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air strikes in Iran. There are reports of explosions in Iran's capital, Tehran, and
“Pierre's carry-con says Iran has also fired on its Arab neighbors.”
"Debye reporting heavy explosions there as its air defense systems engaged in coming missiles and drones, an oil refinery in Kuwait was also hit today, and Cattariah officials tally damaged estimates from Iranian strike to a major natural gas complex there. They
say it will top $20 billion in last revenue."
"And Pierre's carry-con reporting." Meanwhile, the Pentagon has acknowledged and American F-35 fighter jet made an emergency and unplanned landing after a combat mission in Iran. A U.S. official not authorized to speak publicly says the jet was hit by enemy fire, and that the pilot is stable after requiring stitches. Mexico's president says her country is examining how to resume exports of fuel to Cuba.
That's as the island struggles with energy shortages. The U.S. effectively began blocking
“fuel shipments to Cuba earlier this year, primarily oil tankers from Venezuela. That”
was to pressure the Cuban government. That has now led to power blackouts on the island,
Katie Silver has more from Mexico City.
Claudia Shane bombs says Mexico is sovereign to have a trade agreement with any country in the world, and that it can provide humanitarian aid to Cubans, who are quote "suffering so much." The long-time allies stopped selling fuel to have iron and February. Earlier this week, the Caribbean island's electricity grid collapsed, shipping data suggests that it has only received two small vessels of oil imports this year. Meanwhile, a fuel tanker
carrying Russian gas is reportedly on route to Cuba, expected to arrive on Monday. For India news, on Casey Silver, in Mexico City. In reviewing statements from lawsuits against the Trump administration, NPR's found people
“in Illinois, Oregon and Minnesota, who say immigration officers took what appeared to be”
DNA samples after arresting them. NPR's Meg Anderson reports they said they were arrested while protesting the Trump administration's immigration enforcement tactics. The federal government is allowed to take the DNA of people at arrests. In fact, a homeland security spokesperson told NPR that federal law enforcement is required to collect samples from anyone they arrest. But, or incur, a law professor at Stanford University says the
fear is, what happens if a federal officer arrest someone for something they are legally free to do, like peacefully protesting? It turns out the officer was wrong, but the DNA test has been conducted. What then? Curse says it's unclear whether or how someone could get those records erased in that scenario. Also unclear where the DNA samples of protesters are ending up, or how they'll be used.
DHS did not respond to NPR's questions about that. Meg Anderson and Perenuse. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The Trump administration has approved an enormous consolidation for local TV markets in the U.S. Broadcast TV station owner next-art can purchase the local TV stations controlled by its rival Tegna. If this deal is completed, next-art would own nearly 260 stations
across the U.S. but a group of democratic attorneys general says it's suing to block that sale. Long lines are still being reported at major airports across the country. TSA officers are still not getting paid because of the partial shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security. The agents are calling out. Chicago's Shadow Queryum has nursed a special kind of reef
fish for the first time. Arey Daniel reports this may offer clues for supporting other
marine populations in captivity? The wordy frogfish has real Pokémon energy. The Peren the Aquarium are bumpy and yellow with splashes of red. In September, the female released a raft of tens of thousands of translucent eggs. The Aquarius took them behind the scenes and worked to get the light, temperature and diet just right. As the larvae developed, their ranks fined. Ultimately,
just one larvae transitioned into a juvenile, a pea-sized version of the adult. Senior Aquarius Jenny Richards named it Domino. "He's kind of hiding, but he's in that purple plant. We're definitely a little attached to the baby." Richard says this effort could help with raising other species for conservation purposes
and to support commercial and recreational aquaculture. For NPR News, I'm Ari Daniel. This is NPR.
