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the current war with Iran needed to happen. He's on Capitol Hill today to make the
administration's case, although the Trump administration did not seek congressional approval before strikes on Iran. NPR's Michelle Kalman has more." Secretary Rubio says the U.S. has a clear goal in mind to eliminate the threat of Iran's short-range ballistic missiles and its naval assets, and he says there was an imminent threat. "We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action. We knew that that would precipitate
an attack against American forces. And we knew that if we didn't preemptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties." He says the U.S. hopes the Iranian people can overthrow the government, but the objective of the U.S. mission he says is to deny Iran the ability to threaten the region with missiles.
“He says it was important to take this action when Iran was at a weak point. Michelle”
Kalman and PR News, the State Department. In Lebanon, at least 52 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes over the past day. The health ministry there says the strikes follow a Hezbollah attack last night, creating a crush of people searching for somewhere safe to stay. From Bay Route, NPR's Jawahad Riskala describes the scene.
The Israeli air strikes on Lebanon continue today, following as well as attack last night. Families fled toward safer areas. Some found space in shelters. As those filled up, others came here. On one stretch of Bay Route to the side prominent, one of the few truly public spaces in the city. The displaced families have laid out mattresses and blankets on the wide
“walkway by the Mediterranean, where people usually come to walk and watch the waves.”
Blacks and pillows sit beside them, some men smoke public bubblies. For now, this section is a temporary refuge. It's a cold winter night with damp sea air coming in from the water. They didn't come for comfort. They came because it feels safe and because it's available. Jawahad Raskala, NPR News, Bay Route. Limited commercial flights out of the Middle East resume today, but as NPR's jawal rose reports,
many travelers remain stranded. tourists and business travelers hunkered down in hotels and airports across the Middle East. The waiting word on when airports would reopen and flights can return to a normal schedule. That includes Christi Elmer of New Hampshire, who traveled to Dubai last week for business meetings. We're waiting to fly out. Our flights keep getting canceled.
“We've had flights booked every day for the week. The airport in Dubai, which is one of the busiest”
in the world, said operations had resumed with a "small number of flights." Airlines canceled more than 3,400 flights across the Middle East on Monday alone, according to the flight tracking site flight radar 24, bringing the total number of cancellations since the war began to nearly 10,000. Joel Rose and PR News, Washington. The Dow ended the day off 73 points the S&P 500
basically unchanged. This is NPR News. More evidence is in that colorectal cancer is a growing problem,
especially among younger adults. An American Cancer Society report says it is now the top cancer killer for those under 50, and PRs you can a Gucci reports. Colorectal cancer used to be considered an older person's disease, but that's rapidly changing. There's an especially rapid rise in rectal cancers, driving up rates among young adults, who are also less likely to get screened and catch their disease at a treatable stage. By comparison, both incidents
and mortality for those 65 and older is decreasing, about half of colorectal cancer cases are sought to be driven by lifestyle, smoking, alcohol, poor diet or lack of exercise. Colorenoscopy screenings are recommended at age 45, only about a third of people between ages 45 and 50 gets screened. You can a Gucci and PR News. Energy markets were
roiled today after Iran media reported the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards
declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, and that any ship trying to pass should be set on fire. Oil prices are up more than 6% and European natural gas futures are spiking more than 40% in the wake of the shutdown of a major supplier of ship-borne gas due to the fighting. 20% of global oil supplies flow through the Strait of Hormuz, and the move threatens to significantly raise crude prices. I'm Luis Givone and PR News, Washington.
