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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton.
Chapter 2: What recent event has escalated tensions between the U.S. and Iran?
President Trump is threatening to retaliate against Iran for an attack that downed an Apache helicopter in the Persian Gulf region. Iran has not claimed responsibility for the strike. As NPR's Adiba Shivaram reports, it's unclear how Trump's warning will affect the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran and Washington's attempts at bringing an end to its war with Tehran.
Trump posted on social media that Iranians shot down the U.S. Army helicopter while it was patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz. That vital waterway has been a point of contention in the war and negotiations for a peace deal.
Chapter 3: How is the U.S. responding to the Ebola outbreak in Africa?
Trump added that the two pilots in the helicopter are safe and not injured... But he said the U.S., quote, must out of necessity respond to the attack. The White House has not responded to NPR's request for comment on how a U.S. response might impact the ceasefire that was previously agreed to between the U.S., Iran and Israel.
Chapter 4: What trends are emerging in the U.S. housing market?
The U.S. and Israel's war with Iran has dragged on for months longer than Trump originally projected. Deepa Shivaram, NPR News.
The Trump administration is urging the European Union to follow the U.S. lead and impose travel restrictions on people coming from countries facing an Ebola outbreak. NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports.
Chapter 5: What impact did AI stocks have on Wall Street today?
Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to coordinate the U.S. and European responses to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
Chapter 6: What is the significance of the new sunscreen ingredient approved by the FDA?
That's according to Rubio's spokesman, who says it is the department's highest priority to prevent the Ebola outbreak from reaching the United States. The U.S. has barred any travelers who have been to those countries in the past 21 days One official writes in a statement that other countries must do their part to ensure the outbreak does not spread further.
That requires travel restrictions and financial contributions, the statement says.
Chapter 7: Who are the astronauts selected for the Artemis III mission?
Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.
Existing U.S. home sales in May jumped 3.2 percent from a year ago, the best showing this year, according to the National Association of Realtors. NPR's Stephen Basaha reports those sales included the highest number of first-time buyers in about six years.
May's solid existing home sales could be a sign the housing market is starting to shake off the slump it's been in since mortgage rates shot up four years ago. First-time buyers made up 35% of existing home sales, but the increase was not evenly spread. The Northeast still has a lack of available homes to buy, and sales there were down 8% from a year earlier.
More expensive homes also saw the biggest jump. Sales for million-dollar homes and above were up 11 percent. And there are mixed signals in the housing market. Redfin reported new home listings and mortgage purchase applications fell in late May as the war with Iran and renewed inflation concerns pushed mortgage rates up. Stephen Basaja, NPR News.
Another sudden reversal for AI stocks sent Wall Street reeling today. It's NPR. The FDA has signed off on the first new sunscreen ingredient for the U.S. market in more than 25 years. The FDA says the chemical, bimotrizinol, long used in Europe, meets the agency's standards for protecting from dangerous sun rays while causing little irritation. It'll initially be sold in the U.S.
under the brand name Parcel Shield. NASA unveiled the four astronauts who will embark on the Artemis III mission, which will test out lunar landing systems. Michael Adkisson from Member Station Houston Public reports.
Mission specialists Andre Douglas and Frank Rubio, pilot Luca Parmitano, and Commander Randy Bresnik will embark on Artemis III as soon as next year. Here's Commander Bresnik speaking at the Johnson Space Center on Tuesday.
It is an honor and a blessing to be a part of such a stellar crew.
The crew is racially diverse, but they're all men. I asked NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman about the all-male crew.
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