Early Friday local time, Israel finally did what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been threatening to do for years: It launched a massive attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, killing top military commanders, nuclear scientists and — according to Iran — dozens of Iranian civilians.
The attacks have once again plunged the volatile region into uncharted waters.
NPR correspondent Hadeel al-Shalchi in Tel Aviv and NPR's National Security Correspondent Greg Myre discuss what this could mean for the region and for U.S. hopes of a deal limiting Iran's nuclear program.
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1A - The News Roundup For June 13, 2025
The second iteration of Donald Trump's travel ban goes into effect.
A federal judge rules that the government must release Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil.
The International Monetary Fund looks to support Syria's economic recovery, saying that it will require investment from abroad.
And, more deaths are reported at food aid distribution sites in the Gaza Strip.
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A federal judge rules that the government must release Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil.
The International Monetary Fund looks to support Syria's economic recovery, saying that it will require investment from abroad.
And, more deaths are reported at food aid distribution sites in the Gaza Strip.
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Up First from NPR - Israel Strikes Iran, National Guard Ruling, Padilla Handcuffed, Rescission Vote
The Israeli military strikes dozens of Iranian targets including nuclear facilities. A California appeals court allows President Trump to maintain control of the state's National Guard until a hearing can be held next week. Democratic Senator Alex Padilla of California was forcibly removed from a Homeland Security press conference in Los Angeles. And, the House has voted to reclaim money Congress had allocated for the public media system for the next two years.
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The Indicator from Planet Money - Trump’s parade, FEMA phase out, and Warner Bros. Discovery divorces … itself?
It's ... Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news.
On today's episode: the monetary cost of Trump's military parade, looks like FEMA could be phased out, and another change to Warner Bros. Discovery.
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On today's episode: the monetary cost of Trump's military parade, looks like FEMA could be phased out, and another change to Warner Bros. Discovery.
Related episodes:
Coyote vs. Warner Bros. Discovery (Apple / Spotify)
Gilded Age 2.0? (Apple / Spotify)
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NPR's Book of the Day - In ‘The Dry Season,’ Melissa Febos chronicles a transformative year of celibacy
Writer and professor Melissa Febos had been in a series of consecutive relationships for decades. Then, one particularly devastating experience led her to take stock of her dependency on sex and love. She says she was in "the right amount of pain" to make a change. For Febos, that period kicked off what would become a year of transformative celibacy. Her new book The Dry Season chronicles the way abstinence from sex and relationships allowed Febos to awaken to her desires, motivations and decisions in a new way. In today's episode, she speaks with Marielle Segarra – host of NPR's Life Kit podcast – about how this year changed her outlook on attraction, attention, dancing, and the divine.
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Short Wave - Your Breathing Pattern Is Like A Fingerprint
Take a big inhale through your nose. Now, exhale. Breathing may seem simple, but it's controlled by a complex brain network. Each inhale gives the human brain information about the external world. And now, a new research paper in the journal Current Biology suggests that humans have unique breathing patterns, almost like nasal "fingerprints." Not only that: These unique breathing patterns seem to say a lot about people's physical and mental health.
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1A - What Seeking Revenge Does To Our Brains
When someone hurts us, we might feel wounded or sad. We might feel angry and defensive. But sometimes those feelings turn into something more dangerous: a desire for revenge.
Wanting to right a perceived wrong is normal. But neuroscientists are now finding that revenge-seeking behavior can be a form of addiction.
Why does hurting those who have hurt us make us feel good, at least in the moment? And why does getting back at someone often backfire?
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Wanting to right a perceived wrong is normal. But neuroscientists are now finding that revenge-seeking behavior can be a form of addiction.
Why does hurting those who have hurt us make us feel good, at least in the moment? And why does getting back at someone often backfire?
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Consider This from NPR - What’s next in the case that symbolizes Trump’s immigration crackdown?
Kilmar Abrego Garcia: a name that's become near-synonymous with the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown.
Abrego Garcia was arrested by ICE agents on March 12th, as he was leaving his job in Baltimore. In the days and months that followed, the fate of the 29-year-old father of three was in the hands of the Trump administration and El Salvador's President.
At the time of his arrest the administration alleged he was an active member of the Salvadoran gang MS-13.
His family and his legal team deny this. He was deported to a supermax prison in El Salvador despite a protective order that he should remain in the U.S.
But then – less than a month after his arrest, a federal judge and then the Supreme Court ruled the government should facilitate Abrego Garcia's return to the U.S.
Now nearly three months after Abrego Garcia was sent to a prison in another country... he's back on US soil.
What happens now?
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Abrego Garcia was arrested by ICE agents on March 12th, as he was leaving his job in Baltimore. In the days and months that followed, the fate of the 29-year-old father of three was in the hands of the Trump administration and El Salvador's President.
At the time of his arrest the administration alleged he was an active member of the Salvadoran gang MS-13.
His family and his legal team deny this. He was deported to a supermax prison in El Salvador despite a protective order that he should remain in the U.S.
But then – less than a month after his arrest, a federal judge and then the Supreme Court ruled the government should facilitate Abrego Garcia's return to the U.S.
Now nearly three months after Abrego Garcia was sent to a prison in another country... he's back on US soil.
What happens now?
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Up First from NPR - Public Opinion on Immigration, New Power Plant Rules, College Cost Sharing
As the Trump administration carries out its campaign promises on immigration, Americans respond to rising tension over how they're put in place. The Environmental Protection Agency plans to repeal limits on greenhouse gas pollution from the country's fossil fuel power plants. And, a proposal in the Republican's mega bill aims to have colleges assume some financial responsibility for their student's loans.
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The Indicator from Planet Money - The hidden costs of healthcare churn
Healthcare churn—when people switch insurance plans—is particularly bad in the US.
In today's episode, why Americans switch healthcare plans so much, and how that can cost a lot in money ... and in health.
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How doctors helped tank universal health care (Apple / Spotify)
Healthcare And Economic Despair
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In today's episode, why Americans switch healthcare plans so much, and how that can cost a lot in money ... and in health.
Related episode:
How doctors helped tank universal health care (Apple / Spotify)
Healthcare And Economic Despair
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