Janine Hurst
speaker
1,947 appearances
85 recordings
1 series
first heard Sep 2025
last heard 14 Jun
Janine Hurst’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The estimated value?
$300 to $400 million.
One of the owners says the stone, which has been polished, was found in a gem pit near the remote Sri Lankan town of Rathnapura.
known as the City of Gems, in 2023.
It was bought together with other stones, but it took around two years for the special sapphire to be discovered amongst the others.
Sri Lankan sapphires are known for their unique color, clarity, and shimmer.
Asian markets are trading lower at this hour than Nikkei, the main market in Japan, down 1.4 percent.
You're listening to NPR News.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst.
The Pentagon has placed 1,500 active duty soldiers on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota, NPR has confirmed.
This comes as Minnesota Governor Tim Walz mobilized the state's National Guard yesterday to help local law enforcement if needed.
NPR's Kat Lonsdorf has more.
President Trump is inviting world leaders to join the Board of Peace, a new body that will help rehabilitate Gaza after the war.
NPR's Daniel Estrin reports he's seeking broad international powers for the board and billions of dollars from countries that join it.
On Wall Street, it will be a shortened holiday trading week with earnings the highlight.
NPR's Maria Aspin has more.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
At the Australian Open tennis tournament, Venus Williams has been eliminated in her first round match.
Lindsay Arkley has more.
At the weekend box office, James Cameron's Avatar Fire and Ash took the top spot for the fifth straight weekend, with an estimated $13.3 million in ticket sales.
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