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This message comes from Capital One. With the Venture X card, earn unlimited double miles, a $300 annual capital one travel credit and access to airport lounges. Capital One what's in your wallet? Terms apply details@capital1.com live from NPR News. In Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. A British maritime organization says three ships have been hit in the Persian Gulf region. The crew evacuated one ship in the Strait of Hormuz after it caught fire that's apparently been put out. Meanwhile, the US military says it attacked and sank 16 Iranian vessels that can plant mines in the water. Gas prices have increased across the U.S. since the start of the war. NPR's Aya Batrawi reports. Fuel costs are also rising in other parts of the world.
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In Egypt, where inflation is on the rise and millions live just at or below the poverty line, fuel prices have gone up, impacting drivers and potentially the cost of taxis but also microbuses that many rely on for transportation. In Thailand, government employees are being asked to use the stairs and walk from home to save on energy as fuel costs there also rise. Meanwhile, India is curbing cooking gas supplies to hotels and commercial businesses to prioritize households, hospitals and schools. And in Nigeria, fuel prices have shot up as much as 40% in some cities since the start of the U. S. Israeli war in Iran that sparked panic buying in long lines at gas stations. International Energy Agency countries are discussing in Paris today whether to release some strategic oil reserves as an emergency measure. Ayea Baltrabi, NPR News, Dubai.
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A new NPR PBS News Marist poll finds that most Americans oppose the U.S. and Israeli war in Iran. NPR's Domenico Montanaro says nearly 1600 people were surveyed last week.
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56% say that they are against the military action. Just 36% approve of Trump's handling of the Iran war, and 55% say that they see Iran as only a minor threat or no threat at all. And that mirrors Trump's low approval ratings that we found on other issues.
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NPR's Domenico a special congressional election in Georgia held yesterday will now go to a runoff in April. Democrat Sean Harris will face Republican Clay Fuller, who is endorsed by President Trump. They're running to fill the seat of former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. A federal judge in Ohio has ruled that prediction markets are evading the law. NPR's Bobby Allen reports. There are more than 20 federal lawsuits pending over the future of the betting craze.
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US District Judge Sarah Morrison says apps like and polymarket are no different than gambling. Kalshee argued it should not be regulated like a gambling operation because it's technically a type of futures contract, not a gambling site. But billions of dollars are spent every week on cowshi, where people bet on who will win the latest season of Survivor, whether Trump will say Midnight Hammer and how many times sports announcers will say the word foul. In her ruling, Morrison wrote, treating this as anything other than gambling is absurd. Kalshi says it plans to appeal. Nearly $6 billion was traded in the past week on Kalshi and polymarket, which is up nearly 2,000% from last year. Bobby Allen, NPR News.
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You're listening to NPR News from Washington. There have been long lines at major airports this week. Security agents for the Transportation Security Administration still are not getting paid. The TSA is part of the Department of Homeland Security. The agency remains partially shut down. The Democratic lawmakers are demanding changes in how federal immigration agents operate after agents shot and killed protesters. President Trump's new nominee to lead dhs, Oklahoma Republican Senator Mark Wayne Mullen, has not yet been confirmed by the Senate. He would replace Kristi Noem, whom Trump fired last week. A team of researchers from Johns Hopkins University showed the active ingredient in magic mushrooms could help smokers quit the habit. NPR's Will Stone has more.
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The study enrolled just over 80 current smokers who were randomly separated into two groups. One used a nicotine patch. The other ingested a relatively high dose of pure psilocybin. Just one time at the six month mark, the psilocybin group had more than six times greater odds of being abstinent from cigarettes than their counterparts who had nicotine. Matthew Johnson at Johns Hopkins led the study.
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I was surprised by the sheer magnitude of the effect.
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Everyone in the trial also underwent 13 weeks of cognitive behavioral therapy. Recent interest in psychedelics has mostly focused on depression and other mental health conditions. Psilocybin could be considered for drug approval in the next few years. Will Stone, NPR News.
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Significant damage is being reported from tornadoes in Indiana and Illinois. Yesterday, officials in Newton County, Indiana, say that two people have been killed. I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News in Washington.
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