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now confirms at least 13 deaths among service members since the start of the Middle East
“conflict." They include six service members who died when their case he won 35 refueling”
aircraft crashed in Western Iraq while supporting combat operations. U.S. sanctions the aircraft went down in friendly airspace. Meanwhile NPR has confirmed that more than 2,000 Marines base in Japan will be deployed to the Middle East. Defense Secretary Pete Hechsev says today's U.S. strikes against Iran are the most destructive yet echoing a similar message he delivered in a separate news conference earlier this week. Between our air force and that of the Israelis
over 15,000 enemy targets have been struck. That's well over 1,000 a day. No other combination of countries in the world can do that. With oil and gas shipments blocked from getting through the straight-of-arms because of the war, Brent Crut Oil again topped $100 a barrel today. "European Union leaders are speaking out against President Trump's decision to temporarily
“allow Russian oil exports to help ease prices. Terry Schultz reports a U.S. decision”
comes after the other six countries in the G7, urge Washington to keep the curves in place." "European Council President Antonio Costa calls it very concerning that President Trump has decided unilaterally to let Russia sell oil that's been restricted from the international market due to Moscow's war on Ukraine." Costa says, "It's a matter of European security that the Kremlin not have more money to fund its war. European Commission spokesperson Shavod
McGarry confirms the EU sanctions will remain." "Russia should absolutely not benefit from the war on Iran." The European Commission says it calculates that Moscow's already been earning an extra $150 million U.S. dollars per day since U.S. Israeli strikes on Iran began. On a visit to Norway, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said, "It's wrong to ease sanctions on Russia for any reason. For NPR news, I'm Terry Schultz in Oslo."
"Federal and state law enforcement agencies are still investigating the lead up to the attack on a suburban Detroit synagogue." "Respect mayor of conversation WDET reports some politicians are blaming inflammatory rhetoric." The attacker was killed in one member of the security team at Temple Israel and West Bloomfield Township was injured in Thursday's attack, speaking to reporters, Michigan U.S. Senator Alyssa Salkin said anti-Semitism from any source
can never be ignored. "Whether anti-Semitism is coming from the left or the right,
whether it's coming from some group that you like or don't like, you have a responsibility to call it out." The FBI rate of the Dearborn Heights home of the attacker, Aemon Gazali, naturalized U.S. citizen from Lebanon. NPR has learned some of his family was killed by Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon last week. For NPR news, I'm Russ McNamara in Detroit. "You're listening to NPR news."
Hyundai Motors says it's issuing a stop sale and plans to recall some 2026 Palisade SUVs in the U.S. in Canada because of possibly defective paracetes that may not detect contact with an occupant or object as intended. This follows a deadly incident over the weekend. The economy did not expand as much as initially thought in the final months of 2025 during a historically long government shutdown. The government's revised down the pace of growth in
gross domestic product. The nation's output of goods and services to 7/10 of a percent.
Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama are coming to Broadway as
producers. Their production company will join the production team of a starry revival of a Pulitzer Prize winning play, Jeff London with details. "When proof, the Tony award-winning play starring Iowa Debory and Don Cheatle opens on Broadway in April, the Obama's production company, Higher Ground, will be billed above the title as producers. In a statement, the Obama's said, quote, "proof is exactly the kind of story Higher Ground was built to champion, a play that
asks profound questions about brilliance, doubt, and what we inherit from the people we love most." This is the Obama's first foray into theater. Higher Ground has produced for film, television, and podcasts, picking up six Emmys and three Grammys. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York. The Dow is closed down 119 points. It's NPR News. It's tax season, and you might be tempted to use a tax hack that you see on social media, but not so fast. You watch it, you're like, oh, that's
“seems interesting, right? The first thing you need to do is just kind of slow down, take a breath.”
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