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Ryland Barton
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump says the US Will be done attacking Iran in two to three weeks. As for the critical Strait of Hormuz, the waterway that conveys one fifth of the world's oil, Trump says it'll be up to other countries to secure it.
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President Trump
That's not for us. That'll be for France. That'll be for whoever's using the strait. But I think when we leave, probably that's all cleared up. Today I heard tremendous numbers of ships were sailing through.
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Ryland Barton
Trump says the US has obliterated Iran's military capabilities. Iranian forces are still launching a steady stream of strikes against Israel engulf Arab neighbors. Trump says he's negotiating with Iranian leaders, but Tehran has dismissed his claims of diplomatic progress. The US Average price of a gallon of regular gas is past $4 a gallon, up more than a dollar from before the Iran War. It's $5.89. In California, NPR's Stephen Bassaha reports that despite the high prices, people in the US Are still driving.
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Stephen Bassaha
Ken Davis said he didn't have making the drive between Birmingham and Atlanta because
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Ken Davis
this is something we needed to do for business. So, I mean, you know, when you're, when you have to do it, you have to do it.
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Stephen Bassaha
He stopped at Buc EE's in Leeds, Alabama, to refuel. And just about all the stores, 100 gas pumps were taken by drivers still paying high gas prices.
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Ken Davis
My wife doesn't have that to deal with because she has an ev, so, you know, she's got a full tank every day she leaves home. But you know me, I'm still going with gas, so I've got to pay the price for it.
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Stephen Bassaha
Davis said he is cutting back on personal trips. Stephen Messaha, NPR News.
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Ryland Barton
Top European leaders are visiting Ukraine to mark the anniversary of atrocities committed by Russia in a town near Kyiv four years ago. More than 400 civilians were killed during the destruction of Bucha. People were shot at point blank range and left to rot. Many were tortured and a mass grave was found. U S Led efforts to end the war are on hold as Washington's attention is focused on Iran. NASA is preparing to launch the Artemis 2 moon mission. The crew is made up of four people, including the first woman and black man on a lunar mission. But as NPR's Acadia Riddle reports, NASA has not been talking about these firsts much lately.
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Acadia Riddle
When the crew was first announced a few years ago, NASA officials were proud to highlight these achievements. But that was before President Trump returned to office and signed executive actions targeting diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across federal agencies. Since then, NASA has removed language from their website celebrating celebrating the crew's diversity. AJ Link is from the group Black and Astro.
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AJ Link
I think it's really important to explicitly highlight the inclusion of not just black folks, but other marginalized folks that have been left out of the industry and to to back away from that or to erase that, I think is wrong.
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Acadia Riddle
After this mission, NASA is planning for another possibly returning to the moon's surface. Katie Riddle, NPR News.
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Ryland Barton
It's npr. A federal judge has blocked President Trump's executive order barring federal funding for NPR and pbs, saying it violated the broadcaster's First Amendment rights. It's not clear what the decision means for the future of federal funding of public broadcasting. The ruling doesn't affect Congress's vote last year that rescinded funds from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funnels money to NPR and PBS and their stations. A federal judge has ruled that construction must stop on President Trump's ballroom. U.S. district Judge Rich Richard Leon wrote that Trump does not have the power to build the ballroom without Congress weighing in. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben has more.
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Danielle Kurtzleben
Judge Leon granted a preliminary injunction sought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States. He wrote that, quote, the ballroom construction project must stop until Congress authorizes its completion. The judge added, however, that he will delay the enforcement of the injunction for 14 days because he expects the administration to appeal immediately. Trump responded in a nearly 300 word social media post calling the National Trust a, quote, radical left group of lunatics. Trump aired multiple grievances in the post, also criticizing Fed Chair Jerome Powell and California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News.
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Ryland Barton
Sugar, the surfing dog, has died. The 16 year old rescue from Huntington Beach, California, died after battling cancer. The five time dog surfing world champion, first dog in the Surfing hall of Fame, was found as a stray. Sugar spent her days outside the water comforting veterans as a dedicated therapy dog. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
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