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The U.S. says it has struck three Iranian oil taggers after Iran threatened U.S. Navy ships.
“This is the latest exchange of firepower between Iran and the U.S. after the most intense”
week of strikes in months. NPR's carry-con reports. According to Central Command, U.S. forces hit three Iranian crude oil carriers. One year Iran's vital production facility, Carguiland. The U.S. says Iran had launched missiles toward two U.S. Navy warships, patrolling
the state of Hormuz. Senkham said in a statement that a U.S. aircraft carrier and a guided missile destroyer evaded unprovoked Iranian missile attacks, Senkham says it then destroyed the oil carriers. One was in waters off a man. Iran had no immediate comment.
We are Saturday and Iranian state news agency said one of its tankers had been hit by U.S. forces.
Iran in the United States continued to battle for control over the state, which is a critical
“transportation passageway for much of the world's oil and energy supplies.”
Carricon and PR News. The CDC says this summer's record-breaking cycle's psoriasis season is over, but the number of confirmed cases of the intestinal illness is still climbing. PR is Yuki Nuduji reports. The cycle is for a parasite, thrives in warm weather.
In the U.S., it's season typically runs from May 1st through August. Fueled by a hot summer and giant outbreak traced to Taylor Farms, icebergs, lettuce, and Mexico, as well as many separate smaller outbreaks. The official case count of the illnesses reached more than 18,000 for the year. Because of delays confirming and reporting cases to the CDC, thousands more suspected cases
could push the total number higher for another six weeks. Already, the 2026 case count has shattered the previous record by nearly tenfold. Yuki Nuduji and PR News. Wall Street ended an uneven week of economic news with the split finish yesterday. The tech-heavy NASDAG gained four tenths of a percent for the week, while the Dow slipped
about a quarter percent. And PR is Stephen Bassaha has details. A hotter than expected jobs report Friday showed the U.S. added 162,000 jobs in August. Stock indexes dropped on the news, erasing many of their gains from earlier in the week. That's because a stronger jobs report suggests the Federal Reserve has more room to raise
interest rates this month. Treasury yields also continue to rise.
Yields were the 10-year treasury note were at 4.78 percent Friday.
Higher yields increased the cost of borrowing, including for a home. Freddie Mac says the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage has pushed past 6.7 percent. The highs it's been in more than a year. Stephen Bassaha and PR News. You're listening to NPR.
The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to adopt a new world map that depicts the true relative size of Africa and several Caribbean nations. And PR's dual-bite reports, the U.S. was the only country that voted against that resolution. 164 countries voted in favor of the non-binding resolution to face out the tradition now making it a map of the globe in favor of the Equal Edd's projection.
The resolution was brought by the West African nation of Togo, which argued that in making it a map did not give an equitable representation of the globe's regions, particularly Africa. Six of the long argued that it makes it a projection, perpetuates ideas of irreplaceability by artificially enlarged Western regions.
Six countries abstained from the votes, including Ukraine, which said the new map might depict Crimea as part of Russia. The U.S. Ambassador to the UN called the Resolution a mockery of the organization's work and purpose. Apple has re-labeled Lake Ontario as Lake America for U.S. users of its maps app.
The change comes after Google did the same. President Trump ordered a new name for the body water amid his escalating trade war with Canada, as of Wednesday, Apple Maps shows Lake America for U.S. users, while users outside the U.S. still see Lake Ontario. The map quest has not made the change.
Canadian leaders have rejected the name change so have indigenous tribes. I'm Linda Kenyan and PR News in Washington. At NPR, there's a little something for everyone. If you need advice for that big life change, try listening to life kit.
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