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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Sang. The House has approved a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security minus immigration enforcement through the end of the fiscal year. The measure was approved with a voice vote. After weeks of delays and infighting among Republicans on the path forward to fund the agency. The measure now heads to President Trump's desk for his signature. Republicans are also working on a separate partisan bill to fund immigration operations using a tool of the budget process known as reconciliation. President Trump has selected a new nominee for surgeon general. This will be his third surgeon general pick of this term after his first two choices did not make it through the nomination and confirmation process. Here's NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben.
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Trump posted that he will nominate Dr. Nicole Safire for the position. The White House withdrew its first pick, Dr. Jeanette Neshawat, after scrutiny over her credentials. Trump's second pick, Dr. Casey Means, stalled in the Senate. In a separate post, the president seems to blame Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy for means failure in the Senate. Cassidy, himself a doctor, grilled Means in her confirmation hearing about her beliefs about vaccines. Trump wrote that he hopes Cassidy is defeated in his primary. Safire, the new nominee, is a radiologist, and like Trump's first pick, Neshawat, she has also been a FOX News contributor. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.
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The UN Secretary general says the world could face a global recession as the war in Iran enters its third month and the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed. NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports. He's trying to get the strait open, at least for fertilizer, to prevent a food crisis.
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Secretary General Antonio Guterres says even if the strait reopens today, supply chains will take months to recover. He says the conflict is driving up inflation and the longer this goes on, the higher the cost to human. So he had a message for all those involved.
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Open the strait, let all ships pass.
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Let the global economy breathe again.
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Guterres is sending a top UN Official to Oman and Iran to discuss the idea of a humanitarian corridor, but he calls that the worst case scenario if the strait remains restricted. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.
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The historic northern Virginia town of Front Royal is extending its own regal welcome to King Charles III and Queen Camill. The Associated Press Capturing the sound of crowds lined along Main street waving flags and cheering as the British couple's motorcade arrives. Earlier, the royal couple left the White House and visited Arlington National Cemetery. This is the final day of King Charles state visit to the United States. From Washington, this is NPR News. It appears artificial intelligence is not better than alternatives when it comes to forecasting extreme weather events. NPR's Rebecca Hersher reports. A new study finds AI misjudges extremely hot and extremely cold weather.