>> Live from NPR News on Jail Snyder.
Today marks two weeks since the U.S. and Israel started their air campaign against Iran.
“And since then, the war has widened across the Persian Gulf and two Lebanon.”
The Imperial Security Conas in Tel Aviv, she says Israel's goals appeared to be shifting. >> Leaders here are moving away from talking about regime change as the Gulf of the war.
A prime minister of Benjamin Netanyahu gave his first press conference since the war this week.
And he pretty much said regime change probably not happening, expect just a weekend regime. >> President Trump has had his Gulf club in Florida this weekend with events in the Middle East in the backdrop. Trump posted to social media this morning saying many countries will be sending warships to the straight-up or moves, which has been virtually shut down by Iran, he did not provide details and it's not clear if there is an agreement. Iran, meanwhile, is urging people to evacuate three major ports in the United Arab Emirates.
It claims the U.S. is using them to launch strikes on Iran.
“As Iran continues to launch missile and drone strikes across the Gulf region, the BBC's”
Electorate Nacemouth reports that the Iran back Palestinian group hummus is calling on Iran to stop attacking neighboring countries.
>> This statement is a rare rebuke from Hamas of its main ally in sponsor, while the defermed Iran's right to respond to attacks. It called on Tehran to stop targeting its neighbors. It's a significant development in the highlights Hamas's tricky position. Tehran provides significant financial and military support to the group, which is in turn a key part of Iran's network of regional proxies. But Tehran is also a major backer, as is Qatar, both have come on to Iranian attack.
Hamas said Israel was trying to so discord among its Islamic neighbors. Members of a Mississippi synagogue damaged by an arson attack in January, or supporting congregants of the Detroit area Jewish temple, which was attacked Thursday, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Shamir Muhammad, has more. >> On the President of Jackson's Beth Israel Temple, Abram or Lanski, says the January arson attack on that city's only synagogue was terrifying. But he says it also revealed how embedded his synagogue is in the community.
Or Lanski hopes Temple Israel's congregation has a similar experience. >> Just hold on to each other and hold on to your broader community.
“And remember that you are a part of the wider community there in Michigan, that this person doesn't speak for the community.”
You'll build back just like we will. Synagogues around the world have been ramping up security since the U.S. and Israel launch strikes on Iran on February 28th. For MPR News, I'm Shamir Muhammad in Jackson, Mississippi. >> In Venezuela, the U.S. flag has been raised over the U.S. embassy in Caracas, today's flag raising came exactly seven years to the day when it was taken down in 2019. This is MPR News.
The Justice Department is moving to dismissed charges against an army veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan who set fire to an American flag near the White House last year. Jake Harry of Arden North Carolina was arrested in August after he set fire to a flag. On the same day that President Trump signed an executive order requiring the Justice Department to prosecute people for flag burning DOJ moved to dismissed two misdemeanors on Friday. Strong storms last night left hundreds of thousands without power from Wisconsin of Michigan to Virginia and New York Ohio.
The hardest hit according to poweroutage.us, more than 200,000 customers remain without power in Ohio. Hawaii is under a state of emergency from what's called a Kona storm. It began dumping rain on the islands this week. Certain wellness influencers are very worried about parasites recommending frequent deworming and using herbal supplements. Sara Bolden reports that these unproven treatments don't work and can be dangerous.
A quick internet search for parasite cleanse will show you dozens of products that claim to read your body of these organisms. They're mostly supplements that have not been evaluated by the FDA for this use. That concerns Dr. Ape Satoskar, pathologist who studies parasites at the Ohio State University.
You're basically experimenting with yourself without even knowing whether you have a parasite or not.
If you think you have a parasite Satoskar says to talk to your doctor, they're accurate test to see if you're right as well as safe effective treatments. From pianos, I'm Sara Bolden. And I'm Joyal Snyder. This is NPR News. Hey y'all, I'm Ann Powers from NPR Music. We have a special episode for you in the NPR Music feed this Saturday, an exclusive interview with Casey Musgraves about her upcoming album, Middle of nowhere.
I was in this literal middle of nowhere. It's such a fertile breeding ground for anything that's coming next. Listen in the NPR Music feed wherever you get your podcasts.
