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President Trump says the strikes in Iran are aimed at destroying Iran's missile capabilities.
“It's navy making sure it cannot obtain a nuclear weapon, and preventing it from arming”
and funding terrorism around the globe. In remarks this afternoon, Trump offered no new details about the length or scope of the strikes that began over the weekend, and has so far resulted in the deaths of four American soldiers. Today we grieve for the four heroic American service members who have been killed in action,
and send our love and support to their families. In their memory, we continue this mission. Trump speaking at a Medal of Honor ceremony. He recognized three Army soldiers, retired command sergeant Major Terry Richardson, staff sergeant Michael Hollis, and master sergeant Rodrick Evans.
Hollis was killed in action in 2013, Edmunds died in 1985.
“President Trump has said that he is open to talking with Iranian leaders, but NPR's”
Ruth Scherlock reports a top Iranian official says Iran will not negotiate with the U.S. As American and his ready strikes continue on Iran, the country's top security official Ali Ledijani has one message for the White House, "We will not negotiate with the United
States." In a post on ex Ledijani said President Trump has "betrayed" an America first strategy
for Israel first. He said the president is sacrificing quote "American, treasure, and blood to advance the interests of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to target Iran." Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Adagchi said on ex that a deal had been within reach between Iran and the United States at recent negotiations, but he wrote, "Trump has ordered the
quote "bombing of the negotiating table." Ruth Scherlock MP1 used Istanbul. "At least ten people have been killed in Israel in the three days since the start of the war.
“E.T.I. Stern has the leaders from Tel Aviv."”
Nine Israelis were killed yesterday in the city of Beijing, near Jerusalem after Israel's failed to intercept an Iranian missile that struck among other places as synagogue. In Tel Aviv, a woman of Filipino origin, a caregiving worker, was killed when her home sustained a direct hit. Rescue forces evacuated dozens of additional wounded to hospitals.
Iran's revolutionary guard claimed Monday that they had targeted the Israeli Prime Minister's
office, but these reports were officially denied by Israeli authorities. For MP1 use, Amitai Stern, in Tel Aviv. At last, check on Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average was down slightly at 48,973. The S&P was up 9.9,108 points. It's NPR.
The federal government's expanding work requirements for recipients of the federal food assistance program, known as SNAP, took effect today. Die Jones Cox, the Vice President for Food Assistance at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities details the changes. The new law expanded that three-month time limit to apply to older adults up to age 65,
who we know are more likely to face age-related discrimination in the job market, and they tend to have more work-limiting health conditions, even if they aren't receiving disability benefits. It also expanded it for the first time to pay her as grandparents and other caretakers of kids as young as 14. Die Jones Cox, speaking with NPR's morning edition, the Congressional Budget Office estimates
2.4 million people will lose SNAP benefits in a typical month over the next decade.
The University of Colorado's morning, the death of Buff's football player Dominic Ponder. On X, Coach Deon Sanders pays tribute to the CU quarterback, who Colorado State Police say died yesterday morning in a single car crash. They say Ponder was driving a 2023 Tesla when the vehicle lost control on a curve, struck an electrical pole, and rolled down an embankment.
Ponder was 23 years old. Milano Cortina is now preparing to hold the Paralympic Winter Games, which opens March 6th. Tomorrow, Cortina dumpetsow will host the symbolic moment when the Paralympic flames from various routes converge to create a single flame ahead of the official opening. U.S. doctor mix with the Dow down slightly at 40,970.
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