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Thick black plumes of smoke continue to cover the skies over Tehran after Israel struck oil
“storage facilities there instead of on fire until now Israel has primarily focused on what”
it says it has been military targets and Pierce Karycon reports. A senior Israeli defense official tells NPR that three more weeks are needed to accomplish its goal of decimating Iran's military forces. The official spoke on condition of anonymity did disclose sensitive issues. The strikes on Tehran oil depose are some of the first infrastructure targets in the
war that Thick smoke mixed with rain to coat parts of the capital and muddy black water
around military warne and a post on social media critical infrastructure strikes would
be met with equal measures and that quote, "If you can tolerate oil at more than $200 as a barrel, continue this game, Iran hit back striking a decalination plant in Bahrain and a residential site in Saudi Arabia reporting its first deaths since the start of the war. Garycon and PR news Tel Aviv.
Another U.S. service member has been killed in the U.S. Israeli war with Iran that's the seventh reported American death of the conflict. The Pentagon says the service member died Saturday and Perez Luke Garrett has more.
“The U.S. service member died after suffering serious injuries from an Iranian attack”
on March 1, according to U.S. central command. The deadly strike had targeted U.S. troops stationed in Saudi Arabia. The identity of the seventh fallen service member has not been publicly released as the military contacts relatives.
On Saturday, President Trump attended the dignified transfer of the remains of the First
Americans killed in the war. Six Army Reservists killed by an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait. Trump and other administration officials have repeatedly said they expect more casualties as the U.S. is really conflict with Iran. Luke Garrett and PR news, Washington.
On Sunday, thousands of people crossed the Edmund Pettis Bridge in Selma, Alabama to commemorate the anniversary of bloody Sunday. That's when in 1965, Alabama State Troopers brutally attacked a peaceful march for voting rights. Troy Public Radio's Alexis Phelps reports that organizers are hoping to inspire younger generations
of activists. Some of the protests songs from the original march were sung as participants marched across the bridge. Speakers from the stage remembered civil rights leaders, such as Joanne Blan, Bernard Lafayette, and the Reverend Jesse Jackson, who died last month.
A number of younger activists were at the event, including college students Savannah Ashley, part of the group Black voters matter.
“"Voting really changes how the world treats us honestly.”
It changes those in charge of everything, it changes our programs, our initiative, it changes everything." A number of speakers also referenced a current Supreme Court case that could significantly alter parts of the 1965 voting rights act. For NPR news, I'm Alexis Phelps, and Selma, Alabama.
And this is NPR news. Travelers are complaining about long delays at airports in Houston and New Orleans this weekend, waits at security lines, lasted in some cases for hours on Sunday, officials are blaming the delays on the partial government shutdown that's caused TSA screeners to work with out pay.
The Houston airports website said delays at hobby airport reached three hours at one point Sunday afternoon. Singer and activist Country Joe McDonald, who is known for one of the most famous Vietnam war protests songs of the 1960s, his died. He was 84 years old, as villain Marks reports, McDonald helped define the counterculture
era with his anti-war performances, including a memorable appearance at the Woodstock Festival. McDonald raised a fame as the frontman of the psychedelic rock band Country Joe in the fish. And for the song, I feel like I'm fixing to die rag, as a tyrical anthem criticising the Vietnam war.
He famously performed the song at Woodstock in 1969, leading the crowd in what became known as the fish cheer before launching into the chorus. One, two, three, what are we fighting for? Born in Washington, DC and raised in California McDonald was deeply involved in the political activism of the 1960s and continued performing and advocating for veterans and social
causes throughout his life. His family says he died in Berkeley, California, from complications related to Parkinson's disease. For NPR News, I'm Bill and Mugs. Aksha Patia won the Arnold Palmer Indvitational Golf National Land of Sunday, and spectacular
style. He came from five strokes off the pace, hitting four straight birdies and an eagle on the back nine to end regulation in the tie with Daniel Burger.
He beat Burger on the first playoff hole.
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