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After a dramatic rescue of a U.S. airman in Iran, President Trump posted a profanity-laden threat to Iran that if it didn't open the Strait of Hormuz it would be "living in Hell." Representative Madeline Dean, Democrat from Pennsylvania told NPR that Trump's handling of the war in Iran - and the recent budget he proposed to fund it - are troubling and un-American.


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As the U.S. pulls out of providing billions of dollars of aid for programs globally, NPR's reporters find out what that looks like on the ground - and how China is moving in to take America's place.


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Some of the most memorable speeches in American history have been delivered in wartime, with presidents seeking to unify the country, explain their strategy and, often, make a moral case for war. But President Trump has always spoken differently than his predecessors, so what does that mean when there’s a war on?


 
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Attacking civilian infrastructure is a war crime under international law. So when President Trump threatened to attack power plants and potentially all desalination plants in Iran earlier this week, it raised concerns among some legal experts. Kuwaiti officials also accused Iran of destroying one of its desalination plants earlier this week.  


If a war crime were to be committed during the conflict with Iran, what would accountability look like? Would there be any at all? 

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This episode was produced by Henry Larson and Jeffrey Pierre, with audio engineering by Peter Ellena.

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The quest to reach  the Moon has always been a key part of the American myth.

So has the country's embrace of immigrants, and its vision of itself as a defender of democracy around the world. On a day all three are in play, we'll meet the crew headed out toward the moon.

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NPR’s Scott Neuman contributed to this episode.

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A series of Trump administration policy decisions – deportations, tariffs, and the Iran war – are ratcheting up the pressure on American farmers. 

It’s a group that tends to support the president, but persistent challenges may test their patience. 


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Israel’s invasion in Lebanon is rapidly widening and could outlast the war in Iran.

People in southern Lebanon are living through a war within a war.

The war is of course the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran.

The war within Lebanon started with a series of strikes from the militant group Hezbollah.

They launched rockets and drones from Lebanon into Israel.

Israel responded with strikes in Lebanon.

And with that, a conflict that has flared on and off for decades reignited.

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At the heart of the war against Iran is a question about the fate of the Iranian government. Adrian Ma speaks with Ramtin Arablouei, host of the NPR podcast Throughline, about what Iranians in the United States want from regime change in Iran - and the history of why.


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Americans are keeping their driver’s licenses longer than

ever and driving well into their old age. But how long is too long? And who

decides when to take away the keys?

NPR’s transportation correspondent, Joel Rose, has been

looking into those questions and found that there is no single national standard

when it comes to older adults and driving. And the laws vary greatly from state

to state.  

Often, the decision on whether it is time to take away the

keys is left to family members. And that can be difficult when the driver

resists.

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Gluvna. It was edited by William Troop and Russell Lewis. Our executive

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Anytime tensions are high in the Middle East, oil prices can

be expected to spike.  So a war in the region is pretty much guaranteed to

mean higher prices at the pump. And that is particularly painful for anyone

whose living depends on what it costs to fill up.

Host Scott Detrow speaks with NPR’s economics correspondent

Scott Horsley about how the U.S. economy is faring, almost a month since the U.S. and Israel launched the first strikes against Iran.

Plus, we hear from American business owners whose companies

are already being impacted by higher fuel prices – a long-haul trucker based in

Ohio, and a pair of brothers who run a lobster distribution operation from Long

Island, New York.

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Maureen Pao. NPR correspondent Bill Chappell contributed to the reporting in

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