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The U.S. in Israel war against Iran is in its seventh day now.
“President Trump has said the conflict may drag on for four to five weeks, maybe longer.”
White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt's his military has more than enough munitions ammo and weapons stockpiles to keep fighting. However, Trump is expected to push for speedy or production when he meets with executives from several defense contractors today. A new NPR PBS News Maris Pol is out this afternoon, and NPR is a medical entrepreneur
who says the survey reveals a majority of Americans are against military action in Iran.
56 percent of the almost 1600 people interviewed say they oppose military action in Iran.
And a similar number, 55 percent say they believe Iran only presents a minor threat or no threat at all to the United States. President Trump only gets a 36 percent approval rating for his handling of the war, Democrats and independence are largely aligned in opposition to the military action in disapproving
“of Trump's handling and in viewing Iran as not a major threat.”
But Republicans continue to heavily support the President with eight and ten supporting the military action and Trump's handling of it, Domenical Montenaro and PR News, Washington. We head now to the suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, which came under new strikes from Israel overnight.
Early forces say they've been targeting Iran back to his bullets, strongholds.
And PR's head deal, Al-Shalchee's in Beirut. The Lebanese government is really trying to distance itself from his bullet and from Iran. I sat with Lebanon's Justice Minister, Adam Nassad, he instructed the Lebanese security authorities to issue arrest warrants for the Hezbollah members who launched those rockets into Israel this week, which is kind of unprecedented.
Nassad wants to dismantle Hezbollah's military wing.
“There is a move now in Lebanon to do that, but look, as well as still enjoys popularity”
in Lebanon. And PR's head deal, Al-Shalchee reporting.
A man who received a presidential pardon for storming the U.S. Capitol and assaulting police
on January 6, 2021 has been sentenced to life in prison on new criminal charges. And PR's Tom Drys back reports, the defendant was convicted of child sexual abuse. After Paul Johnson repeatedly abused two children when they were 11 and 12 years old. And some of that abuse occurred after President Trump pardoned Johnson for his January 6th case in released him from prison.
Trump argued the Capitol riot defendants were treated unfairly. Congressman Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, said Trump bears some responsibility for Johnson's crimes. "It was only because Donald Trump let him out of prison that he was able to continue his sickening pattern of child sexual abuse."
Now he's going back to prison this time for life. The White House did not respond and PR's request for comment on Johnson. Tom Drysbock and PR News. You're listening to NPR. The Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics officially opened today.
I was earlier the International Paralympic Committee said Iran would not participate because Paris, cross-country skier, obfassal, katebi, could not travel safely to Italy. The Winter Olympics may be over, but the legacy of the games lives on on the Billboard singles chart, as in PR's Steven Thompson reports. This week's pop charts demonstrate that there's more than one way to make a song ahead.
When figure skater Alyssa Lou won gold twice last month, her fame skyrocketed. Near the end of the Winter Olympics, Lou performed in a non-competitive gala, skating to the song "Stateside" by Pink Pantherists featuring Zara Lars. Lou's performance went viral and now "Stateside" takes a huge leap up the Billboard Hot 100, climbing from number 41 to number 13.
The song's chart success can be directly linked to the timing of the Olympic figure skating gala, which makes Alyssa Lou not only a two-time gold medalist, but also a taste maker, Steven Thompson and PR news. The U.S. economy unexpectedly lost 92,000 jobs last month instead of gaining tens of thousands. The Labor Department says the jobless rate ticked up to 4.4% and December's numbers
are being revised instead of creating 48,000 jobs the economy lost 17,000 in the final month of 2025. The Dow is down 577 points or 1.2%, its NPR News.
