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What recent actions has the U.S. Navy taken regarding the Strait of Hormuz?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. The U.S. Navy is pausing efforts to guide ships from foreign countries through the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump says he's calling off the effort to see if an agreement with Iran can be reached. He announced a pause on social media, saying he acted on a request by Pakistan, which has become a key mediator. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio asking the U.N. Security Council to defend freedom of navigation in the Strait. And it calls for Iran to cease its attacks. NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports.
Secretary Rubio calls it a test for the U.N.
How is President Trump responding to the situation with Iran?
and a, quote, modest request to call on Iran to stop putting mines and attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Guys, that's what we're talking about here. These guys are bombing commercial vessels. They're not bombing naval vessels. They're bombing commercial tankers. It's just outrageous.
That needs to stop and it needs to end. Rubio says it's in Russia and China's interest to get Iran to stop blocking the strait, but those two recently vetoed a similar measure, arguing that the root cause of this crisis is what they call the unlawful U.S. and Israeli war against Iran. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.
China's top diplomat met with his Iranian counterpart in Beijing today. saying the U.S. and Iran need to reach a comprehensive ceasefire. The meeting comes about a week before President Trump is scheduled to visit Beijing. The price of a gallon of regular gasoline climbed more than 30 cents over the past week to an average of $4.48, according to the AAA Motor Club. Martha Gimbel is the co-founder and executive director of the Budget Lab at Yale.
Consumers have been expressing for quite some time that they are not happy. You get some wiggles month to month, but in general, consumer sentiment is quite low. And one of the things that we know that does really impact consumer sentiment is energy prices. And so just going back to where we started, not only is consumer sentiment low, relatively low right now, it's probably going to face some headwinds in the months to come.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced an emergency order Tuesday that would lower the state's gas tax. From Member Station WEKU, Shepard Snyder has more.
Gas prices in Kentucky have risen above $4 per gallon, with some Cincinnati suburbs seeing prices approaching $5 per gallon. States like Indiana and Georgia, both led by Republican governors, have suspended their own gas taxes in response to the increasing cost of fuel. Governor Beshear, a Democrat, is following the same strategy in Kentucky. The price of gas isn't partisan. It's not Democrat or Republican. It's just too high. He expects the tax cut to take effect next week. Once it's approved, it would cut taxes by 10 cents per gallon for the next month. For NPR News, I'm Shepard Snyder in Lexington, Kentucky.
This is NPR News. Tuesday's primary election in Ohio set up what is expected to be one of November's most high-profile races. Former Senator Sherrod Brown won the Democratic nomination and will now attempt to unseat Republican Senator John Huston. Also, former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Murmaswamy will face a challenge for the governor's office from Democrat Dr. Amy Acton. In Indiana, many of the Republican state senators who opposed a congressional redistricting plan backed by President Trump lost their primaries. To North Carolina, Duke Energy is betting big on the future of an AI data center development in its service territories, even as many communities it serves oppose it. Zachary Turner from member station WFAE reports.
Duke says it earned almost $1.6 billion in profit last quarter. The company's president, Harry Sedaris, lauded new data center development.
We continue to seize the growth in our attractive regions, driven by innovation in AI technologies and advanced manufacturing.
This includes new projects from Microsoft, Amazon, Digital Realty, and other hyperscale data center developers. Duke continues to court new facilities, even as several local governments have already passed moratoriums against it.
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