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President Trump says the U.S. military carried out a dramatic and risk-d rescue of an
“air force officer whose fighter jet was shot down over Iran.”
As NPR's Greg Myri reports, the wounded officer took cover in a mountainous area to avoid being captured. "President Trump said on truth social that dozens of planes took part in the operation to save the airment after his F-15 fighter jet was hit over Western Iran on Friday. The plane's pilot was quickly rescued, but the weapons officer, an Air Force Colonel,
had to go into hiding. Trump wrote, quote, "This brave warrior was behind enemy lines in the treacherous mountains of Iran. U.S. rescue aircraft came under fire, but managed to reach the airment and fly them out of the country.
The Wall Street Journal reported that two planes taking part in the rescue were unable to fly out of Iran, so U.S. troops blew them up and left on another aircraft. Greg Myri, MPR News, Washington." President Trump warned Iran today in a profane, written post on social media that the
“U.S. will attack key Iranian economic and infrastructure installations Tuesday.”
This, if no deal, is agreed to before them to keep open the key straight of her moves. On NBC's meet the press, Democratic Senator Tim Kane criticized the president. The president and Secretary Hegzeth's rhetoric about no mercy, no quarter, death from above, bomb you to the stone ages. This kind of rhetoric is really dangerous because the likelihood of having a downed pilots
or others who are captured in a world like this is very high. And if you send the message that there's no quarter for the folks on the other side, that really encourages them to mistreat our folks. The other Senator Democrat Chris Murphy wrote on ex-president Trump's cabinet should consider declaring Trump unfit for office and invoking the 25th Amendment.
Russian authorities report more damage to energy infrastructure following another round of Ukrainian drone strikes, NPR's Charles Mains reports Ukraine is stepped up through attacks
“in recent weeks, and it attempt to prevent Russia from benefiting from world oil pricing”
increases. The governor of Russia's northwestern Leningrad region said Ukrainian drones caused a fuel leak at the Baltic Sea port of Primorsk, the latest in a series of attacks that have slowed shipments of oil out of one of Russia's largest export hubs. Separately authorities in the needy-nove-coded region to the east of Moscow reported Ukrainian drone strikes caused a massive fire at one of Russia's largest oil refineries.
The uptick in attacks comes as part of a wider Ukrainian effort to limit Russia's financial windfall, from the U.S. and Israel's decision to attack Iran. That war has brought soaring global energy prices and new customers for Russian oil and gas at a moment when Russia's economy had been struggling due to Western sanctions. Charles Mains impure news Moscow and you're listening to NPR.
There's a new champion in women's college basketball, UCLA, never-trailed, easily-beating
South Carolina, the final score 79 to 51, Steve Futterman reports. It was expected to be a close contest turned into a blowout. UCLA's veteran team dominated all facets of the game at half-time the Bruins led by 13 in the second half they blew the game wide open, leading by as many as 35. The game's top score was UCLA's Gabriella Hakez with 21 points.
I pictured this moment many times being a national champion and so to do it with this group, it just really means everything. UCLA's store center Lauren Bets was named the final force most outstanding player. This was the final game at UCLA for its senior-laden class. Now players like Bets, Hakez and Kiki Rice get ready for the WNBA, all three are expected
to be picked when the draft takes place next week. For MPR News, I'm Steve Futterman, in Phoenix. Thousands of workers at the JBS Swift beef processing plant this in Greeley, Colorado, who have been on strike since March the 16th say they will pause their walkout and they plan to return to work on Tuesday.
This after management agreed to resume contract negotiations face-to-face. The plant is one of the largest in the U.S. with about 6% of the country's total beef processing capacity taking place there.
The walkout at JBS Swift is the first strike in the beef industry since a strike at the
Hormell meat processing plant more than 40 years ago, the United Folk Food and Commercial Workers Union say they'll continue the fight. This is NPR. Support for NPR.
