"Live from NPR News in Washington, on New Iran.
Bahrain says it's been hit by Iranian drones, the latest escalation in a series of attacks
“in the region, the U.S. drug multiple sites in Iran last night, and what it says was retaliation”
for Iranian drone strike on a ship trying to pass to the straight-of-war moves this week. NPR's carry-con reports." Bahrain's Foreign Affairs Ministry says early Saturday, the country was hit by a number of Iranian drones, calling the attack a flagrant violation of the country's sovereignty. This strike appeared to be in retaliation for the multiple U.S. attacks on Iranian sites
late Friday. Bahrain state media accused Iran of "exporting chaos and undermining regional stability," Egypt, Kuwait, and the UAE also condemned the attack. I was after the Bahrain drone strike a UK shipping monitor reported that an unidentified attack projectile hit a ship in the straight-of-war moves.
This was the second attack on vessels attempting to pass through the vital waterways since Thursday, further testing the fragile ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. Carry-con and PR News to live.
"International search and rescue teams are arriving in Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes
hit Wednesday night.
“More than 1,400 people died and tens of thousands are reported missing.”
Two efforts are hampered by a lack of resources, John Otis reports." While we were driving into Caracas, we passed Convoy after Convoy of aid trucks, trying to get to the disaster zone, but one problem is that the government lacks heavy equipment, like bulldozers and backhose, that's probably why you see a lot of average folks taking matters into their own hands."
John Otis reporting "President Trump's religious liberty commission has provided its recommendations. PR's Daniel Kurtz-Label has more." The commission interviewed more than 100 people, some of whom said their religious liberty had been threatened. Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick served as commission chair.
"And what was used against them was one phrase that's not in the Constitution, and that phrase is separation of church and state. The left has used that one phrase that was one line out of one of hundreds of letters by Thomas Jefferson, to batter and hammer people of faith for the last 70 to 80 years.
“The report recommends that the Justice Department clarify the meaning of "separation of church”
and state." It also recommends strengthening school choice and issuing "no-year rights posters about religious freedom." Danielle Kurtz-Label and PR News, the White House, the Texas Board of Education yesterday approved the required reading list for public schools in the state.
It includes great expectations by Charles Dickens, Charlottes Webb, by E.B. White and the Bible. At least some Bible passages, Texas law allows parents to remove child-mactivities that conflict with their religious or moral beliefs. This is NPR News.
The Department of Health and Human Services reports five million people have dropped their
health insurance obtained through the Affordable Care Act. A major factor is cost, Congress and the President allowed Obamacare premiums to rise on average double over last year. This week, the Supreme Court struck down a law in Hawaii that limited when people can bring their guns under private property.
Residents have mixed reactions, Markle Down with Hawaii Public Radio reports. Since 2023, Hawaii Gun owners have had to get permission to bring fire arms onto private properties open to the public. Think grocery stores, malls, and gas stations. The High Court ruling means concealed fire arms can be taken to those areas without explicit
approval. Kevin Ogrady is one of the case attorneys who work to bring the lot down. "Our belief that the second amendment is not a second class right." The heavily democratic state has generally favored increased gun restrictions. Governor Josh Green, a Democrat and a former ER doctor, says gun owners should carry
liability insurance if they want to bring their fire arms out in public. Ogrady says there will be more lawsuits filed to take on Hawaii's restrictive gun laws. For NPR News, I'm Markle Down, Honolulu. The Supreme Court has not yet announced its decision on birthright citizenship. President Trump has signed an executive order that federal agencies not recognize the
citizenship of babies born in the U.S. if neither parent is a citizen or a lawful permanent resident. The 14th Amendment to the Constitution says all persons born in the U.S. are citizens. I'm Nore Ram, NPR News in Washington. "This is our class.
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