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What warning did Iran’s new Supreme Council leader give about international sanctions?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. The new leader of Iran's Supreme National Council is warning the country's neighbors against joining the American Lat effort to squeeze Iran's economy with sanctions. In an interview on state run television, Mozan Rani says if other nations join in on the sanctions, Iran will consider those nations enemies and quote, we will target their interest. He also said that would include shipping routes that some nations are using as alternatives to the Strait of Hormouth. President Trump recently viewed the Strait of Hormuz and said it was US territory and vowed to increase economic pressure on Iran, he said to an unprecedented level. President Trump has imposed fifty percent tariffs on many Canadian goods after talks over a trade deal fell through.
How are the United States and Canada responding to the recent tariff dispute?
NPR's Chandelic Duster reports on the breakdown of negotiations.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the country will impose retaliatory tariffs on the US after the fifty percent tariffs went into effect. US Trade Representative Jamison Greer says trade talks between both countries collapsed Friday night after Canada declined to finalize a deal under terms already agreed to. But Carney blames the US, saying US demands quote, reveal the limits of their commitment to a true economic partnership.
While the United States has imposed a seemingly endless stream of tariffs and threatened more, Canada has, by contrast, taken several steps in good faith to try to find compromise and secure a comprehensive deal in the best interests of both Canadians and Americans.
Carney says Canada's retaliatory tariffs will begin on September eighth.
Why are thousands of Indiana residents still without power after the storm?
Chandelise Duster, MPR News.
Nearly thirty three thousand residents in Northwest Indiana are still without power eleven days after a deadly storm moved through the region. Barbangiano reports the storm front caused widespread damage to trees and that a lawsuit alleges the utility provider, Northern Indiana Public Service Company, failed to upkeep. A newly filed call.
Class action lawsuit is alleging NIPSCO failed to manage vegetation as well as conduct adequate inspections of utility poles and power lines. In a statement, the utility says it strongly disagrees with the characterization of NIPSCO's vegetation management practices.
What are the key arguments in the Massachusetts mother’s insanity defense trial?
Portage, Indiana resident Cynthia Sanchez, is still without power following the storms. She says nearby power lines were knocked down by trees, and that she She remembers Nipsko offering to cut back trees on her property a few years ago. And we did take them up on it. So they did cut down one of our trees, but there are so many trees in the neighborhood right by the lines. NIPSCO estimates power to be restored in the portage area on Tuesday.
What makes the record‑breaking Atlantic blue marlin catch significant for U.S. anglers?
For NPR News, I'm Barbangano in Indianapolis.
Triple A says the national average price for gasoline remains stable at four ten a gallon this week. This is NPR. The trial of a Massachusetts mother charged with killing her three children in twenty twenty three will resume next week. The defense for Lindsay Clancy has rested its case as Deborah Becker from Member Station WBUR reports.
The defense witnesses said Clancy was experiencing postpartum psychosis, and a voice ordered her to kill her children and then herself. Her attorneys are seeking what's known as an insanity defense, arguing that Clancy was not in her right mind and could not control her behavior. But medical experts for the prosecution say Clancy did not have postpartum psychosis and deliberately planned to kill the children. The trial has drawn international attention because of the focus on Clancy's attempts to get postpartum mental health care. Closing statement. are expected next week. For MPR News, I'm Deborah Becker in Boston.
Well, this is quite a fish story. A fisherman on board a charter boat fishing off of the Atlantic coast this week caught what is believed to be the largest Atlantic blue marlin that's ever been caught off the east coast of the United States. It took the fisherman Walter Chapman and the others on board the charter boat three hours to bring in the massive eleven foot one thousand two hundred sixty pound fish.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What warning did Iran’s new Supreme Council leader give about international sanctions?
0:00–0:50
2
How are the United States and Canada responding to the recent tariff dispute?
0:50–1:41
3
Why are thousands of Indiana residents still without power after the storm?
1:41–2:20
4
What are the key arguments in the Massachusetts mother’s insanity defense trial?
2:20–2:48
5
What makes the record‑breaking Atlantic blue marlin catch significant for U.S. anglers?
2:48–5:02