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Ryland Barton
A.com code NPR live from NPR News in Washington, I'm ryland barton. 2 U.S. air Force combat planes were shot down today. That's according to an official not authorized to discuss the incident. Two crew members have been rescued, but the search continues for a third. This comes despite the Trump administration saying it has destroyed Iran's anti aircraft capabilities, as NPR's Tom Bowman explains.
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Tom Bowman
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. has control of the skies over Iran and now able to fly in the lumbering B52 aircraft for bombing runs. And last month, an F35 aircraft was struck by Iranian fire, possibly a missile. The aircraft was very damaged, but the pilot was able to land back at base. The pilot was wounded by shell fragments and required stitches. So again, this latest two aircraft down shows the skies above Iran are still dangerous for U.S. pilots.
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Ryland Barton
NPR's Tom Bowman reports. A French cargo ship has become the first Western tanker to pass through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the Iran war. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports. A fifth of the world's oil used to pass through the strait and has now been nearly entirely choked off.
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Eleanor Beardsley
The Iranian government has said no ships linked to Israel or the US Will be allowed to pass. The ship had remained idle in the Gulf since early March, like many other non Iranian vessels after the war stopped nearly all commercial traffic. The Maltese flagged vessel belongs to shipping and logistics giant CMA cgm, the world's third largest container shipping conglomerate. Ship tracking data showed the vessel navigated the approved corridor along the Omani coast. CMA cgm, which is majority owned by a Franco Lebanese billionaire family, is understood to have coordinated the transit with Iranian maritime authorities. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
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Ryland Barton
The Trump administration wants to begin privatizing airport security operations that are currently handled by the TSA. NPR's Joel Rose reports. That proposal is part of the 2027 budget release today by the White House.
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Joel Rose
President Trump's budget proposes cutting funding for the TSA, the Transportation Security Administration, by more than $50 million and it would require small airports to enroll in a program in which TSA pays for private contractors to staff security checkpoints. That program has existed for years, but only 20 airports are enrolled. The Trump argues that privatized screening would save taxpayers money, but critics, including the union that represents TSA officers, say it would undermine security. The budget request reflects the White House's priorities, but it's Congress that ultimately sets and approves spending levels. And lawmakers are still deadlocked over funding for the Department of Homeland Security in this year's budget. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.
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Ryland Barton
U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 new jobs last month, rebounding from a dismal February. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%. The job gains were about three times what economists had forecast. This is NPR News. United Airlines is raising checked bag fees by $10 starting today as higher fuel costs ripple throughout the airline industry. United says it's their first bag fee increase in two years, though some customers, including loyalty members and premium cabin passengers, will still get a free bag. JetBlue also raised fees this week. Burkina Faso's military leader has ruled out a return to Democrats three years after he took over in a military coup. The comments follow a move to ban all political parties in the West African country. NPR's Emmanuel Akinwotu reports.
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Emmanuel Akinwotu
Captain Ibrahim Traore told state television that people need to forget about the issue of democracy. Democracy is not for us. He didn't give details on what would replace it, but said, quote, we have our own approach. Traori has become a cult figure in Africa and the diaspora, praised for cutting ties with former colonial rule of France and French companies and and for promoting a Pan Africanist vision of the country. But he has also shut down independent media and clamped down on critics, some of whom have been forcibly conscripted to the army and sent to conflict zones. He initially promised to restore democratic rule soon after his takeover in 2022, but in 2024, he announced he would remain in power for five years. Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR News, Lagos.
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Ryland Barton
None of the athletes from the Milan Cortina Olympics tested positive for doping. That's according to samples from more than 3,000 people collected during the Winter Olympics. This was the first Winter Olympics since the 1998 Nagano Games to not have a positive result. I'm Ryland Barton. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
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