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Chapter 1: What are the latest updates on airport security and immigration enforcement?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. The Trump administration says it's deploying federal immigration agents to help speed up long airport security lines starting tomorrow. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports President Trump first announced the idea yesterday and says it's not clear yet exactly what their job will be.
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Holman told CNN Sunday the plan was a work in progress. He said he did not foresee ICE agents manning x-rays since they're not trained for that and instead suggested they'll guard airport exits.
These officers are well trained in security and they're well trained in identification and we're going to do what we can to help TSA move those people to the lines.
A partial government shutdown has left TSA agents unpaid and hundreds have quit or not shown up, according to the White House. When asked if ICE agents would also carry out immigration enforcement, Holman said they already do that all the time at airports. Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.
Iran is threatening to escalate strikes on U.S.
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Chapter 2: How is the conflict in Iran affecting global oil prices?
and Israeli infrastructure in the region, along with crucial water desalination facilities, if President Trump goes through on his threat last night to, quote, obliterate Iran's power plants if the country doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's effectively blocked the strait since the U.S. and Israel started a war there, now in its fourth week.
Some 20 percent of the world's oil passes through that critical trade route. This after Iran targeted a joint U.S.-UK base in the Indian Ocean yesterday that missed, while nuclear sites in Iran and in Israel were attacked. With no major economic data coming up this week, Wall Street investors will continue to closely follow the war with Iran.
Empire's Rafael Nam reports investors are bracing for a lot of volatility.
There are few things that are more difficult to process for investors than not having any sense of what comes next. And as the war rages on, investors are starting to get alarmed about the effects on the U.S. and the global economies.
Chapter 3: What is Kenya's stance on its citizens fighting for Russia in Ukraine?
One big fear is inflation. Americans are already feeling the effects of higher gasoline prices, while diesel prices are also spiking. Businesses and households could also start reducing their spending if they grow more cautious about the economy. And a continued decline in stock markets could hit retirement portfolios as well. A lot, though, depends on when the conflict ends.
Rafael Nam, NPR News.
And as oil and gas prices continue to soar because of the war in Iran, which shows no sign of ending, AAA says the average price of a gallon of regular gas nationwide is $3.94. That's up nearly a dollar from just a month earlier. Gas prices are likely to remain elevated for some time, even if the war ends soon, because shipping and production have been disrupted that will take time to restore.
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Chapter 4: What impact is the early heat wave having across the U.S.?
Kenya says it will grant amnesty to its citizens who enlisted to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine. This follows talks in Moscow last week between the Russian and Kenyan foreign affairs ministers. Emmanuel Gunza has more from Nairobi.
Kenya's Foreign Affairs Minister Musalia Mudavadi says the government will not prosecute citizens who joined Russia's military despite laws banning enlistment in foreign armed forces without approval. Russia and Kenya last week signed an agreement to hold further recruitment of Kenyans. It allows those currently deployed to terminate their contracts and return home.
Officials say more than a thousand Kenyans are known to have been recruited. Some have been repatriated while others remain on the front lines. Some families report Russia making dishonest and lucrative offers to recruit Kenyans for its depleted forces. Russia maintains the enlistment were voluntary.
Chapter 5: What measures are being taken to address the heat wave effects?
For NPR News, I'm Emando Ligunza in Nairobi, Kenya.
An unusually early and record-breaking heat wave is spreading east after busting records in more than 160 cities around the country. Martinez Lake, Arizona, hit a record high of 112 degrees last week, but there's more to come from this heat dome.
The National Weather Service has issued extreme heat warnings and advisories in the southwest, including Las Vegas and Phoenix, which could see triple-digit highs daily this week. And this heat is spreading to parts of the Plains, the Ohio Valley, and the southeast up to the mid-Atlantic. I'm Janine Herbst, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.
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