Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.
Iran is threading to take out satellites and media infrastructure associated with a Persian
“language news organization that's based in London, and here's our zoo Resbani has”
more.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps says that in the coming hours it will strike industries
across the region that are associated with the U.S. The group is urging workers to evacuate and civilians to avoid areas near production facilities. The message was first reported by Iran's Tasning News Agency, which is associated with the Revolutionary Guard Corps. Last week, the news agency published a list of major U.S. companies in a social media post that included Amazon, Microsoft, and Palantir.
The Revolutionary Guards thread came soon after Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Aerti, called on neighboring countries that host U.S. forces to clarify their positions on the war, adding that certain countries are, quote, encouraging this slaughter. Our Resbani NPR News Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The UK's Prime Minister has rebuffed President Trump's demands that he and other allies
“sent warships to secure the state of Hormuz. That key oil supply route has become”
imperiled by U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and Iranian retaliation. If here's law in for air has more. UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer says he's working with allies on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He told reporters it will not be a NATO mission and says the UK, "We'll not be drawn into the wider wall." Starmer has given the U.S. only limited access to British military bases for what he calls defensive operations only.
Trump has reacted with personal insults against Starmer. "But at every stage, I've stood by my principles." Most Britons oppose the war and Starmer a human rights lawyer by training, said his relations with Trump are still good. He told reporters the UK is evacuating Britons from the Gulf, supporting them in Lebanon and introducing price caps for heating bills
inside the UK, law and frayer and PR News London.
“The Federal Appeals Court ruled today that the Trump administration can, for now, deport immigrants”
to countries, they're not from. Here's the amount of U.S. reports the order reverses another judge's order blocking the policy.
In a two-to-one decision and appeals panel for the first circuit reversed a lower court's
block on what are known as third country deportations. These are deportations to a country that an immigrant is not from and does not have connections to. In the last year, the administration has increased the use of these deportations, sending migrants to other countries like South Sudan or SWATINI. Immigration attorneys have tried to stop these deportations arguing that they can happen with little opportunity to argue against them.
The appeals panel said that the court would hold oral arguments later this spring. Humanibustia and Pernus, Washington. While straight higher by the closing bell, the Dow up 387 points, you're listening to NPR News. The Kennedy Center's Board of Directors has voted to shut down operations for two years, following this summer's July 4th celebrations. It was a widely expected decision, and it
comes in the wake of numerous resignations and cancellations by performers during President Trump's
second term. Trump though cited the need for repairs as the reason for the closure.
The Board also voted to install Matt Flaka as CEO and executive director, replacing Trump ally Richard Grinnell, who oversaw far-reaching changes at the venue in Washington, DC. The prompted an outcry for many artists and exacerbated the operation's financial challenges. A wildfire covering nearly 600,000 acres is burning in western Nebraska with few sides of containment. Nebraska Public Media's Macy Buyers has more.
Constantly shifting high winds have made it difficult to control the spread of the largest wildfire in Nebraska history. Firefighters from across the state have been pitching in since Thursday to fight it. Volunteer Tyler Bendo worked for 24 hours straight. I have been out here since yesterday since 1 o'clock. Still out here. I got a relief coming in right now to take me out so I can go home and get some rest.
When asked about the first thing he'll do when he gets home, Bendo said, "Take a shower and go to sleep." Bendo said he is thankful for the community support of firefighters and people affected. Federal help has arrived and winds have died down, but the large fire will still take some time to control. For NPR News, I'm Macy Buyers. US Futures Contracts are trading lower at this hour. I'm Jeanine Herbst and PR News in Washington.
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