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all concerned about committing possible war crimes as he threatens to destroy Iran's bridges
“and power plants if they don't reopen the straight of Hormuz. He refused to say whether”
any civilian targets would be off limits if Iran doesn't meet his deadline of tomorrow night at 8 o'clock Eastern." "We're giving them, we're giving them to tomorrow, 8 o'clock Eastern time. And after that, they're gonna have no bridges, they're gonna have no power plants, stone ages, yeah." Iran rejected a proposal for a 45 day cease fire saying it wants a permanent end to the war.
Israel and the U.S. continued to carry out a wave of attacks on Iran, which responded with strikes on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbors.
The U.S. Department of Education is residing a handful of agreements with schools that were
the subject of Obama and Biden era civil rights cases, and PR's Corey Turner explains. Both the Obama and Biden administrations tried to expand civil rights protections in schools
“to include students' gender identity. And using that expansion, they went after school districts.”
They believed we're discriminating against transgender students, reaching agreements, committing the districts to change. And it's these agreements with a handful of school districts and one college that the Trump administration is now rescinding, arguing the previous expansion of rights under Title IX was itself illegal. The education department, under President Trump, has also been threatening to cut federal
funding to school districts and even entire states that continue to carve out protections
for transgender students. Corey Turner, MPR News. This year's RSV season is lasting longer than usual, prompting most states to extend the window for immunizing babies against the potentially dangerous respiratory virus, and appears Rob Stein has the story. The respiratory sensial virus or RSV is still spreading widely throughout the country, even though the virus is usually begun to fade by this time of year.
In response, 48 states and jurisdictions have extended the period that babies can get immunizing to the virus for free through a federal program until at least the end of April. That's according to the Association of Immunization Managers. RSV usually causes mild cold-blocks symptoms for most people, but the virus can cause serious complications for very young babies. In fact, it's the leading cause of hospitalizations for infants. Rob Stein, MPR News.
A top federal reserve official says an interest rate hike could be appropriate if inflation remains persistently above the central bank's 2% target. The comments by Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Beth Hammock are the latest sign that some policy makers are moving away from President Trump's push to lower borrowing costs. The US stock market drifted higher today, you're listening to NPR News from Washington. Delcy Rodriguez is still Venezuela's acting
president despite exceeding the 90-day limit on her temporary role set by the country's high court after the US captured President Nicolas Maduro in January. It's unclear how much longer she'll keep the post. According to the court order, Maduro is still officially Venezuela's president and what it calls his kidnapping makes it temporarily impossible for him to fulfill his duties. UPS is capping its buyout program. The severance packages will be offered to drivers in all
regions from Member Station W. A. B. E. Marlin Hyde has more. UPS is limiting its latest buyout program. After the team's claim, the delivery giant violated its contract by unilaterally offering drivers $150,000 to resign, the two sides have come to an agreement. The severance package will now be offered again in all regions of the country, about 105,000 drivers are eligible. UPS has also agreed not to offer another buyout program for the rest of the current teamster's contract,
which expires in July, 2028. The company plans to slash 30,000 positions this year. In a statement, a UPS spokesperson says applications will be approved based on seniority and business needs. Fan PR news are Marlin Hyde in Atlanta. The two famous Eagles of Big Bear Lake, Jackie and Shadow welcomed two chicks to the nest over the weekend. Friends of Big Bear runs a live stream of the nest. It's following the action as the eagle lets get their initial
feedings, which can be tricky because they don't have much muscle strength yet, that includes small bits of fish or other prey. I'm Rylin Barton, you're listening to NPR News from Washington. Every episode of NPR's It's Been A Minute Podcast starts with a question about how culture shapes
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