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From NPR. The Israeli military conducted a raid in Eastern Lebanon on March 6 to locate the body of Ron Arad who disappeared after parachuting from a fighter jet that was shot down in 1986. The Lebanese army said three soldiers were among those killed and Hezbollah said dozens of its militants were killed in…
From NPR. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani observed Ramadan last night with men incarcerated at Rikers Island, the city’s jail complex. Mamdani arrived through heavy security, joining a group of men — many held as they await trial. He spent an hour with the men praying and talking and breaking the Ramadan fast with a…
From NPR. President Trump says his administration is in ongoing talks with Cuba, and that he believes he will have “the honor of taking” the country. He did not elaborate on whether he meant diplomatically or militarily getting involved in the island. In an event in the Oval Office, Trump called Cuba a “failed nation." …
From NPR. Districts that receive federal funding for school meals — through, for example, the National School Lunch Program — must follow rules set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). And those rules may be changing soon.
From NPR. As the war in Iran entered its third week and the price of oil reached nearly $105 a barrel Monday, airlines are starting to add fuel surcharges to ticket prices. Jet fuel prices are up over 75% since last year — a huge spike in one of air carriers’ biggest expenses. Sean Cudahy,…
From NPR. President Trump is demanding that about seven other countries help the U.S. reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively closed by Iran since the war started. On his way home from Florida Sunday night, Trump said he’s demanding that the countries send warship and other military support to help escort oil…
From NPR. The study enrolled just over 80 current smokers, who were randomly separated into two groups: one used a nicotine patch, the other ingested a relatively high dose of pure psilocybin just one time. At the 6-month mark, the psilocybin group had more than six times greater odds of being abstinent from cigarettes than…
From NPR. The 98th Academy Awards are this Sunday, and for the first time ever, film casting will be recognized with its own Oscar. Here’s a look at the nominees — and how they put their casts together.
From NPR. Lawmakers in Washington state have approved a tax on those making more than a million dollars a year. The tax is expected to affect about 30,000 households in the state. A bill that would levy a 9.9% tax on all household incomes over a million dollars has passed its final legislative hurdle and…
From NPR. NPR International correspondent Daniel Estrin talks to NPR host Mary Louise Kelly about how the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran could play out.
From NPR. The FBI is leading two investigations into back-to-back terror attacks in Michigan and Virginia on Thursday. In suburban Detroit, an attacker identified as Ayman Ghazali, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Lebanon, drove his truck into the Temple Israel synagogue. NPR has learned Ghazali had family members who were killed in an Israeli…
From NPR. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is criticizing a social media post by Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, who re-posted an image yesterday of the mayor next to a photo of the September 11th terror attacks. Mamdani, the city’s first Muslim mayor, has been the subject of repeated verbal attacks during this Ramadan…
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From NPR. NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman breaks down the high tech warfare with NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly on Sources & Methods. —————————————————— Follow NPR elsewhere, too: • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/npr/ • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@npr • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NPR
From NPR. President Trump says there’s practically nothing left to target in Iran. Is the White House looking for an off ramp? Host Mary Louise Kelly is joined this week by Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman, and Tel Aviv-based International Correspondent Daniel Estrin. They discuss how drone and satellite technology is coming into play in the war…
From NPR. The Chinese legislature approved on Thursday its Five-Year Plan. The plan, a social and economic blueprint, doubles down on policies that have irked some of its trade partners: technological self-reliance and industrial manufacturing. —————————————————— Follow NPR elsewhere, too: • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/npr/ • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@npr • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NPR
From NPR. Kurdish-Iranian militias have been in Iraq for decades after being exiled from Iran over their fight for minority rights in a Kurdish state within Iran. And their presence has always been this point of contention between these neighboring countries, so they’re limited in what they can say and do without inviting Iran’s wrath…
From NPR. A Costco customer is suing the company in federal court. The shopper who filed the nationwide class action suit wants a declaration that the company must return to customers any refunds it receives for tariffs. Costco sued the Trump administration in December, hoping to secure a refund if the Supreme Court declared the…
From NPR. Oil prices climbed again overnight as the war in Iran enters its 13th day. But President Trump said last night that oil prices will come down after an international group announced historic plans to release some of its oil stockpile: "The International Energy Agency agreed to coordinate the release of a record 400…
From NPR. The White House is clarifying President Trump’s remarks about Iran — and the need for its unconditional surrender — to end U.S. and Israeli airstrikes against the country. Trump has said he would settle for nothing short of unconditional surrender and that the U.S. needed to be part of the selection of an…
From NPR. Evidence is mounting that a U.S. Tomahawk missile struck an Iranian school, directly contradicting with statements made by President Trump, who said Iran was responsible for the strike. Here’s what we know.
From NPR. A federal judge in Ohio has ruled that prediction markets are evading the law, and that apps like Kalshi and Polymarket are no different than gambling. Kalshi argues it should not be regulated like a gambling operation because it’s technically a type of “futures contract,” not a gambling site. But billions of dollars…