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Chapter 1: What are the impacts of the war in Iran on global food supply?
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 Batraoui reports.
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.
Top European leaders are visiting Ukraine to mark the anniversary of atrocities committed by Russia in a town near Kiev 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.
Chapter 2: How are rising gas prices affecting consumers in the U.S.?
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 Dominovsky reports gasoline prices have not yet hit their peaks from 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine.
Last year, gasoline 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 two cents from a month ago.
Chapter 3: What was the recent ruling regarding federal funding for NPR and PBS?
Camila Dominovsky, NPR News.
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.
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, quote, 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, quote, 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.
Chapter 4: What details surround King Charles' upcoming state visit to the U.S.?
The ruling doesn't affect Congress's vote last year rescinding funds from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. which used to send money to NPR, PBS, and their stations. This is NPR News. A Florida sheriff's office report says Tiger Woods' eyes were bloodshot and glassy, and he had hydrocodone pills in his pocket after his car crashed last week.
The Martin County Sheriff says Woods was sweating and told deputies he had taken prescription medication earlier. Neither Woods nor a second driver was injured. Buckingham Palace says King Charles' state visit to the U.S. will go ahead in late April. They will be hosted by President Trump, as NPR's Fatima al-Kassab reports.
The statement from the palace says the king's visit will celebrate the historic connections and the modern bilateral relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States.
Chapter 5: How did Tiger Woods' recent car crash incident unfold?
In a post on social media, President Trump says the visit will include a beautiful banquet dinner at the White House. King Charles will also address Congress. Opposition lawmakers in the UK have called for the trip to be cancelled as Trump continues to criticise the UK over the Iran war.
There's also the difficult topic of the King's disgraced brother, Andrew, who was arrested over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in 2019. Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna has asked King Charles to meet with Epstein's survivors during his trip. Fatima al-Kassab, NPR News, London.
Sugar the surfing dog has died. The 16-year-old rescue from Huntington Beach, California, died after battling cancer. The five-time dog surfing world champion, first dog in the Surfing Hall of Fame, was found as a stray. Sugar spent her days outside the water comforting veterans as a dedicated therapy dog.
Chapter 6: What legacy did Sugar the surfing dog leave behind?
I'm Ryland Barton. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
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