not have congressional approval. Russia was a surprise inclusion at this year's U.S. hosted G20 meeting of top global economic

officials in Nashville, North Carolina, European officials whose country's openly support Ukraine against Russia's ongoing invasion are expressing outrage at the move, impairs straws made as more from Moscow.

It appears the White House told few if any of its allies that Russian finance minister

on Tonsilewanov would be attending the G20 gathering in North Carolina. European officials refused to stand for the traditional group photo, a protest that resolved itself after Silewanov removed himself from the event, and a brief statement from Moscow Russia's finance ministry says Silewanov is met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to discuss opportunities for economic cooperation, meanwhile the Kremlin is busy showcasing

partnerships elsewhere in Central Asia, President Vladimir Putin, just attended a regional economic and security conference for talks with the leaders of China and Iran. Transmane's impure news, Moscow State authorities in North Carolina have arrested a 17-year-old girl in connection with the May attack on a Moscow and San Diego, and Pierozodeb use up has the latest.

The minor is charged with three felony counts of first-degree murder, one for each of the

victims, Montsour-Kazihah, Nadir Awad, and Amin Abdullah. She is also charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder against worshipers at the

mosque, and against worshipers at a Jewish temple and black students at a public high school.

The two gunmen died by suicide before they went to the temple or the school. They were males aged 17 at 18, writing they apparently left behind outline anti-Semitic anti-feminist, white nationalist views. According to the charging documents the teenage girl in North Carolina had worked out plans with them in advance to livestream the shootings and to disseminate their writings.

Odette Usaf and PR news. And from Washington, this is MPR News. The jury and Las Vegas has found former gang member to Wayne Davis' guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rapper, Tupac Shakur. Monday's verdict marks a first and only conviction in the case.

Please, a New York City fatally shot a woman Monday after she stabbed two people in time square. The shooting happened next to a police department's sub-station, both stabbing victims were taken to a hospital, authorities say one died in the others in stable condition. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch says a woman killed my officers had what she said was

documented mental health history with the NYPD, but no arrest history. Whether or not it's okay for men to wear shorts to the office is a hot topic this summer with nearly half of the white-collar financial industry workers surveyed, saying short pants are fine for work. MPR's Chloe Veltman reports that some men are shying away.

In 2026, there are some shorts wearing outliers in tech, like Adam Maseri. The Instagram head spoke about his Sartorial choices recently on the throwing Fits podcast. But I am pro, I'm definitely pro. But Silicon Valley fashion stylist Victoria Hitchcock says while dorm room style may have been deregur during the dot com boom days, male tech industry workers have been gravitating

away from shorts. I don't think anything above the New Year's appropriate really is distracting. itchcock says Silicon Valley shifts towards more polished men's looks in recent years, reflects the matureing industry, employees growing disposable incomes, and the power of social media influences in the men's style space.

Chloe Veltman MPR news. And I'm Jail Snyder. This is MPR news from Washington. Canada and tariffs, Venezuela and oil, the war in Iran, these are big, complicated stories. And you're changing fast to stay ahead, start your day with up first from NPR.

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