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Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. U.S. Central Command says that no ships have gotten through the Strait of Hormuz since a U.S. naval blockade was put in place Monday, although one ship that did get through was turned back, as NPR's Jackie Northam reports.
London-based Lloyd's List says the Rich Starry, a combined chemical and oil tanker, transited the Strait of Hormuz early morning local time, hours after the U.S. naval blockade was implemented, and that the vessel made a U-turn in the Gulf of Oman. Lloyd's List says the Rich Starry had been transmitting false data, known as spoofing, since early April, which could mean it was loaded with Iranian cargo. Ships can often mask their movements by spoofing or turning off their transponders. Central Command says six merchant vessels heading towards the strait complied with direction from U.S. forces to turn around and that no others have gotten through. Jackie Northam, NPR News.
With the U.S. military blockading Iranian ports, there are indications that talks to end the war could resume in Pakistan. President Trump told the New York Post today that a second round of talks could happen over the next couple of days. Two members of Congress formally submitted their resignations today. NPR's Eric McDaniel reports.
California Democrat Eric Swalwell and Texas Republican Tony Gonzalez are both resigning under threat of expulsion from Congress. House Reading Clerk Tyleesa Lee read from Swalwell's resignation on the chamber floor.
I will fight the serious false allegations made against me. However, I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make.
Swalwell faces allegations of sexual assault and misconduct brought by multiple women. He's denied those allegations and dropped out of his state's governor's race. Gonzalez had previously announced he would not seek re-election after allegations surfaced of a past affair with a staff member, who later died by suicide. Gonzalez eventually admitted to the affair. Eric McDaniel, NPR News, the Capitol.
Swalwell's attorney released a statement today calling the accusations against him false, fabricated, and deeply offensive. Some temperature records could fall this week. Forecasters say a heat wave could send temperatures into the 90s for parts of the East Coast.
As NPR's Jeff Brady reports. The early spring heat wave will feel more like summer weather. A warming climate from humans burning fossil fuels and releasing pollution into the atmosphere is increasing the chance that extreme weather will happen. Christina Dahl is a climate researcher and vice president for science at the non-profit organization Climate Central.
When we look at an event like the heat wave that's affecting the east coast of the U.S. right now, we can see that many of those temperatures were made about twice as likely because of climate change.
Dahl says a heat wave in April feels warmer than one in August because people's bodies haven't adjusted to hot weather yet. She advises taking it easy and drinking plenty of fluids. Jeff Brady, NPR News, Philadelphia.
And you're listening to NPR News. New research suggests that military personnel exposed to repeated bomb blasts are more likely to develop brain aneurysms. And Pierre-Jean Hamilton has more on a study in the journal Radiology.
The study used magnetic resonance imaging to scan the brains of more than 500 members of special operations units, which are often near explosions. The scan showed that brain aneurysms were three times as common in individuals with high levels of blast exposure compared with those who had relatively low exposure. The abnormality was found in 9.5% of the high-exposure group compared with just 2.7% in the low-exposure group. Aneurysms are weak or bulging spots in an artery that are prone to rupture and can cause deadly bleeding in the brain. Researchers suspect that blast waves damage the walls of an artery by stretching the vessel beyond its limits. John Hamilton, NPR News.
In the Pacific, the U.S. northern Mariana Islands are being battered by a super typhoon.
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