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Live from NPR News in Washington. I'm Ryland Barton. The World Food Program says tons of food aid are stuck in ports because of the war in Iran. NPR's Aya Batrawi reports.
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The World Food Program says there is a whole disruption in the global supply chain with carriers not able to use the Strait of Hormuz and choosing not to use the Suez Canal through Egypt out of concerns of attacks on the Red Sea, too. The agency says this is adding a month to shipping time and costing more because of spikes in fuel prices from the war. The World Food Program says as people around the world pay more for fuel, more families will no longer be able to put food on the table. The agency says some 45 million additional people will fall into acute hunger around the world if current conditions continue through June, reaching 363 million globally. Aya Petrawi, NPR News, Dubai.
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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 at 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. The national average price for a gallon of regular gas is now over $4 a gallon. NPR's Camilla Dominoski reports. Gasoline prices have not yet hit their peaks from 2022. When Russia invaded Ukraine last year, gasoline
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prices were remarkably stable, a straight line more or less. For most of this month, they've also been a straight line, almost straight up. Prices vary around the country, most expensive on the west coast and least expensive in the middle of the continent, but they're rising everywhere. Crude oil is driving prices up as the war in Iran disrupts global oil trade. A switch to summer gasoline and the typical seasonal rise in demand aren't helping. The average cost of public charging electric vehicles is 41 cents a kilowatt hour, AAA reports, up slightly 2 cents from a month ago. Camila Domonosky, NPR News.
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A federal judge has blocked President Trump's order barring federal funding for NPR and PBS, saying it violated the broadcaster's First Amendment rights. NPR's Scott Newman has more.
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In his ruling, D.C. district Judge Randolph Moss said Trump's order issued last May amounted to an unlawful use of government power, including the power of the purse to punish or suppress disfavored expression. The order prompted Congress to claw back 1.1 billion in already appropriated money for public broadcasting. White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson called the decision a ridiculous ruling by an activist judge attempting to undermine the law. NPR and PBS have no right to receive taxpayer funds, she said in a statement. NPR called the ruling a win for npr, our network of stations and our tens of millions of listeners nationwide. Scott Newman, NPR News, Washington.