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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. The U.N. 's top court has started delivering an advisory opinion on the war in Gaza.
What are the latest updates on the U.N. advisory opinion regarding the Gaza war?
The U.N. General Assembly asked the International Court of Justice to spell out Israel's legal obligations to allow relief aid to reach Palestinians. The ICJ's Judge Yuji Iwasawa is the court's president.
After examining the evidence, the court finds that the local population in Gaza Strip has been inadequately supplied within the meaning of Article 59 of the Fourth Geneva Convention. In such a situation, Israel, as an occupying power, is under an obligation to agree to and facilitate relief schemes under that provision.
The court is still delivering the opinion. Israel has rejected the legal effort, saying it is politicized. Vice President Vance has met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today in Israel. He's working to shore up the U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire. Two top envoys from President Trump arrived earlier this week. Secretary of State Marco Rubio goes to Israel tomorrow. President Trump's nominee to head the office of the special counsel has taken himself out of consideration. That is after media outlet Politico reported Paul Ingrassia sent racist and anti-Semitic text messages. At Beers, Alina Moore reports.
President Trump nominated Ingrassia to lead the watchdog agency, which handles whistleblower complaints and investigations into federal employees. His confirmation hearing had been set for Thursday, but on Tuesday night, he released a statement that he didn't have enough Republican support in the Senate to move forward. The announcement follows a Politico story revealing that Ingrassia appears to have made racist comments in a text chat, disparaging Black Americans and other minority groups. NPR has not independently confirmed Politico's reporting, but a lawyer for Ingrassia told the outlet the messages could have been manipulated. Elena Moore, NPR News.
Stocks open mixed this morning after some disappointing earnings reports. NPR's Scott Horsley tells us the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped about 120 points in early trading.
Netflix reported lower-than-expected profits for the first time in more than a year and a half. The streaming giant blames an unexpected tax bill from Brazil. Netflix says its programming is still drawing plenty of viewers, and revenues were in line with expectations. It could be a nail-biting holiday season for Mattel. The toy maker says big retailers have been cautious about placing orders this year. Demand for Hot Wheels and action figures are up, but sales of Barbie and other dolls, which are usually the company's biggest sellers, are down. Inflation in the U.K. was a little cooler than expected last month. Here in this country, we'll get the latest inflation scorecard on Friday, just in time for the Federal Reserve's next interest rate decision a week from today.
Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
On Wall Street, the Dow is now down 100 points. This is NPR. Gas utility bills across the country are nearing record highs. even as wholesale gas prices are relatively low. The cost of infrastructure, such as pipelines, has increased. Now, most of a customer's bill pays for that instead of the actual gas. NPR's Jeff Brady explains.
There's been a big change in the gas utility industry. Forty years ago, two-thirds of a typical bill went to gas. Now, only a third does. That's mostly because gas utility spending on construction has increased. up 50% in 2023 to nearly $50 billion. Natural gas is mostly methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Climate and consumer advocates like Gabe Skar of the Public Interest Research Group question that spending. The science says we need to stop burning things, and part of that is burning gas in our homes to heat our homes. The American Gas Association, which represents gas utilities, says while gas prices are low, construction costs are up, and utilities are working to reduce their methane leaks.
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