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A second service member from the U.S. fighter jet shut down over Iran has been rescued.
“In a post on social media, President Trump said the airman was safe.”
NPR's Greg Myri reports the rescue mission was carried out by American and Israeli forces in a complex operation a day after the plane was brought down by Iranian fire. Trump said the Iranians were closing in on him, but the U.S. forces found him first. They picked him up, flew him out of Iran. Trump says he's safe and sound though we don't know exactly where he is or the extent of his
injuries. Do a lot of details we don't know. The New York Times is reporting that two U.S. planes landed to pick up the injured colonel and the other troops, but we're not able to fly out. That's NPR's Greg Myri reporting.
As the conflict in the Middle East enters its sixth week, anti-war protests are growing in Israel. Demonstrations took place in several cities over the weekend. E.T. Stern reports police broke up a large demonstration in Tel Aviv. I'm here in Central Tel Aviv where hundreds of Israelis came to protest against the war
in Iran and Lebanon. They held signs with the faces of Lebanese children killed by the Israeli military. And they went into an underground shelter during the missile attack, protester Cherica.
“Basically I think this war is going nowhere as much as I'd like to see peace in the Middle”
East and freedom in democracy for Iran. Let's face it. We're not going to get it by this war. This broke up the protest and made our rest. There is a wartime ban on large gatherings for security reasons, but Israel's Supreme
Court says "hundreds may protest." For NPR News, I'm Etais Stern in Tel Aviv. Iran now holds the record for the longest nationwide internet shutdown. Iranians haven't been able to access the worldwide web for 36 days after the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on the country, the VBC's Ambarasan Etirajan reports.
Almost 80 percent of Iran's 90 million population used the internet for commercial or social
purposes, but now they find themselves digitally cut off from the rest of the world after the government imposed a blackout soon after the start of the hostilities. The global internet monitor, net block says the shutdown has exceeded all of the comparable incidents in severity. Those Iranians living abroad are unable to contact the loved ones who are surviving under
intense bombing of the cities triggering anxiety. That's the BBC's Ambarasan Etirajan reporting. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. At the Vatican, thousands of Christian faithful are filling St. Peter's Square on the Seester Sunday, Pope Leo delivered the traditional Easter blessing in Latin, asking that
God's grace and peace remain with the faithful. The American Pope also addressed the crowd in English. Happy Easter! May you bring the joy of Jesus who is risen and present in our midst to all you meet.
Pope Leo also offered messages of hope as wars and global tensions loom. Yukon has advanced to the NCAA championship and will play Michigan on Monday Night. Greg Eklon has the results of Saturday Night's semi-finals.
“Yukon Center, Territory, Jr., cap the Huskies scoring in the 71-62 victory with key free”
throws in the game's final seconds. This season, Reed has shot a below average 59% for the line, but was determined to change that.
Replayed the first two years of his collegiate career at Michigan, the Michigan will
Marines now 36 and 3 defeated Arizona in the 2nd semi-finals 91-73.
